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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
What's your point? Backlund had his career season last year. He's in important piece but he's ultimately replaceable IMO. If he wasn't I expect Treliving would have extended him in the offseason but we have heard instead of Trelving kicking the tires on guys like Turris and Duchene that would ultimately replace Backlund.
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Probably the only flaw in Treliving. Doesn’t think we have the players in our system or on the farm already. Backlund has been loyal to this organization his whole career and hasn’t asked for an off-the-chart contract. I’m sure that like you said, Backlund is a complimentary piece and for that reason we have not extended him. We’re still trying to gauge his value, or what to re-sign him for.