Kings and Bruins Finalize Deal for Marco Sturm

The Los Angeles Kings announced today that they have acquired left wing Marco Sturm from the Boston Bruins in exchange for future considerations. The two teams nearly had a deal done for Sturm about a week and a half ago, but the deal was cancelled. The trade will be contingent on him passing a physical. Sturm, who has been sidelined all season with a knee injury, waived his no-trade clause to facilitate the trade and will free up $3.5 million in salary for the Bruins. In 76 games last season with Boston, he had 22 goals and 15 assists for 37 points. He will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season. This is a necessary trade for the Bruins in order to become salary cap compliant when Sturm finally returns to the lineup, but a decent move for the Kings. The Kings get a speedy forward in Sturm, who is an excellent stick-handler and good on the power play and penalty kill. Despite being a bit prone to injury, he will add plenty of offensive depth and experience on the wing for Los Angeles.