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Bruins acquire forward Ondrej Kase from Ducks

Ondrej Kase is headed to the Boston Bruins. (Getty)

The Boston Bruins killed two birds with one stone on Friday afternoon.

Not only did the club add a valuable and highly sought-after forward in Ondrej Kase for the stretch run, they ridded themselves of David Backes and a large chunk of his inflated salary, too.

Aside from Backes’ cap hit and his deteriorating game, the Anaheim Ducks also acquired Boston’s 2020 first-round draft pick along with defense prospect Axel Andersson in the deal.

The Bruins will retain 25 percent of Backes' salary.

Anaheim picked Kase in the seventh round in 2014, with the 24-year-old posting 43 goals and 96 points in 198 career NHL contests. The winger has seven goals and 16 assists in 49 games with the Ducks this season.

Andersson was selected by the Bruins in the second round of the 2018 draft. This season, the 20-year-old blueliner has two goals and 20 helpers in 41 QMJHL games.

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