so $6.5M for a guy we want playing on the 3rd line?
He's been a 30-40 point guy most of his career, while much of that likely included top 6 mins, and PP duty.
Imagine how quickly he falls from grace here if he's eating that much salary and contributing less than 40 points, which is a possible outcome.
at this point, why not let backlund walk, forget kane, and throw $10M+ to Tavares and really improve the roster to become contender caliber?
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