anyone want mine?I like the guy but he's 32. Probably here as a "name" to sell tickets
Oh God dammit. They should've fucking kept Eriksson if they were going to do that.
Right.I have no idea how you can value Backes over Loui at the same contract terms.
I do like Backes as a player. I like Loui a lot more. This isn't good.
If they trade Krejci as part of this, I understand it. Otherwise....That's a tough one for the back end of the deal.
It does allow the Bs to deal Krejci in a package for a top 4 D.
It sucks now.Wondering if he's here to be paired at RW with DK or if he's now the 3rd line center?
Holy shit 5 years according to Fluto
It's gonna suck in 2020
If the Bruins plan is to save a few bucks at C by playing Backes and moving Krejci for a top D, I can be behind the move. I'm sad to see Loui go as in a vacuum he's absolutely the better player, but Backes for 5 years or Loui for 6 takes either one through their age 37 season (Backes just turned 32 a month ago, Loui turns 31 this month).That's a tough one for the back end of the deal.
It does allow the Bs to deal Krejci in a package for a top 4 D.
Wouldn't you want Krejci at 5x7.25 over Backes at 5x6 though?If they trade Krejci as part of this, I understand it. Otherwise....
GRIT! TOUGHNESS! GRRR!
Sure. But that's not the question. The question is whether we would want Krejci, or Backes plus defenseman they get for trading Krejci.Wouldn't you want Krejci at 5x7.25 over Backes at 5x6 though?
In a vacuum I sure as hell would. But if it's trade return for Krejci and Backes over Krejci the math gets a little trickier.Wouldn't you want Krejci at 5x7.25 over Backes at 5x6 though?
Bingo.I had an expectation that Loui was going to sign for an absurd AAV and term (something like 7/49), and so had already come to peace with the fact that he was gone.
But 6/36 seems very reasonable. I realize that the team was small last year, and the bigger players on the roster were essentially useless clutter. So I can see bringing in a guy like Backes. But not at the expense of Erickson on essentially the same contract terms.
Spooner & 1st for Troumba?Just heard Backes said he's being brought in to be a Center. Krejci or more likely Spooner has to be on the move.
Oh, I just came.Spooner & 1st for Troumba?
Hoping your new player gets picked off by an expansion team... it's called Bruins!Hopefully there's no NMC so he can be exposed in the expansion draft