Confirmed Signing with Link: [WSH] Backstrom extension with Caps (5 years, $9.2M AAV)

[The Price is Right]

On twitter Caps resign him at 5 years for 46 million. Quite hefty at his age

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[J1mLahey]

Beckstrom is a good player

 

[Marner]

Beckers

 

[jetsforever]

Good title

 

[Rhaegar Targaryen]

That’s a lot of money for a C who has gotten a point per game one season since 2012-13

 

[Ctrain2k]

He did really good for himself considering he didn’t do it with an agent.

 

[Tuggy]

9.2 AAV

 

[jetsforever]

He's Baaaaack!!! (strom)

 

[stanleycaps18]

We like our team.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Nah that's a good deal for Backstrom, I have no clue how people are saying that's bad. $9.2 million on 5 years for Backstrom while Tavares is making like $11 million on 7 years is a good deal.

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

Beckstrom? Who’s he??

 

[Funk21]

Congrats, good signing!

 

[Llamamoto]

6 years and running with 70+ points. Considering the term is only 5 years, I see it as a solid deal.

 

[SI90]

He’s still got game. Only 5 years. I think he ages well.

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

I dont know how Nick’s longevity is going to be, (personally, i could see him dropping to 2C territory pretty soon) but this is one of those deals that just had to get done. Goes beyond his future on-ice performance.

 

[FreeWalk]

Nah that's a good deal for Backstrom, I have no clue how people are saying that's bad. $9.2 million on 5 years for Backstrom while Tavares is making like $11 million on 7 years is a good deal.

Overpaid less then 1.0 PPG.

 

[PensandCaps]

best overall forward on Washington.

 

[Dueling Banjos]

Beckstrom? Who’s he??

Assistant to the regional manager.

 

[FreeWalk]

best overall forward on Washington.

Kuznetsov is better.

 

[PensandCaps]

Kuznetsov is better.

lol. backstroms Defensive game is way better.

 

[Sam Spade]

He's earned it. He and Ovechkin will be Capitals for life and I couldn't be happier about it.

 

[Michoulicious]

They needed him. Great player, needless to say. Price a bit steep, especially for 5 years, but they had no choice.

The over-35 y old for the last 2 years at 9.2 might hurt... Probably will hurt.

 

[elmaco]

High IQ player, should be somewhat productive even if his physical attributes decline.

 

[Funk21]

Nah that's a good deal for Backstrom, I have no clue how people are saying that's bad. $9.2 million on 5 years for Backstrom while Tavares is making like $11 million on 7 years is a good deal.

Tavares is 3 years younger. I am not saying it’s a bad deal, I think it’s fair you just have to wonder what Backstrom will be in the last year and a half of the deal.

 

[57special]

Fair. Paying these 30 something players is a bitch, though. You never know who is going to last, and who is going to fade.