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chubeyr1 · 06-20-2015, 03:28 PM

Meh,

Dollars and term are fair, he is an rfa after all. Not terribly excited. Nothing really to see here.

We are gonna be seeing a lot of trades in the next little while. Monahan, Bennett, Backlund, and Stajan as centers all locked up. Shore Arnold Granlund Jooris Jankowski Reinhardt Byron Colborne. Some of the players will shift to the wing, I hope Backlund is one of them. Guy cant win a faceoff, but is a great defensive forward, and a move to wing could improve his offense.

Backlund has been a man made of glass for years. I like Backlund, but facts are facts. We can count on Jones missing 30 games a year, we can count on Backlund missing 20 lol! I laugh cause it is funny how snake bitten some players are.

I do like the signing though for a few simple facts. Backlund is a useful player. I honestly believe he wants to live in this city and be a Flame for a very very long time. That is important! I don't question his work ethic.

Good signing but nothing fancy! It is not like we were not going to sign him.

06-20-2015, 03:28 PM	#100
chubeyr1 Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Nov 2006 Exp:	Meh, Dollars and term are fair, he is an rfa after all. Not terribly excited. Nothing really to see here. We are gonna be seeing a lot of trades in the next little while. Monahan, Bennett, Backlund, and Stajan as centers all locked up. Shore Arnold Granlund Jooris Jankowski Reinhardt Byron Colborne. Some of the players will shift to the wing, I hope Backlund is one of them. Guy cant win a faceoff, but is a great defensive forward, and a move to wing could improve his offense. Backlund has been a man made of glass for years. I like Backlund, but facts are facts. We can count on Jones missing 30 games a year, we can count on Backlund missing 20 lol! I laugh cause it is funny how snake bitten some players are. I do like the signing though for a few simple facts. Backlund is a useful player. I honestly believe he wants to live in this city and be a Flame for a very very long time. That is important! I don't question his work ethic. Good signing but nothing fancy! It is not like we were not going to sign him.