[kipperfan]

Personally I've always liked Backlund and thought last season he was really starting to put it together, but he seems to be treading water, at best, this season. With that said I don't see much upside in trading him for a 2nd round pick or something similar, as the reality is there is a slim chance that pick ever becomes a player of Backlund's quality.

I think if they can trade him as part of a cap dump deal with some team needing to get rid of a big contract, wanting a half decent player back and willing to provide a top end young asset/1st round pick as a sweetener, it would be worth it. I think if they could package him up with Cammy (for example) to bring back a couple of top end young assets/draft picks, it again would be worth it. But trading him 1-1 for a mid round pick or underachieving player in his mid 20's doesn't have much appeal and I certainly wouldn't be inclined to do it.