The Florida Panthers acquired ahead Nico Sturm and a seventh-round decide of the 2027 NHL Draft from the San Jose Sharks on Thursday in change for a fourth-round number of the 2026 draft.
The groups accomplished a commerce for the second time in as many days. Florida added goaltender Vitek Vanecek from San Jose on Wednesday in change for ahead Patrick Giles.
The Panthers are buying Sturm within the wake of putting star ahead Matthew Tkachuk on long-term injured reserve on Sunday due to a groin damage.
Sturm, 29, has 13 factors (seven targets, six assists) in 47 video games with the Sharks this season.
A Stanley Cup champion with Colorado, Sturm has 91 factors (46 targets, 45 assists) in 316 profession regular-season video games with the Minnesota Wild (2018-22), Avalanche (2022) and Sharks (2023-25).
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