Will Backlund be able to keep playing like this forever though? Is this year just a career year for him or is it how he'll always be? If you look at how he's been in the past, it isn't this good. I'm all for keeping him if it's a reasonable contract but at the same time, his value has never been higher. Trading him now would be the ultimate "sell high" scenario with him. I think you have to at least explore it and see what you could get for him.
As sad as it is, I don't see the Flames making any big trades because they have too much faith in the current team. At this point I think it's misplaced because they just aren't good enough. I think management (and most fans) are too emotionally attached to some players to trade them.
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