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Originally Posted by Ashasx
He has been defensively strong for 5+ seasons now. He has rounded out his offensive game over the last 3.
Has he been a strong second liner for the last five? No, but he has unquestionably been for the last three, and there's really no indication that he's going to fall back anywhere significantly.
I'm not saying to go out and sign Backlund to a 6x6 deal. He's not going to get that, especially considering the contracts of other players on this team. But a 4-5 year deal for fair money?
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I think the issue is determining what's fair money for this player. I'm not against signing him in the least but you have to be careful when it comes to overpaying players long term for intangibles. I'm not a fan of the Jordan Staal type contracts where a team sinks a lot of money into a forward that's not a big offensive producer.