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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
The Flames could trade Brodie in the offseason for more than they'll get for Backlund at the deadline.
If you trade Backlund, you're blowing a gigantic hole in the core of your team, and you're signalling that you've given up. You can't expect to go on a run without him, he starts 60% of his shifts in the defensive zone. I don't care if he's not great at faceoffs - he and Tkachuk have turned Troy Brouwer into 0.5 PPG player since he replaced Frolik (Or at least in the last 8 games, I don't recall how long Frolik's been out for).
This is what removing Backlund does:
Gaudreau-Monahan-Ferland
Tkachuk-Jankowski-Frolik
Mangiapane-Bennett-Hathaway
Hrivik-Stajan-Brouwer
Lazar
Backlund's not a critical piece? You want to go into the playoffs with a #2 centre with 15 career points and Sam Bennett as your #3?
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I'd have to agree with the poster above and argue that you would hope the Flames would get back a player that would help bolster the lineup. Losing Backlund sucks but if this team can't re-sign him they need to get something for him. I'm not encouraging the Flames to trade him but imagine losing him for nothing in the offseason.