I wonder if Backlund has player his way into a very valuable trade chip? He comes cheaply at $1.5M is still a RFA and has really improved over the last couple years. These are all reasons why he should stay but teams looking to shed salary could perhaps allow the flames to win a trade? If a team is looking to do what Boston did with Seguin maybe the Flames use Backlund and cap space as primary assets?
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