Feb 29, 2016
Flames send F Jones to Wild for G Backstrom
The Calgary Flames have traded David Jones to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for goaltender Niklas Backstrom and a sixth-round draft pick in 2016.
TSN.ca Staff
The Calgary Flames have traded David Jones to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for goaltender Niklas Backstrom and a sixth-round draft pick in 2016.
Jones, 31, has scored nine goals and added six assists in 59 games games this season.
A veteran of 443 games with the Flames and Colorado Avalanche, Jones posted a career-high 27 goals during the 2010-11 season, but has not eclipsed the 20-goal mark since the 2011-12 campaign.
Jones has scored 102 goals and tallied 86 assists during his NHL career. He was a ninth-round draft pick of the Avalanche in 2003.
Backstrom, 38, has not played in a game this season with the Wild. The native of Finland posted a 194-142-50 with a 2.48 GAA and .915 save percentage with 28 shutouts over 409 career games with the Wild. He's the Wild's all-time leader in wins.