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Originally Posted by MarkGio
I'm hesitant to pay Backlund alot. Before this year Backlund was only mediocre. Good possession numbers, but underwhelming everywhere else. You don't pay top dollar for possession numbers, you pay top dollar for points.
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Ignoring the intangibles and looking solely at points, Backlund's comparables are in the $4.5-5.5 million/year range
Vincent Trocheck - $4.8mm
Brayden Schenn - $5.1mm
Marcus Johansson - $4.58mm
Sam Gagner - $5.0mm (the three years prior to this year)
Frans Neilsen - $5.25mm
Nazeem Kadri - $4.5mm
Backlund's getting paid this summer, whether it's by the Flames or someone else. Hopefully it's the Flames