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Originally Posted by calgaryblood
Backlund is 27 and is our only defensive minded Center and our best player this season and he's only 27.
Why do we need to trade him? Even if we think we are a couple years away he's still young enough to be a part of the future.
We've watched him progress for a decade and turn into a great player and now we want to trade him? He's a good trading piece but are we really going to get a better player back?
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Backlund also is going to require a new 5-7 year contract north of $5M per when he is 29. Not the worst idea to move on and sell high but that is a summer move if you ask me