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

[S A W F T*]

Nice, he can cheap shot all the players in the east now and that puke is finally out of my teams division!

 

[Neil Hamburger]

that center depth: Bergeron, Krejci, Backes

Losing Eriksson would hurt though, they don't have much talent on the wings now after Marchand. Depending on the term and $ I'm surprised they didn't just re-sign Loui

 

[Powdered Toast Man]

I'm sorry, did I say 1 year? I meant 11.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Spooner on the move?

 

[bleedblue1223]

Backes played RW down the stretch. He very likely will just replace Eriksson's role.

 

[StLHokie]

Backes played RW for the large majority of this past year. He has already lost a step at center.

 

[Tim Vezina Thomas]

that center depth: Bergeron, Krejci, Backes

Losing Eriksson would hurt though, they don't have much talent on the wings now after Marchand. Depending on the term and $ I'm surprised they didn't just re-sign Loui

It has to be less than Loui, or else you'd have a point.

I'm sure Sweeney will f it up.

 

[irunthepeg]

Please be $7 mil for 7 years.

Aw damn, 5 for $6 mil.

 

[Frank Drebin]

Lord

 

[WhalerTurnedBruin55]

Spooner out for Defense????

 

[SprDaVE]

Holy cow.

 

[Got One Cup]

It's a 5 yr deal. Makes sense now.

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

Wow didn't expect this. Bergeron-Krejci-Backes ? That's one hell of a centre trio.

 

[zaYG]

5x6 lol what a joke, god damnit Sweeney

 

[Captain Mountain]

5 years $6 mil AAV?

The Bruins will be a tougher team to play, but that's real bad.

 

[Look Up]

Lucic money.

 

[gretskidoo]

If I was Boston, I'd rather do Loui for 6x6.

 

[FLYLine27*]

Oh Lawd.

TERRIBLE contract.

 

[amnesiac]

5 years

 

[rajuabju]

5 years? wtf

ANOTHER future buy-out candidate. literally just about every signing today, I can see turning into buy-outs.

Unless the NHL is going to start allowing the use of performance enhancing drugs to let players play at high levels into their late 30's?

 

[CaptainMalkin]

5 years?

 

[Schenn]

That's some great defensively centre depth.

 

[Shrimper]

Awful term, awful cap hit

 

[Donuts]

1 year deal?

term too long

 

[Extra Texture]

In retrospect, everyone should have seen this deal coming a mile away. Backes was going to get signed on his strength of character and other intangibles, and Boston is the kind of team that does that.


Edit: Holy mother. 5 years at 6M per? 37 year old Backes making 6 million? Good god.