Can't sign McAvoy and Carlo to long-term deal; preferable to get 73 an LTD.

Don't think Sweeney is willing to move his 1st

Just use what you have, his name is Peter Cehlarik and he has great chemistry with Krejci and he is cheap,

Why do people continue to trade John Moore? It will not happen.

Why do people continue to trade M NTC Backes to Ottawa. It will not happen.

Boston takes on a longer contract and gives up a first? Hard pass. A first is enough to dump Backes not take on Ryan's contract. The people talking up Ryan as a playoff performer must have missed Ottawa trying to use Stone/Karlsson to dump him. He's not that player anymore, his contract is a liability not an asset.

It could easily happen

Really. An American, on perennial contender, wanting to win a Cup in his final two seasons, waives to go the the worse franchise in the NHL. Easily happen? Sure.

the. other. option. is. providence. I honestly think Ottawa is more likely than providence, if not I could see him retiring/going on LTIR but I think the hold up has been Sweeney not wanting to give up picks not Backes' NTC.

Yes, it could easily happen. Because the other option is playing in Providence.

Sending Backes (or any player) to the AHL, saves just a minimum amount of cap and Is the 700,000 replacement for Backes a better player? Few players retire, giving up millions of dollars. And players just don't "go on LTIR."

They already have 25 players on the roster so they'd get the full 1M in savings from sending him down as they wouldn't have to call anyone up. He's had multiple concussions and just had surgery, I'm saying if he really doesn't want Ottawa/Providence he would go to the Bruins like Callahan/Robidas, and they'd happily pay him so he doesn't have to retire.

The 25 man doesn't count against the cap. Two players can be send down those making under 1m and they don't affect the cap at all. I agree with you Backes is walking "LTIR bomb"

It’s kind of amazing how incorrect this post is. Burying him would save 1.1ish million. Yes, the bruins have about 6 players that are better than backes that get paid less than that. Healthy guys don’t just go on ltir, but no player in the nhl has more concussion issues than backes.

He is better on LW. So put him next to Coyle on L3.

I'm pretty sure players making 1M affect the cap, with a 23 man roster (Backes included) they're closer to 9.5M in room and the cap crunch is gone but the Bruins just signed Lindholm and Ritchie so my guess is they prefer them to Backes. Backes to LTIR would solve the issues this year and next.

Backes is not injured. Neither injured at long-term so

Isn't it a sad situation in the NHL when teams are hoping that their players are LTIRed...genuinely not fit, so they can get cap relief.

His M NTC is pretty much useless for him, it gives him no leverage since he can easily be sent down. And thats the kicker, would he really want to play in that dump of a league? prob not. And yes there are several other guys who are way better than him, backes shouldnt even make the team this season. It's not like the bruins need to trade him anyway, just trade miller and they'll have enough space to sign carlo & mcavoy.
It's cheaper if the bruins just send him down and buy him out next summer then throwing away a 1st in a trade.

You're right about that buyout next year and the cap situation this year. My point about Ottawa was it's a bad situation. For family reasons, he may want to stay in Boston/Providence that the uproot too Ottawa for two years. And even the trade. Having Ryan for three years even at 5.25m might not good for the Bruins on the ice or their cap either.

Ya the whole point of trading backes is for cap relief. Getting another trash contract in return defeats the purpose.

did you seriously say bobby ryan was the difference between winning and loosing a Stanley cup??? No thats not it. Its a 1st rounder for bobby ryans 31 pts a season, and you save what hardly no money on the cap. ill just pass

He's had a dozen concussions, I'm not saying it's likely just that if he really hates Ottawa/Providence that much, he'd pick that over retiring.