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Originally Posted by dissentowner
If Backlund is looking for 6.8M per you thank him for his service and ship him out of town. That contract would absolutely handcuff this team cap wise and you can probably kiss some key players goodbye when their contracts are up. I like Backlund but he is not on the same tier as the guys you mentioned. The only way I see it as feasible is if you are going to sign Backlund and trade Monahan and to me that would be insanity.
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I used 6.8 as my number since that is what the other three players were getting. I also assumed that since the price of salaries are going up (see drai (8.5x8), ehlers (6mx7 as a wing), Drouin 6.5x6 year, etc. I think that Backs will get a 6x6 deal because he loves Calgary and Tre is a wiz. I would not be upset though if it was closer to the 6.5-6.8 as his defensive responsibility is a large reason why he is so important on our team and I think his numbers will be around the 50-55pt range this year as well. To say that it would handcuff our team for an extra 800k is ridiculous. I would not trade him or give him up as he is a key core part of our team. The way I see it is that Stajan is coming off of the books, so his salary will essentially be Backlund's. I guess I value Backlund higher than you do then, which is fine!
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Also, Raymond (1m), Lack (1.375) will come off and unless Lack plays crazy good, I don't see us resigning as we have depth in the AHL.
Versteeg 1.75m will also be off, but we may resign for a similar amount depending on how he does.
Jagr 1m (probably coming off?)
And a few young guns probably fill those postitions (janko (who is this one?), Foo, Poirier, etc)