According to TSN.ca, the Boston Bruins agreed to terms on a trade that would have sent forward Marco Sturm to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for what was believed to be a conditional draft pick.
The report says Sturm agreed to waive his no-trade clause, which would have blocked the Bruins from trading the 32-year-old to the Kings.
However, the two teams were reportedly finalizing the deal when ESPN's Pierre LeBrun tweeted, saying the deal is "dead," but that the door is still open for the two teams. Moments later, Rogers Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos also said the deal is dead, adding that questions about Sturm's health and how quickly he would be able to return is what ultimately killed the trade.
The former 29-goal scorer has not played all season due to problems with his knee. Sturm had off-season surgery to repair his ACL and MCL.
With Marc Savard set to return to the Bruins' lineup anytime now and Sturm only a reported 2-3 weeks away, the Bruins would have had to make a different trade in order for Sturm to return. Sending him to Los Angeles would have meant Boston would no longer have had to worry about clearing cap space.
Sturm had 22 goals, 15 assists and a plus/minus rating of plus-14 in 76 games last season. In 855-career NHL regular season games, he has 234 goals and 232 assists for a total of 466 points. Sturm also played for his native country of Germany in the 2010 winter Olympics in Vancouver.
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