So is Sturm a goner for the Bruins.

According to a report from NHL.COM the Bruins have traded Marco "the German" Sturm to the LA Kings. It would appear to be a cap saving room to make room for Bruins Star Marc Savard. Earlier this week the Boston Bruins traded former Michigan Wolverine defensemanMatt Hunwick to the Av's for former BU Terrier Defenseman Colby Cohen. Of course the Bruins haven't confirmed the trade yet.... Sturm last played in the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs and had been out recovering from a knee injury.

NHL.COM ------ Marco Sturm is about ready to start playing again. However, it won't be for the Boston Bruins.

Sturm, a 12-year NHL veteran who scored the overtime winner for the Bruins at Fenway Park at the 2010 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic, has been traded to the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, according to multiple media reports.

Details of what Boston received in return were not immediately available. This is the second trade the Bruins have made this week as they look to clear space under the salary cap -- veteran defenseman Matt Hunwick was dealt to the Avalanche on Monday in exchange for young blueliner Colby Cohen.

Sturm hasn't played in an NHL game this season after having right knee surgery. He was injured in Game 1 of the Bruins' Eastern Conference semifinal series with the Philadelphia Flyers.

The 32-year-old Sturm was a first-round pick (No. 21) by San Jose in the 1996 Entry Draft and played part of eight seasons with the Sharks before he was traded to Boston early in the 2005-06 season as part of the package for Joe Thornton.

Bruins resign Marc Savard.

Good news for the Boston Bruins as they have resigned their top center for another 7 years. Savard will average 4.2 million per season for seven years. I think it's ironic that Savard signed for less than Phil Kessel asked for during the off-season.

The Bruins officially announced that center Marc Savard has signed a seven-year contract extension that runs through the 2016-17 season.

Savard, 32, signed with the Bruins as a free agent in 2006 and has led the team in scoring each of the last three seasons. He was also the top scorer in the postseason each of the last two seasons. Savard has twice finished in the league’s top ten in scoring with 95+ points and has played in two consecutive NHL All-Star Games.

According to TSN.ca, the deal is worth an average of $4.2 million per year.

The 5-10, 191-pound center appeared in every game for the Bruins last year and had 25 goals and 63 assists in 82 regular season games. He also had six goals and seven assists in 11 postseason games.

Savard was originally drafted by the New York Rangers in the fourth round of the 1995 NHL Draft.

Savard missed several weeks this season with a broken bone in his foot. In 11 games this year, he has four goals and six assists.

In 752 career NHL games, Savard has 199 goals and 474 assists for 673 points. [Boston Globe]