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Originally Posted by Kovaz
If Tavares is available, you move heaven and earth to sign him, and if that means losing Backlund so be it. But I think in the context of this thread, you can still re-sign him and if Tavares wants to be a Flame you'll have plenty of takers if you make Backlund available.
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If Tavares is available I would trade for his rights and try and sign him before he hits UFA status. I'm all for signing Tavares even if it costs us backlund but if we miss out on Tavares no other UFA forward makes it worth us losing Backlund even if Backlund gets 6 per year
If Backlund gets 6 per year or less no way will the Flames be in a spot that they will have any cap issues to resign Tkachuk, Bennett and Ferland. The only way I would part with Ferland is if his demands are unreasonable. But they should do that no matter what they do with Backlund
So many posters on here contradict themselves. Can't trade Fox, can't trade Valimaki, can't trade Dube but then everyone panics when the cap gets tight. Can't lose Frolik, can't lose Smith, can't lose Brodie. So none of our prospects are going to make the team on their ELC's ever?
Also the cap will go up again the follow year. If this summer projects to 78-82 even if you assume 78 what will it be the following summer? Lets project 81-84 and assume 81. This also will help the Flames keep everyone. They will not have cap problems for years if the sign Backlund for 6 unless all their prospects are somehow worse than Stone, Stajan, Hamonic, Brouwer type players. All players everyone says are overrated and overpaid