"I didn't really care about his past, but it was up to him. So that's how I see it."
"For me as a new coach, I [gave] him a new opportunity. And quite frankly, I thought he would be a little bit better, more effective, and I thought he wasn't," Sturm said. "And at some point we have to make a decision on how to move forward, and"
Johnny Beecher, 24, was claimed off waivers by the Calgary Flames after the Boston Bruins exposed him Monday. Boston planned to assign Beecher to the Providence Bruins but Calgary picked him up before he cleared waivers. Beecher was a 2019 first-round pick (No. 30) and appeared in 136 games with Boston, registering 11 goals and 11 assists. Beecher is an elite skater with a 6-foot-3, 220-pound frame and a 53 percent career faceoff rate. Offensive struggles limited his role, including one goal across his final 73 games in 2024-25. Beecher signed a one-year, $900,000 deal and appeared in six of 20 games this season.
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