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Originally Posted by Dan403
Hell no. That was a huge payment.
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I don't agree. They essentially traded Andersson (a mid second rounder from 2018) for Kase. Even with retention Backes is a 4.5M dollar cap dump for the remainder of this year and next and as we all know cap space is a seriously important commodity in the game today. We saw the price Toronto had to pay to free up space with Marleau.
It's a no brainer trade for Boston. Kase is a tenacious, cost controlled, defensively responsible, playdriving right winger that can score 20-25 goals. He is a risk solely due to his injuries. He fits that team and system to a T.