The player you see in the picture above is David Booth, who as of last night, is a Vancouver Canuck. Along with Steve Reinprecht, he was acquired in a trade with Florida for Mikael Samuelsson and Marco Sturm. Booth is a former 30-goal scorer, having done so in the 2008-09 season, and is 26 years old, which will play well for the Canucks' second or third line. Yes, there is the concussion issue from the 2009-10 season, but if healthy, he can do for the Canucks what Chris Higgins (another ex-Panther, what a coincidence) did for them in the stretch run to the Stanley Cup Finals. Reinprecht is a depth player at best, and AHL material at worst. He bolsters an already strong center position and provides some veteran help. Samuelsson is 35 and coming off an injury from the playoffs last season. He can still provide offense, but how he will deal with playing on a bad team bears watching. Sturm didn't last too long after signing with the Canucks in the off-season. Injuries ravaged his career recently, and it looked like he wasn't over the injuries.
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