This is not good value, and the blues aren’t selling

Shooting percentage regression will hit Perron like a train

Let's start with the most egregious of the trade offenses. David Backes. No one wants him. I don't know how many teams would take him even if the Bruins signed every single one of his paychecks. The Bruins aren't even loaded with talent, but he still doesn't have enough quality to belong in the lineup. He appears to have aged 5 years in the last two and he is slow. Slow in a modern game that is built on speed. Backes is built for power and grit and against a heavy STL team last night I don't remember any hits. Contrast that with Acciari, Wagner and Koraly who hit almost everything that moves. If Backes wasn't making so much g'damn money he would be a buyout candidate. BOS would still be on the hook for a substantial cap hit.

Next, you don't trade young developing talent for older established players who aren't head and shoulders above the prospects. Perron has decent output this year, but how much of that can be attributed to playing with ROR who is having a tremendous year. Perron is heavily overrated.