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Originally Posted by Vinny01
So the Flames have an elite defensive shut down Centre, a top 4 that is the envy of all but a handful of teams in the league, and legit number 1 goalie yet they are middle pack in goals against.
Backlund is the most overrated player on this board in my opinion and I like Backlund a lot. I do believe he can get 5-6M on the open market but if he is loyal to the team that drafted him I hope he signs for no more than $5M with a max term of 5 years.
Signing Backlund to a $6M deal will end up costing the team down the road in my opinion. I was okay lying Gio until he is in his late 30’s because he is an elite number 1 Dman. Backlund is a very good second line centre but not sure we want another guy getting paid north of $6M in his 30’s. Loui Ericsson, Troy Brouwer, Andrew Ladd are all regrettable contracts and all players were similar age to Backlund when they signed their deals
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The problem with this team is bottom 6 depth and coaching, most prominently special teams. Backlund is doing his best to mask these issues, but he is not a wizard.