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Originally Posted by Corral
IMO this decision on Backlund has nothing to do with where the Flames sit in the standings. BT will earn his money by either getting Backlund signed before the trade deadline or trading him to another playoff team in the East for assets.
BT does not earn his money by letting Backlund go for nothing in July. Indeed that is the worst case scenario.
I fully understand Backlund's importance, but if he can't be signed for money that fits our salary structure - he must be traded.
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The cap has gone up every season since the lockout. It is projected to increase significantly for next season. It will skyrocket again when Seattle gets a team. We lose Stajan this summer. Brouwer will be bought out.
Until the salary cap is actually a problem for this team, let's not go ahead and trade away our best players with the intention to mitigate an anticipated problem in the future. Right now, nobody in this organization is projected to be able to perform Backlund's role. If you trade Backlund, you may as well blow it up because he is that important to this team.
If by some good fortune we have our prospects turn out and players develop from within our system, trading Backlund, a good player on a fair contract, won't be an issue.