Marco Sturm To The Kings...Just Kidding!
Dean Lombardi:"The San Jose Sharks are proud to select from EV Landshut of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga Marco Sturm." Tomas Fleischmann was rumored to L.A.. He's a member of the Colorado Avalanche now . At 26 years old, Fleischmann could have been a part of the Kings core group going forward. His situation reminds me alot of Patrick Sharp. Sharp was buried on a deep Philadelphia Flyers roster and Philly dealt him to Chicago. Given the opportunity to play in a top-6 role with the Blackhawks; Sharp has become the team's most consistent goal threat. Have the Kings let the next Patrick Sharp slip by? Only time will tell. In limited time; Flash netted 23 goals and 51 points in 69 games. The Kings responded quickly...sorta...by acquiring a player very similar to Fleischmann. Just six years older and coming off major knee surgery. TSN's Bob McKenzie's twitter with the play-by-play on the botched Marco Sturm to Kings rumors. Marco St...