There is nothing stopping the flames from signing backlund to an extension that carries him to 35, but if you are doing that you are basically saying the flames won't be signing Bennett to the same contract.
In the abstract there isn't anything really wrong with that, you just need to hope you made the right choice because if 23 year old Sam Bennett scores 30 goals it's going to be pretty frustrating if 31 year backlund is preventing the flames from signing him.
The flames already have Giordano who will be a contract obstacle by the time this team is a contender, I think the risk of having backlund be another one is simply too great.
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