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Originally Posted by TheoFleury
Just because Fletcher made a terrible trade doesn't mean others will line up to do the same. Backlund is better than Hanzal but I don't think it has much bearing on his trade value, especially since the Hanzal trade was a bone-headed move. It's not like Tre can say "Well, Hanzal got X, so Backlund should get X+1"
Another factor is the size of the two players. Not that I want to get into an argument about the merits of size, it's just worth pointing out. Hanzal probably isn't even in the NHL if he's Backlund's size, but GMs go nuts over that stuff.
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Size is no longer the it factor. It is speed and fancy stats which Backlund has in spades.
I wouldn’t be shocked if the Pens sent a 1st+,+ for Backlund and that team isn’t a lock to make the playoffs.
Maybe Backlund for a 1st and Cole?
Flames could then do what a lot of this board wants and trade Brodie for a top 6 forward. The team would recoup a 1st and shuffle the deck a little with a Cole-Hamonic second pair and hopefully a top asset for Brodie.
Could the Flames swap Brodie and Kadri?