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Originally Posted by Boxman
Backlund would most likely sign a contract with a Stanley Cup contender who is loading up for a deep run into the playoffs. To stay with Calgary, he will want high term and dollars a la Giordano as someone else put it. Calgary's situation is different from other teams in that they have recent high draft picks Bennett and Tkachuk that we probably want to keep. Other teams picked in the bottom 15 in recent years and don't have the same considerations - different cap situations. Not impossible to resign Backlund, but is it really desirable to resign a player on the wrong side of 25 who is performing at his all time best?
The money doesn't work out - economically sound decisions are easy to talk about in hindsight, but difficult to make in practice. Not to be overly critical of Giordano, but his contract doesn't seem economical even when he's playing at his best. We will have to face the reality that some contracts will be a good deal, some average, some a bad deal. It's tough to just decide to economize and then do it.
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The wrong side of 25? When did 25 become too old!