Wailing and gnashing of teeth for Wides aside, this is a pretty good move for the B's. Horton's stats over the last two seasons are 42 goals and 60 assists for a total of 102 points, all for Florida Panther teams that didn't really sniff the postseason.
The 25-year-old Horton is a pretty big kid, coming in at 6 ft. 2 in. and weighing around 230 pounds. He had recently asked out of Florida, and new Panthers' GM Dale Tallon was apparently happy to oblige him.
Horton was the third pick on the 2003 draft, picked behind Marc-Andre Fleury and Eric Staal and ahead of players like Thomas Vanek, Dion Phaneuf and Ryan Getzlaf.
Hopefully, the big winger can learn a thing or two from a former big winger, current B's president Cam Neely. The 15th overall pick was sent to Florida as well, along with another pick in 2011. The B's now have the 2nd, 32nd and 45th picks in this Friday's draft.
In all likelihood, B's GM Peter Chiarelli isn't done dealing yet. Late June days are usually the hockey doldrums, but the next week could shape up to be a pretty interesting one.
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