You can trade Backlund, but what you can't do is trade him for a worse player that plays a less important position and makes more money just because he's 3.5 years younger and the handsomer swede.
I like Landeskog and in general it would be nice to add a skilled top 6 winger, but a top 6 center almost always outranks a top 6 winger in terms of importance. We can talk about trading Backlund when Bennett or Janko claims his spot. No point in doing it sooner.
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