Team: 2019-20 Boston Bruins

Initial Creation Date: Jul. 28, 2019

Published: Jul. 28, 2019

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

So why do both teams do this deal?
OTT- Backes is making very minimal REAL money so OTT ends up saving money in the short term and long term. Ryan also has an extra year on his deal
BOS- moving Backes without giving up something very substantial is next to impossible. Ive always loved Backes and his leadership but having 6 mill invested into a player with minimal output. While Ryan is vastly overpaid at 7 mill, Ryan at 5 million is a lot more tolerable. Obviously it sucks to take on an extra year of 5 mill but at that point Ryan will be a lot easier to move if it comes to that and the Bs will also have a lot more cap with Krejci coming off the books. This trade makes the Bruins better and also frees up a bit of cap in the shorter term.

Couple notes on the players
Backes- Obviously this trade all depends on Backes waiving his NTC. If the Bruins tell him its either the AHL or OTT, I cant help but think he would got to OTT to be a real mentor for the younger players on the team and who knows, maybe the Sens can make a little noise in the last year of Backes' deal
Ryan- crazy amounts of skill just has always been something off about his game. I think he could really step up his game playing with guys like Bergy and Marchand or in more of a sheltered 3rd line with skilled players. Bruins fans also know how good this guy can be in the playoffs.

The Mcavoy contract may be a little light but when his contract runs out the Bs will have all of Ryans $ to basically give to Mcavoy. He has very little leverage now and I think the contract makes sense for both sides.

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