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Originally Posted by New Era
Yes. If he continues to be the player we are seeing right now the Flames could very easily replace his contribution with another player. Unless Backlund picks his game up and is leading the Flames in almost every category, the team is better off making a deal for assets, then making a secondary deal for a stop gap to fill the hole. You can’t let significant assets get away and have nothing to show for them. Treliving has pushed enough chips into the hand. He still need to manage the stack long term.
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I'm very interested in how the Flames could "easily" replace what Backlund brings. I can't remember the last time a 50 point, top 5 Selke voted player hit the market that we could scoop up.