Bruins ship Backes, first-round pick to Ducks for Kase

[ASFN Admin]

The Boston Bruins traded veteran forward David Backes and a 2020 first-round draft pick to the Anaheim Ducks on Friday for forward Ondrej Kase. Boston also included minor league defenseman Axel Andersson in the deal and agreed to pay 25 percent of Backes' salary over the rest of his contract. Backes, 35, missed time due to injury earlier this season and recently was demoted to Providence of the American Hockey League.

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