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The Flames are free to sign Brodie and Backlund to contract extensions at any time. I believe these are important contracts for the Flames as it will set the tone for future contracts offers to Monahan, Gaudreau, Bennett, etc. What will it take to get it done?

After the 2014-15 season it appears Backlund would be 1 year away from being a UFA and Brodie would be 2 years away.

During the last 2 seasons we have seen both players progress into better players and I am going to be optimistic and assume that will continue to improve.

I would be fine with the following extensions:

Backlund - 5 years 20 million total (4m AAV)
Brodie - 6 years 30 million total (5m AAV)

Maybe paying Backlund 4 million per season is a bit high since he looks like he will eventually slot in as the 3rd line center, but I think he's worth it.