Florida Panthers Acquire Nico Sturm from San Jose Sharks

Florida Panthers Acquire Nico Sturm from San Jose Sharks

The Florida Panthers have been active ahead of tomorrow’s trade deadline. Saturday they acquired Seth Jones, yesterday they acquired Vitek Vanecek to replace Spencer Knight who was included in the trade for Jones. Today they made a trade for the second straight day with the San Jose Sharks as they have acquired forward Nico Sturm along with a 2027 seventh-round draft pick in exchange for a 2026 fourth-round draft pick.

Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster

Nico Sturm

Sturm is in his seventh season. He started his career with the Minnesota Wild where he spent four seasons playing in 111 games recording 36 points on 20 goals and 16 assists. He was a +36 with a 51.3 faceoff percentage. The Wild traded him to the Colorado Avalanche where he played in 21 games recording three assists. He was a minus-two and had a 54.6 faceoff percentage. The Sharks signed Sturm this past offseason. In 184 games recording 52 points on 26 goals and 26 assists. He was a -42 with a 58.6 faceoff percentage.

This season in 47 games he has 13 points on seven goals and six assists. He was a minus-four and had a 62.7 faceoff percentage. In 316 career games, he has 91 points on 46 goals and 45 assists. He’s a career -37 with a 56.8 career faceoff percentage. The Panthers acquire a guy who can win faceoffs and will be a solid piece in the bottom six.

ITR 44: We Have A Champion…Again Inside The Rink

Join Chris and Conrad as they break down the Florida Panthers winning back-to-back Stanley Cups, Trevor Zegras traded to the Philadelphia Flyers, the AHL Calder Cup winning Abbotsford Canucks, and the upcoming 2025 NHL Draft!
  1. ITR 44: We Have A Champion…Again
  2. ITR 43: It's Winning Time
  3. ITR 42: Ripe For Repeat?
  4. ITR 41: Stanley Cup Final – The Rematch
  5. ITR 40: Headed For A Repeat?

Discover more from Inside The Rink

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

One thought on “Florida Panthers Acquire Nico Sturm from San Jose Sharks”

Leave a Reply

Nic Hague Traded to Nashville

The Nashville Predators have acquired defenseman Nic Hague from the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for defenseman Jeremy Lauzon and forward Colton Sissons. There are no reported contract movement clauses in the deal at the time of writing. Hague will also sign a four-year extension worth $5.5 million annually after being traded to Nashville by […]

Read More

Matthew Knies Inks Six-Year Extension in Toronto

Matthew Knies will avoid being a potential offer sheet target this summer as he’s signed a six-year contract worth $7,750,000 per season. The team announced the deal on the afternoon of Sunday, June 29th. The power forward was set to become a restricted free agent (RFA) this summer, but Toronto locked him up with a […]

Read More

Morgan Geekie Inks Six-Year Extension in Boston

The Boston Bruins have re-signed pending restricted free agent Morgan Geekie to a six-year contract carrying an average annual value of $5,500,000. Geekie, 26, found his landing spot with the Bruins in the 2023 offseason as an unrestricted free agent after the Seattle Kraken did not tender him a qualifying offer. He signed a two-year […]

Read More