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Originally Posted by killer_carlson
1 year contract, $2m.
If he can demonstrate he can stay healthy for a year, then sign him to a longer term deal.
I like the guy but you cannot build a team with a player you can only count on for 60 games a season.
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You do realize that players like Bollig are making in the neighborhood of 2M per year now and are essentially unplayable on a decent team, right? How do you ask a player that does it all and is one of the best players on the team to take that kind of offer?
The Flames are a better team with Backlund in the lineup and there are probably at least a dozen teams that would take him in a heartbeat in the 3-4M range. Looking down the road at Bennett, Monohan, Backlund anchoring the center ice position for this franchise is a very promising prospect. Injuries come and go, it would be very foolish to tarnish a relationship with the guy over some freak injuries early in his career.