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Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus
Kesler as much as I can't stand him also won the Selke and has be nominated 3 times, he "only" puts up .62 PPG but in his prime years he had 40+ goals and 70+ points
Backlund has a career high of 53 points and has no business to be in the conversation with these 2
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I buy that with regards to Bergeron but Kesler really isn't that far ahead of Backlund in terms of performance (unless you measure dirtbaggery as a positive performance metric in which case Kesler is the greatest player of all time).
Regardless. The best comparable you can make for Backlund is probably Frans Nielsen... he got 5.25x6 from Detroit at 32 years of age last offseason. That was a UFA contract and not a extension so I figure for Backlund we could get him for about the same (maybe a year less if he's feeling generous).