everyone crying about possibly losing backes....i'm sitting here like if we give backes 6+ mill a year while clearly on the decline in his career would make me cry haha
everyone crying about possibly losing backes....i'm sitting here like if we give backes 6+ mill a year while clearly on the decline in his career would make me cry haha
Depending on the plan to replace him, signing for 6 million is a better idea.
Could we get pick from Backes rights? Like what happened with Golikovski.
Is July 1st last day for get some value of own UFA's before they go open market?
Ofc in open mxrket he would most likely get bigger contract, but it could be basically one option trade him before open market?
We don't have his rights, those go away at the age of 27 I believe. No one wants to trade for a guy that goes UFA and a high possibility of not returning. But I wish we could that would be better than nothing
We don't have his rights, those go away at the age of 27 I believe. No one wants to trade for a guy that goes UFA and a high possibility of not returning. But I wish we could that would be better than nothing
For the first couple years sure, after that not so much
Hmm, how did Dallas acquire trading Goligovski 5th round pick from Arizona and he's 30-years old?
If we lose Backes and Brouwer I think the Blues make a run at Eriksson.
I'm in full agreement there.Its a very likely target. He is one of the best RW on the market. That's an area of need for us, especially letting Brouwer and Backes go. We already showed interest in him at the TDL. He also plays a style that could fit with what Hitch wants. He's not a heavy, or active forechecker though. We'd need a banger if we lose Broiwer and Backes. So we'd need another move, and Tatar/Nyqvist wouldn't do it.
I'd much rather invest 4-5 years @6M in Eriksson then in Backes.
Longevity is the biggest reason.Why? In terms of skill set, the Blues have two better versions of Loui Ericksson on their roster already. David Backes' skill set is extremely rare and is going to be impossible to replace.
Longevity is the biggest reason.
Players who play with the physical tone of Backes (Brown as an ex.) usually fall off when getting into their 30's.
Eriksson doesn't play that same physical edge but is an excellent two way player who can play either wing and will have more longevity then Backes due to play style.
All players "usually fall off when getting into their 30's." I think the 'physical players fall off quicker' line is a cliche, in a lot of cases it isn't true. For every player like Dustin Brown there is a Doan, Shanahan, Mellanby, Tkachuk, Taylor, etc.
Obviously we can't know for sure, but if Armstrong's plan is to take Backes' would-be contract and hand it to Eriksson(a player who is almost the same age), I think the Blues will be worse off. I hope that if the Blues are parting with Backes(and all the other UFAs), Armstrong has something better than Loui Eriksson up his sleeve.
At the same point Doan, Shanahan, Mellanby and Tkachuk were/are all legends. Backes and Brown aren't of the same tier.
How can Loui Eriksson be a bad addition? Hell of a lot better then Brouwer.