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Originally Posted by hurtin_albertan
Regarding all of the posts about Backstrom being guaranteed playing time being the reason he lifted his NTC, I also heard this speculation on the fan, however I then heard Steinberg interview Backstrom shortly after the trade was confirmed and Backstrom implicitly stated that he hadn't had any conversations regarding what his usage in Calgary was going to be.
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Yeah this whole "Backstrom was guaranteed playing time to waive" is complete speculative horse**** made worse by Millions. I like the guy but man he spreads a lot of misinformation.
Treliving admitted in interview on the Fan about the trade that acquiring Backstrom wasn't about getting someone to play goal for us. Backstrom waived because he hasn't played a game in a year, and we were willing to take him, so duh you waive just for the chance. But a promise? Asinine