Quoting: mytduxfan
So change for change sake... good logic. I'm sure you'd make a fine GM. Kuraly doesn't sniff Anderson. Learn to respect players on other teams and value them accordingly. This isn't NHL 20.
Heinen is a "playmaker" hey? Okay then. Kase is better. ANA won't be interested in Heinen at all. Stick Kase on a powerhouse team like BOS and he'd outperform Heinen. But you keep Heinen. He's doing really well for you.
Yeah, RFA... so he's cost-controlled. What are you on about? CLB will have no issues re-signing guys. Apart from Korpisalo and Anderson, everyone else will be going on bridge deals having just finished their ELCs.
Good luck offersheeting Anderson when you have no money. BOS will be looking to dump Backes so that they can get Krug re-signed. What a strange and completely delusional suggestion that BOS will offersheet Anderson, or any for that matter.
Cost controlled to a point. He could hold out very easily.
It's funny how wrong you can be. I don't actually think the Bruins will offer sheet him. Someone might.
FYI - You should probably do some actual research before you write nonsense.
The Bruins currently have 18m in cap space (with no increase). More than enough to Sign Krug (6x7m) and Debrusk (4 x 5.5m) - Bjork and Grzelcyk will use the remaining 6m or so.
They could easily deal Moore to clear 2.75m, & Backes for 6m freeing up an additional 8.75m. If you really think Trading Backes will cost them more than a B+ prospect or 2nd/3rd pick. You are wrong, but I will play. Fine. They buy him out and clear another 2m. So worse case they can save 4.75m by dealing Moore (5th rd pick) and buying out Backes. Backes cap hit the following year would only be 2m. Not backbreaking with Rask and Krejci both coming off the books and if they are re-signed, it will likely be for pay decrease.
Backes will not cost what Marleau cost. Why? His real money is only 4m which is what owners care about. 6m Cap hit and 4m in real money is appealing to teams that need to get to floor. Also not a 35+ contract. Marleau also said he would only play for TOR or SJ, so it was purely a cash transaction. If a team were to acquire Backes they could play him for one year at 6m cap (4m real) or buy him out for 4m/2m. Neither of those numbers are anywhere close to the 6m cap and 6m salary that Marleau was due.
You really should actually look at things before you start typing. Backes is not hurting the Bruins at all right now. Not one bit, and he really shouldn't next year either.
Thanks for playing bud, but you should probably stop embarrassing yourself.