Canucks Trade for Booth
If you're a Canucks fan, you've probably heard about the trade Mike Gillis pulled off today with Vancouver's favourite trading partner, the Florida Panthers. Here's a breakdown of the trade, and my thoughts on it. (If you aren't a hockey fan, feel free to ignore this post! You won't hurt my feelings.)
Vancouver receives
David Booth
Steven Reinprecht
2013 third-round draft pick
Florida receives
Mikael Samuelsson
Marco Sturm
The question that always gets asked after a trade is, "Which team won?" In this deal, I think both teams have reason to feel that they've gotten what they wanted and paid a fair price for it. If I had to give an edge to one team, I'd say the Canucks are the slight winners, but that will depend on how David Booth plays over the next year or three.
Read on for more details of what each team gets out of the trade.
Cricket!?
Yesterday I went with a couple of friends to watch part of a cricket match. It was a rec league, and my friend knew some of the players, so I had the chance to learn the rules from a couple of people who actually knew what they were talking about.
I'm proud to say that I think I finally understand how cricket works. Mostly. It has to do with wearing white clothing and yelling "Howzat!?" every now and then. And hugging, apparently. Sometimes people run back and forth.
A curious people, the English.
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