The Boston Bruins have officially sent Marco Sturm to the Los Angeles Kings for what is being called "future considerations," according to TSN.ca.
"Really, it's nothing," Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli told the media when asked about the return. "Keep in mind the value of cap space...I'm not trying to justify trading for nothing. Of course we like to get return for our player."
Even though the trade is being called official right now, Sturm still needs to pass a physical for everything to go through.
Chiarelli said Sturm, who has yet to play a game this season, will be ready to go in about a week or so and that the trade makes the team salary cap compliant, something that they have been trying to become all season long.
Had Boston not have traded the 32-year-old they would have had to look elsewhere to become cap compliant, as Sturm's $3.5 million salary would have put them too far over the cap to recover. Los Angeles, meanwhile, is about $6 million under the cap, meaning they have more than enough room to fit Sturm.
Sturm, the NHL's all-time German-born leader in points, spent more than five seasons in Boston. He was traded to the Bruins in the same trade that saw Joe Thornton become a member of the San Jose Sharks.
In 855-career NHL regular-season games, Sturm has 234 goals and 232 assists for a total of 466 points. Last season, he played in 76 games, scoring 22 goals and 15 assists.
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