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Source: Horton likely to move, not necessarily to B’s 06.20.10 at 10:47 pm ET
By DJ Bean

It appears the Bruins may not be on the verge of acquiring Florida Panthers forward Nathan Horton, according to a source close to the situation. Reports surfaced this weekend that the Bruins had been closing in on a trade for the former third overall pick, but the Bruins were just one of multiple teams to nearly have a deal with the Panthers in the past few days.

Nathan Horton and the Panthers haven't smiled in quite some time. (AP)

Nathan Horton and the Panthers haven't smiled in quite some time. (AP)

“They were close, as were a few other teams,” the source said of the Bruins’ chances of getting Horton. It was unclear where a potential trade stood as of Sunday night.

The Panthers selected Horton in the 2003 NHL draft after flipping the top overall pick to the Penguins (Marc-Andre Fleury). The 25-year-old has never surpassed 62 points in his six-year NHL career and has scored 30 goals in just one season, a 2006-2007 campaign in which he gathered 31.

A natural right wing, Horton was moved to center in the 2008-2009 season. The Panthers have been trying to move Horton and his contract, which calls for cap hits of $4 million in each of the next three seasons. The source was confident the Panthers will succeed in doing so, saying a deal “will get done with someone sure enough.”

Horton has also been linked to the Maple Leafs recently. It is unknown what the Bruins have offered or are offering the Panthers in a potential trade.

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  • Ed

    The cap hits you wrote are incorrect.

  • joe

    no they arent

  • Shippy

    Those cap numbers are correct, but thanks for playing.

  • southpaw

    this would be a power move for the b,s,especially if they could play horton at center,to get tougher up the middle.

  • DJ Bean’s Dad

    Didn’t my son just post this same thing yesterday with the wrong cap numbers? My son never learns from his mistakes. Sometimes you just have to hit your kids the right way and just hard enough

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