[Poe969]

I'm someone who wants to trade Backlund...not because he's terrible or that the team would be better off without him but I'd trade him if it made the team better. If we lost Backlund, the team would take a bit of a step back because he's a defensive center but at the same time, you have to give something to get something. If a team is looking for a solid #3 guy who can be depended on the PK and chip in occasionally, he's the guy. So if a team is willing to over pay for him or if we can get a really good return, he'd likely have to be traded. I don't think he should be traded for picks...unless it's a first...but if we could trade him+ for Drouin, you'd have to jump on that.

If we want to make any trades for good players, we'd have to give up a good player(s). Backlund isn't part of the core or a long term piece, he's great to have but he's expendable.