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Originally Posted by New Era
Sorry, you're dead wrong (see how easy that is). This isn't about expectations, this is about trying to maintain a budget and not complete #### yourself like the Oilers did. You want to be competitive, you DON'T overpay players unless they are elite. Backlund is not elite. Backlund is on the same level as Frolik. That is what you pay. If he wants more than that, then you move him out. And don't think for a second that its easy to get rid of players that are on bad contracts. Flames have been trying to move certain bodies and found no takers, because their contracts are bad. You can't afford to over-pay players anymore. You just can't, because you're stuck with that contract for as long as it runs.
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At market value , Brouwer is what you get for 4.5.
Not Backlund