[OTT/NJD]

[bills09]

To New Jersey
David Backes
Rene Bourque

To Ottawa
Ryane Clowe
Patrik Berglund
Joe Morrow

[Scott]

ye

[Nick]

Fuck, Scott is back.

[kimmer]

Getting Backes back is just a start

[Nick]

Btw - not saying it was a bad trade, just Scott acquiring h2h studs

[Chris]

Nice.

[armandtanzarian]

Big Trade!!

Bourque is a Magician though. He loves to disappear for long parts of the year. Backes is a beast!!!

[Shep]

Lots of good pieces moving back and forth. Solid hockey deal IMHOMO.

[Robin Hood]

Billy wins. By a large margin imo.

Berglund >>> Bourque
Backes =/> Clowe

[Scott]

Billy wins. By a large margin imo.

Berglund >>> Bourque
Backes =/> Clowe

You so smart.. lol.. this is why I never take what you say to heart hahahaha

[Robin Hood]

Billy wins. By a large margin imo.

Berglund >>> Bourque
Backes =/> Clowe

You so smart.. lol.. this is why I never take what you say to heart hahahaha

If you think you won this trade, lol...

[Chris]

I don't think people realize just how physical Berglund can be...

[KapG]

as long as it shows up on the stat sheet Chris. I don't know what bergs periphs are though so I cant comment on that directly.

[Scott]

Billy wins. By a large margin imo.

Berglund >>> Bourque
Backes =/> Clowe

You so smart.. lol.. this is why I never take what you say to heart hahahaha

If you think you won this trade, lol...

Never said I won.. but when you get the best player, you pay up. Backes dominates anyone in this deal and Rene is a well rounded kid as well. Clowe doesn't PK although his h2h stats are solid and Berglund should be stuck behind Backes in the depth chart for a while..

I think I paid very fair value for a top 10 forward.

[Chris]

Billy wins. By a large margin imo.

Berglund >>> Bourque
Backes =/> Clowe

You so smart.. lol.. this is why I never take what you say to heart hahahaha

If you think you won this trade, lol...

Never said I won.. but when you get the best player, you pay up. Backes dominates anyone in this deal and Rene is a well rounded kid as well. Clowe doesn't PK although his h2h stats are solid and Berglund should be stuck behind Backes in the depth chart for a while..

I think I paid very fair value for a top 10 forward.

No doubt that Backes is the best player in this - but Berglund's got some super upside. He finally broke out last year, and it stands to reason he'll continue his upward trajectory from here on out. And he's what? 23?

I agree it's a fair price to pay though lol

[Robin Hood]

Billy wins. By a large margin imo.

Berglund >>> Bourque
Backes =/> Clowe

You so smart.. lol.. this is why I never take what you say to heart hahahaha

If you think you won this trade, lol...

Never said I won.. but when you get the best player, you pay up. Backes dominates anyone in this deal and Rene is a well rounded kid as well. Clowe doesn't PK although his h2h stats are solid and Berglund should be stuck behind Backes in the depth chart for a while..

I think I paid very fair value for a top 10 forward.

i agree with what you say except backes really is not that much better than clowe. billy recovers FOW with berglund. the only category you win is SHTOI. Bourque compared to Berglund is a joke in comparison.

[bills09]

I lose Shtoi in this deal pretty big.
but Adding Roman Polak+Jay McClement should help that quite a bit

That being said good deal for both sides imo, i wouldnt say either of us win in a landslide unless Joe Morrow explodes.

[Nick]

It's already been discussed that clowe is good, but he's not backes, that's a silly comment to make Shiv, especially 2 days after Shook laid it out so cleanly.

[Nick]

It's not just a little better, it's better at almost everything, in amount that is a lesser forward.

[Robin Hood]

It's already been discussed that clowe is good, but he's not backes, that's a silly comment to make Shiv, especially 2 days after Shook laid it out so cleanly.

The difference between Clowe and Backes is significantly lower than the difference between Berglund and Bourque. Backes is obviously better. This thread is just another example of BBKL's inability to say that Scott lost a trade. Billy came out ahead here for sure. It's not a bad trade by Scott. But Billy got more value.