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[Waivers] David Backes, Luke Schenn


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14 minutes ago, PhillipBlunt said:

Scoop up Schenn, Benning. DO IT!!!!

I was thinking about him a month ago, I miss his toughness on D and the occasional crushing hit. Fantenberg and Benn have been OK but they don't provide the same element. Undecided if I would give one of them up to scoop him up though.

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39 minutes ago, goalie13 said:

Seems like just the other day the Canucks tried to sign Backes as an RFA.

I thought the rumor was that Gillis almost traded Schneider for him??

That move could have been the difference in us getting a cup. 

 

In his prime David Backes was a tough and solid hockey player, and not having Schneider would have meant no goalie controversy, Luongo should have always been our guy. That move could have changed Gillis' fate as a GM had it gone through.

 

Oh well, no Schneider means no Horvat though today.

 

Water under the bridge.

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26 minutes ago, StealthNuck said:

excited d&d GIF by Hyper RPG

Signing Backes as an RFA would have been great. He was very effective in St. Louis.

 

Signing him to the long-term UFA contract though - yeah, that would have sucked. That said, I'd trade Eriksson for him! Not because Backes is better - Eriksson has actually been decent lately - but just to get rid of the extra year of term. A buyout in June for DB would only be a $2M cap hit next year, and $1M in 2021-22.

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37 minutes ago, Chicken. said:

I was thinking about him a month ago, I miss his toughness on D and the occasional crushing hit. Fantenberg and Benn have been OK but they don't provide the same element. Undecided if I would give one of them up to scoop him up though.

I would, without even blinking. He's a tank.

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