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Booth-Kesler-Higgins
As expected, Booth will line up next to Kesler and Higgins on the second line. Grab him while you still can.
David Booth News
Vancouver, B.C. - Vancouver Canucks President & General Manager Mike Gillis announced today that the Canucks have acquired left wing David Booth, centre Steve Reinprecht and a third round draft pick in 2013 from the Florida Panthers in exchange for Mikael Samuelsson and Marco Sturm.
See article for full analysis.
Vancouver, B.C. - Vancouver Canucks President & General Manager Mike Gillis announced today that the Canucks have acquired left wing David Booth, centre Steve Reinprecht and a third round draft pick in 2013 from the Florida Panthers in exchange for Mikael Samuelsson and Marco Sturm.
See article for full analysis.
Line Change
David Booth is not on the ice for warmups, have to assume he is out for #FlaPanthers #Isles ... Will get reason ASAP (he looked fine today)
With Booth out, Bracken Kearns will stay in the lineup.
Cold Streak
David Booth is off to a slow start, to say the least (one assist and no goals), and he clearly misses playing with centerman Stephen Weiss. He’s also not happy with his growing minus-6 on-ice rating after last year’s team-leading minus-31, and that has been discussed with Dineen. Dineen has cut his ice time compared to past seasons. But no one works harder off the ice than Booth, and he is a streaky player so he’s overdue.
Booth scored 23 goals last season but is still looking for his first this year. Following a few concussions, he never returned to the 30-goal range and seems to actually be regressing with a better supporting cast. Nevertheless, 20 goals this year is not out of the question.