05 Jan 2019 15:44:20
Bos: Toews
Chi: Backes, Heinen, Forsbacka-Karlsson, 1st

Boston needs more down the middle to compete in playoffs. Sends Backes back to compensate for Toews bad contract. Then Chicago gets decent young roster player, good prospect and a first. Chicago could then flip Backes before deadline for more rebuild parts.

1.) 05 Jan 2019
05 Jan 2019 16:16:06
Horrible for chicago, you say Chicago gets rid of a bad contract but so does boston. People forget toews is top 2 or 3 in faceoffs in the nhl, top 5 defensive forwards and easily one of the top leaders in all of hockey, 25 goals a year is normal for him even with defensive responsibilities. he's a bit over paid but that's what you get when he's in the quadruple gold club with a few other people and three stanley cups.

2.) 05 Jan 2019
05 Jan 2019 19:32:14
If Toews is such a bad contract why would you want him. Lol.

3.) 05 Jan 2019
05 Jan 2019 20:14:40
Good comments both. I thought long and hard about including Donato or Debrusk. thinking about the Karlsson deal a bit more, maybe add one of them. Boston still has a ton of prospects. It's a bad contract for the duration, but for the next year or two before Boston's window begins to close before they need to redevelop, not rebuild, having Toews would help give them another legit shot. They need help down the middle to compete in the east. Bergeron is of course fab, though injuries are cause for concern. Krejci is good but inconsistent and I'm not sold. And after all that, I'm not a Bruins fan at all. just thought I'd give you all something to chew on for fun.

4.) 05 Jan 2019
05 Jan 2019 22:07:04
I honestly wouldn't invest this much in a 31 year old exellent denfensive center. At 10.5 million it's very bad. he's doing good this year so that's great, when he's putting up 65+ point a season he's worth his 10.5 million imo because of his defensive game.