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Originally Posted by Mister Yamoto
Does it open a roster spot though? 1 player out, 1 player in, right? Back to having three terrible goalies instead of two. Time will tell if that is worth a sixth round draft pick but to me this deal is just so meh why even bother. I'm not for or against this trade. Completely indifferent actually.
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Unless Backstrom can play up front it still opens up an opportunity for a forward prospect to get in the line-up. Even if they are going to give Backstrom a couple of games in net, I'm suspecting Ortio will get to start at least 10 of the remaining 20 starts, unless he totally stinks it up.