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Originally Posted by flames_fan_down_under
Seems like a lot no? I guess I'm in the minority though as I am not the biggest believer in Backlund, his numbers really don't blow me away and I see Jankowski taking over his spot as a second line centre in a couple years, and being more effective than Backlund. .
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He makes 3.575m currently. Paying him 5m, you're only really adding 1.5m to your cap. That's nothing considering what he's brought here for years. Stajan's 3.5m comes off the books this year too, plus the cap is going up. It would be an excellent contract for Backlund.