Not prepared to give up on Backlund, but don't mind moving any player for the right return, and I wouldn't be upset if he was shipped out. Right now, he's struggling to outplay any of Monahan, Stajan, and Colborne for a spot on the roster. One could argue he also struggled to outplay Street earlier as well.
Despite being young, might be one of those requires a change and a drastic move to happen to jolt his career back in motion. Nothing to do with the organization, but so,ermines things just don't fall into place for people until they get a fresh start or a huge kick in the pants. Backlund may have too many key development years in what seemed to be the poison atmospher that was the Flames post 2009.
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