I’m not the first to suggest the Chicago Blackhawks could use the cap space it currently has to take on a bad contract – one that might come with a sweetener or two. This sort of thing might be unsavory, but not as unsavory as one possible contract they could take on, David Backes.
Yes, that David Backes.
The one under contract with the Boston Bruins, formerly of the St. Louis Blues.
He cleared waivers to be sent down to the AHL. He’s now simply waiting for something to happen, a buyout, a trade, and perhaps a deal with Chicago could be just the thing.