I don't disagree with much of what's being said here about Backlund. Problem is, if you don't want to commit the rumored money and term to him, then you have to find an adequate replacement or else you leave a big important hole in the line up and end up wasting the next two seasons of this core.
That replacement isn't going to come internally, at least not right away (IMO Janko isn't ready to take Backlunds spot) and if you find it externally it's going to cost a lot of assets to attain via trade or at least 5 x $5 million on the UFA market, neither of which are guaranteed anyways.
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