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Originally Posted by DJones
I wouldn't mind overpaying Backlund slightly if the length is ~3 years.
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Terrible idea...
1: This is Backs last shot at a long term deal... you'd have to really overpay him annually to get him to accept that
2: Overpaying him short reduces his transactional value.
3: We're not projected to have any cap pressure in 3 years.
... Backs is a very valuable member of this team on the ice and a valuable member of the community off-ice. Folk should stop trying to undercut him and accept that we need to sign him long term and moreso that he deserves to be signed long term.