[TurdFerguson]

Thanks for the deal Mike.

This was a deal that came together pretty quickly and in the end was only 1 player different from the original proposal. We got it done quickly over PM as well(it is possible!).

I'm pretty excited to add a player like Backstrom who I think is one of the top playmakers in the league and an elite player already at only 24. Hopefully his high passing rating will mesh well with the high scoring rating of Jeff Carter. With Staal we add one of the top young shutdown defenders in the game. I expect his 2-way game to continue to improve this season. I feel good moving forward with Yandle and Staal heading up my defense.

However, you need to give to get and I paid a high price in this deal. I am a big fan of both Krejci and JVR. I expect JVR to be a 60 pts player this season and Krejci might sniff the mid 70's. That said, neither are at the elite level Backstrom is. Sim wise, my team gets better while not getting any older.

Should be a good win-win deal.