Backes one year deal in Boston?

EDIT: Mckenzie changed it to terms TBA
- arichardson22

5 years

Kyle Okposo to BUF is done. 7 years.

Yeah, it's not great. Hopefully he gets nabbed in expansion lol.
- Tomahawk

What is the problem, honestly? 4 years for under 10M is chump change. Everyone wants an upgrade, but they want to shop in the bargain bin all the time. There's nothing wrong with that deal.

agree I don't get the outrage honestly
- nastyflyergirl

Me neither. We all said that the bottom six needed to be improved. So, Hexy signs a guy that improves the bottom six and everyone acts like he just traded Provorov for Rinaldo.

okposo 7 yrs with Buffalo.

So I'm assuming Radulov is the new locker room presence now that Subban is gone?

Backes 5 yrs
- nastyflyergirl

Yup, that's nuts. Just what Boston needs, another high priced aging center.

I guess the GMs took a 1 year hiatus from being dumb

backes to BOS 5 yr X 6M

hahaha

What is the problem, honestly? 4 years for under 10M is chump change. Everyone wants an upgrade, but they want to shop in the bargain bin all the time. There's nothing wrong with that deal.
- MJL

Neilsen got 6 years.

Isn't he 32?

Weise will be 28. The 4th year was probably just to keep cap down

Weise is better at $2mm than White at $1.5mm
- Jsaquella

I would have done without both

Man. I'm not frustrated that they're not in in Ladd, Eriksson, etc.

I was totally fine with them waiting until the dust settled and picking up someone to really compete with VDV, push White out, possibly.

I didn't want them, or expect them, to burn 2-plus million on Weise for four

Would rather they had continued to be patient

you dont pay 4th line guys over 2mm imo.

they must not like what they have coming up at LV.
- rinaldo

Or maybe they dont want to throw their prospects into a role they dont see them fit to play in.

Who do you think on LHV right now could come up and offer what Weise offers?

agree I don't get the outrage honestly
- nastyflyergirl

Look at the source

Brennan Klak ‏@nhlupdate 2m2 minutes ago
Per @DarrenDreger, Panthers have signed Jonathan Marchessault and Colton Sceviour to two-year deals.


sry guys
- Marc D

Wow go figure the new analytics department goes that route signing an underrated stats giy

backes to BOS 5 yr X 6M

hahaha
- Marc D

Now that, my friends, is (frank)ing nuts

Has anyone confirmed the AAV on Wiese yet?

Me neither. We all said that the bottom six needed to be improved. So, Hexy signs a guy that improves the bottom six and everyone acts like he just traded Provorov for Rinaldo.

- BiggE

he is 27 so I am fine with the 4 yrs.

My goodness Backes at the age of 32 for 5 yrs.

the flyers are no better or worse with weise.....he doesn't change their record at all.

Wow go figure the new analytics department goes that route signing an underrated stats giy
- Mononoke

deal was 750k per yr

that is bargain bin pricing

Neilsen got 6 years.

Isn't he 32?

Weise will be 28. The 4th year was probably just to keep cap down
- J35Bacher

Unless Weisse completely craps the bed, which I doubt, there would be no issue moving that contract in the future, if they needed to. They add a veteran character player, who will help the bottom 6. Good move.

What is the problem, honestly? 4 years for under 10M is chump change. Everyone wants an upgrade, but they want to shop in the bargain bin all the time. There's nothing wrong with that deal.
- MJL

Exactly. Sooo many people female doged about the 4th line, we go out and upgrade the 4th line and people are female doging about upgrading the 4th line.

Or maybe they dont want to throw their prospects into a role they dont see them fit to play in.

Who do you think on LHV right now could come up and offer what Weise offers?
- jak521

No one.

Hopefully a kid with wheels like Leier can beat out VDV and the 4th line could be:

Leier-PEB-Weiss

not only is that an upgrade from last year's 4th, but Leier has been an excellent PKer at every level as well.

deal was 750k per yr

that is bargain bin pricing
- Marc D

Damn.

Can't believe they signed both guys I wanted.

They must have viewed my tweets.

deal was 750k per yr

that is bargain bin pricing
- Marc D

Marchessault ain't got dat size doe

Unless Weisse completely craps the bed, which I doubt, there would be no issue moving that contract in the future, if they needed to. They add a veteran character player, who will help the bottom 6. Good move.
- MJL

Agreed