Confirmed Trade: [BOS/ANA] Ondrej Kase for David Backes (25% retained), Axel Andersson, and 2020 1st round pick

[The Macho King]

 

[spockBokk]

For reference, Toronto traded 1st and got nothing back.

Hey now, don't call that 6th that went from CAR to TOR as nothing, my friend...

 

[KlausJopling]

Bruins prospect Axel Andersson also rumored to be in the deal.

 

[MMC]

 

[FreeMcdavid]

Boston all of a sudden free'd up cash to load up and or to re-sign Krug!

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

Well, I'm going to have to apologize to Bruins fans and eat crow here.

I made a proposal about 2 weeks back which was essentially two deals in one; one of which was Backes and Boston's 1st to San Jose in exchange for future considerations. This seemed pretty reasonable based on the precedent that I thought Kyle Dubas had set when he paid a 1st to get rid of Patrick Marleau's 6.25M salary last summer. Backes and Marleau are marginally different, but I think they're similar enough that they should have been worth a similar amount.

Then Don Sweeney goes and trades Backes and a 1st round pick, and gets Ondrej f***ing Kase in return. Unreal.

I have now officially learned a lesson that I should have learned when Mikko Rantanen signed for ~$1.5M less than Mitch Marner on the same term. Any deal made by Kyle Dubas does not set a precedent that will be used around the league.

EDIT: Things look a bit different with the news that Boston retained 25% of Backes' salary and tossed in Axel Andersson, but I stand by the point I made.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Is Axel Andersson of any note ?

 

[Seachd]

Still seems like a pretty good trade for Boston if that's all it is.

 

[Kurtz]

Axel's gonna be a hit in California.

 

[danpantz]

 

[Cootsfanclub]

Dang Kase is still an RFA after next season. Good deal from Boston if it’s actually first and backes

 

[NotLeddy]

Boston wins this, imo Anaheim gave up on Kase way too soon

 

[alg363636]

Andersson has potential but I'm not sad to lose him.

This is a very good deal for Boston value wise

 

[Love]

Is Axel Andersson even good? Dont know anything about him. On the surface this looks like a win for Boston based on the Marleau deal in the summer.

 

[Canadian Canuck]

No way.

Backes+1st for a top 9 forward!??

Man Id trade Eriksson for that in a heart beat. What a steal for the Bruins

 

[burstnbloom]

Is Axel Andersson of any note ?

I like Axel. He's a RHD who can skate. He's playing in the Q after playing in the swedish second league last year. Also, he's beautiful.

 

[danpantz]

Is Axel Andersson even good? Dont know anything about him. On the surface this looks like a win for Boston based on the Marleau deal in the summer.

Axel Andersson is a Swedish defenseman currently playing in the Q. Has a good amount of offensive upside. Definitely has potential.

 

[JoemAvs]

Still seems like a pretty good trade for Boston if that's all it is.

I think its actually a decent deal for both sides.
Backes and his caphit this season does not matter all that much to Anaheim (aside from the cash value maybe) and Boston is not in as desperate of a situation right now as Dubas was back with Marleau. Kase is also nice but has his injury issues and on his own would probably never have gotten them close to a 1st.

So if you consider these things and that Anaheim probably won't do much next year anyways (which this move signals a bit to me), it looks decent for both sides. Maybe a bit better for the Bruins but not by much.

 

[Dichow Stopper]

Could we see Kase+ for Kreider in a separate move?

 

[Nucker42]

On face value, huge win for Boston freeing up a ton of space and gaining an asset.

 

[Merrrlin]

Still an absolute steal

 

[SpeakingOfTheDevils]

I was offering Backes+1st for Wood.

Kase is the better get, obviously. Great deal for Boston.

 

[Shrimper]

Boston are easily the favourites in the East

 

[bearcountry17]

Lol.

I told everyone here that it would not cost a 1st to move Backes and unless Kase was available for a good but not great 2nd round prospect looks like I was right.

edit that said AA pretty dang good in preseason the year before playing first pair with Chara. Was one of the 3 stars of that game. Wouldn’t e surprised if he develops into a very good dman.

 

[The Laukomotive]

That’s it? Shouldn’t it be a first just to dump backes?

Sweeney 10 x 0 Dubas