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Originally Posted by dissentowner
I like Backlund but there is no way you give him 6X6. We still have to find money to keep Bennett and Tkachuk down the road and in a few years key members of our D will also be up.
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Originally Posted by FanIn80
I think Backlund would ask for close to Bergeron/Kesler money.
The discussion should be, "Is he a Bergeron/Kesler?" If he is, then why shouldn't he get what they get? If he isn't, then... well... why isn't he?
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Does he get 6x6 though? or Bergeron/Kesler money? I feel like that is high for him.
As good as Backlund is he still isn't a massive point producer and in the NHL you get paid for points. Kesler had broken 70 points in his career at the time of his contract, Bergeron has had multiple 70 and 60 point seasons at the time of his contract, Backlund's career high was 53 points last year and he only broke 40 pts one other time.
Over the last two seasons Backlund has 100 points in 163 games - so pretty much a 50pt player / 0.6 ppg guy by every measure at the prime of his career.
The other centers close to those offensive numbers that have signed recently are:
Zibanejad 0.64ppg - 5 years at $5.4M
Perreault 0.63ppg - 4 years at $4.1M
Anisimov 0.62ppg - 5 years at $4.5M
Johnson 0.61ppg - 7 years at $5.0M
Hanzal 0.59ppg - 3 years at $4.75M
Nielson 0.59ppg - 6 years at $5.25M
Turris will be a good comparable too if he gets extended before Backlund does.
IMO Backlund shouldn't cost us more than $5.5M based on offensive comparables that have signed over the last two years