Confirmed Signing with Link: [BOS] David Backes (5 years, $6.000M AAV)

[Menzinger]

Backes is a fine player but this contract is going to be UGLY within a couple years.

 

[satbank]

It's funny but someone said that right before they won a Stanley cup in 2011.

If they add a couple of D they could be as good as anyone in the east.

lightning/panthers/pens/caps - will disagree to that.

 

[DangleCity]

lightning/panthers/pens/caps - will disagree to that.

Check out how they played the champion penguins this year

 

[member 157595]

It's funny but someone said that right before they won a Stanley cup in 2011.

If they add a couple of D they could be as good as anyone in the east.

Are the two D Erik Karlsson and Drew Doughty?

 

[Tim Vezina Thomas]

lightning/panthers/pens/caps - will disagree to that.

Assuming you're correct and the Bruins are the 5th best team in the East, that's firmly in the playoffs and with tuuka and center depth I like our chances.

 

[mariolemieux66]

Everyone is past their prime in Boston. Slow, old, aching...

 

[Midship]

25-29 teams won't win **** in the next 5 years, what's the point of anything?

Hahahahaha. Hockey nihilst?

 

[Midship]

Everyone is past their prime in Boston. Slow, old, aching...

Sure you selected a broad enough brush to paint that comment with?

 

[satbank]

Assuming you're correct and the Bruins are the 5th best team in the East, that's firmly in the playoffs and with tuuka and center depth I like our chances.

Nope after those four it's a gamble with everyone else. I see them missing by a point or two again.

 

[Hi ImHFNYR]

Do these GM's just not have people who scout current NHL pro's? I'm glad this awful contract is stuck in Boston though.

 

[N o o d l e s]

lightning/panthers/pens/caps - will disagree to that.

Pens weren't even a playoff team in January

Panthers have no track record of anything

Caps are annual and perennial chokers

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Everyone is past their prime in Boston. Slow, old, aching...

Is that so.

 

[Total Bender]

I can't wait to watch the Habs run circles around Backes

The only reason I like this signing is so that I can watch Backes **** up several Habs players for the next couple years. I'll think of you every time he does it. Run circles? Your team is not good.

 

[satbank]

Pens weren't even a playoff team in January

Panthers have no track record of anything

Caps are annual and perennial chokers

And the Bruins choke twice to missed the playoff.

 

[N o o d l e s]

And the Bruins choke twice to missed the playoff.

The point is?

 

[Alberta_OReilly_Fan]

Everyone is past their prime in Boston. Slow, old, aching...

says the children as they try to find comfort in the night

 

[Supermassive]

The only reason I like this signing is so that I can watch Backes **** up several Habs players for the next couple years. I'll think of you every time he does it. Run circles? Your team is not good.

As an outsider I'm looking forward to it as well. Very happy he's not in the west anymore. He hurts opponents every single game. Dude is vicious.

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

Loving the Bruins hate Could care less what any other fan base think We are a better team today than last year ,we sucked and still had 90 plus point.

Hopefully Backes hurts a few people this year

 

[HydroF]

Overpaid.

 

[SPV]

The money is a bit much for that term. But I'm happy to have a big forward that hits people. Eriksson got an extra year for the same money and he is soft as butter. I don't think i've seen many players as soft as him.

Also really happy with the super cheap Riley Nash signing. Bruins got some good physical two way players today. That makes me happy.

 

[Kimota]

I knew Backes would get overpaid. He's just not a big points-getter to begin with. He's a character guy but that's not an issue in B.

 

[Tim Vezina Thomas]

Nope after those four it's a gamble with everyone else. I see them missing by a point or two again.

I see them making it by a point or two. See how easy that is to say things?

With another d man the Bs will be right in the thick of it. Not the favorites but definite playoffs IMO.

 

[Avelanche]

Can't keep a player that doesn't want to be their.

I think it was more they weren't willing to pay him. The report was they wouldn't do 6 years and wanted to give him 4. The bruins are becoming a fast, skilled offensive team and they just locked up Backes for 5 years. Makes no sense.

 

[j c petit]

It's funny but someone said that right before they won a Stanley cup in 2011.

If they add a couple of D they could be as good as anyone in the east.

Orr and Bourque?

 

[N o o d l e s]

Are the two D Erik Karlsson and Drew Doughty?

Orr and Bourque?

Letang, Mattaa, Daley, Domoulin, Lovejoy and Schultz.

Do those names compare the former?