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Originally Posted by Bandwagon In Flames
Ya lets trade our younger guy so an old veteran can take his place. Because we're not in a rebuild or anything...
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Okay let's continue to spend $3+ million a year on our 3rd and 4th line centers because that makes perfect sense.
Stajan is a useful player but unmovable he can play either spot in our bottom 6. Backlund is also a useful player but has proven he can't stay healthy and also is not an offensive player. He is 26 and has not hit 20 goals or 40pts. He is a bottom 6 forward. We have several guys on the farm (Arnold and Granlund to name 2) that are knocking on the door to get in the lineup. If Backlund and say Russell could be packaged for a legit second line winger that can be a part of this team going forward it should be an easy decision to make.
You mention we are rebuilding so we would be trading a 26 year old and replacing him with a 22 year old. Sounds like something a rebuilding team would do right?