Christian Backman Traded

HOLY. SHIT.

Penguins get Hossa as the deadline strikes. They sent Angel Esposito, Colby Armstrong and Eric Christianson and possibly a pick for Hossa.

Again, holy shit.

Thank God they got this one done in time. Not sad to see him go. Takes about 1/50th of the sting out of the Salvador deal.

Hossa. Crosby. Malkin. Staal. And they added Hal Gill for some muscle. I can hear the joyous weeping from Pensblog already.

its over. maybe not the announcements but the deadline is now…. past.

Penguins/Thrashers walked away with the best trade of the day. Who wins pretty much depends on whether Esposito is a stud or a dud.

We got rid of the softest NHL defenseman… a #4 is better than nothing, or as somebody put it in another thread, “don’t the Rangers have scouts?” Yes, they do, but they also have Glen “Moneybags” Sather as their GM. Since getting MSG’s blank check (salary cap be damned) he never met an overpriced, underperforming player that he didn’t like.

we have 5 d-men now.

Alright…what’s the depth chart at D after this?

Brewer
Jackman
McKee
Johnson

Walker
Wagner
Woywitka
Polak
Dupont

Does that sound about right?

If Woywitka was smart he kept his bags packed up there in Peoria.

Does Woywitka have a nickname yet? I’m already tired of typing “Woywitka.”

I like Woody.

pine jockey?

Polak broke his ankle Dec. 7 and Wagner broke his leg around Feb. 13.

Hello Micki Dupont!

How about “Ace,” since he will probably outscore half of the forwards on this team of fourth liners?

Couldnt they slip Ruckinsky in Backman’s equipment bag or something?

Woywitka is fun to say, not to type, but quite fun to say.

And thank the hockey Gods we got rid of “Sister” Christian Backman!

Do you think they could now trade the fourth round pick at the draft for another fourth liner? Or maybe draft a fourth liner? Or maybe draft an ok player and trade him for a fourth liner?

What I really want to know is when will Mike Keenan be back in town and available to retake this team? JD and Pleau are building something he’d be proud of.

So who’s the happiest Blue right now?

Has to be Walker, right? Not only is he still around, but he’s now a couple of notches away from the pressbox (in theory).

Are the Blues calling up anyone for tonight or are they just gonna wing it?

rivermen in the midst of 4 off days, i would guess the players should be able to make the blues game tonight should the blues make a call up. heck i could drive to peoria by gametime.
and include several stops, although where along the way i’d stop would be a thing to ponder.

Backman blows ginger balls. Good riddance, dude. Hope you get booed in NY.

Still think this day has been a bust for us, though… Good for Sally of course, as he will most definitely win a cup in NJ this year.

Sister Christian
Oh the time has come
And you know that you’re (not) the only one
To say O.K.
Where you going
What you looking for
You know those boys
Don’t want to play no more with you
It’s true

Eerie.

GP: Frighteningly so.

watch them throw a 4th liner on D. afterall, we put Walker at 3rd line center ffs, why not do the inverse

Childhood Trauma wrote:

“heck i could drive to peoria by gametime… and include several stops, although where along the way i’d stop would be a thing to ponder.”

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I vote for Exit 94 in Springfield. Drop by Hooters for some wings, and then over to the Deja Vu… ;-)

B.

I’d have liked to see the Blues get a little more for both Backman and Salvador… but after having some time to ponder all this, and listen to Kevin Wheeler on the Sports Open LIne on the way home from school, I’m OK with these deals.

It’s true that the writing was on the wall for Salvador after the Jackman re-signing. I loves me some Bryce Salvador, but there was no way the Blues were going to be able to re-sign him in the off-season after having $12 million committed to three defensemen for next year.

Plus, you know that EJ is gonna get the big money when his entry-level deal is up, so despite the pundits declaring that the Blues are screwed if Pola’k, Woywitka, and Wagner are all regulars next season, I’ve got a feeling that’s EXACTLY what’s gonna happen…

All I’ve got to say is, Murray had damn well better lose his hard-on for young players and let some of these kids play. Otherwise, he’s gonna have to go, and I’d be in favor of promoting my man in Peoria, Dave Baseggio, to take his place. Dave knows how to work with the young guys, and knows how to get the veterans to look after them.

I’d have thought that Backman would bring back more than a fourth-round pick, but considering that the Blues will have SEVEN picks (a first, two seconds, two thirds, and two fourths) in the first 100-120 picks of the draft as of now, I can live with that return.

It’s time to start getting serious aboot scouting the potential draftees. I love this time of year…

B.

We were lucky to get a 4th rounder for Sister Christian. I would have taken a bag of pucks. With that salary next year, beggars can’t be choosers.

I would like to nominate Marcus for post of the day…

"Backman blows ginger balls. Good riddance, dude. Hope you get booed in NY.

Still think this day has been a bust for us, though… Good for Sally of course, as he will most definitely win a cup in NJ this year."
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Thanks Marcus, that is pure gold!

I like you too, Chris.

Greetings from MSG. Sorry to read that we basically just got a new whipping boy. Thanks. Booing Marek Malik got old.

is Backman really that bad?

To our two friends from New York, I’ll try to summarize.

The problem with Backman is that some nights he appears to have all the talent in the world. He flashes with the puck, gets in good shooting position and really makes a play that causes you to gasp.

And the other 14 games that month, you don’t even realize when he’s on the ice. The guy has no middle ground between awesome and invisible, and more often than not, you can’t see him.

thanks Brad, sounds like we have another Marek Malik. At least Backman will play 1 good game a month. Malik usually has 1 good shift a month so backman is an upgrade over him. Thanks again.

Rob, he won’t kill the Rangers…but I don’t really see him helping that much either.

Hi guys -

Just wanted to say thanks for Backman and his 10 minutes of penalties tonight (the refs erroneously called a double high-sticking minor on Marc Staal that was really on Backman). At least one of them was a boarding call.

Also, we’re totally stealing “Sister Christian,” and we’re not giving you any credit for coming up with it.

whenever a first round pick, and vet blueliner goes for a 4th and everyone is happy, it has gotta tell you something :). we were certianly more upset losing salvadore :)

did we mention he gets a raise for next season?