Anyone that is worried about the term is struggling with the reality that the current window is 4-5 years....tops. after that Backlund will either be the trade deadline veteran teams will look at or the anchor we have to carry for 1-2 years like Wideman. Best case scenario in 5 years we have a new guard like the Coutures in San Jose up and coming to take over from Sean and Johnny. More likely we will have to make tough decisions about whether to give Johnny and Monny the big payday and cruise to irrelevance like the Hawks for a couple of years.
Love this deal and gives the team some cost certainty to maybe make a move for a signed impact player to take some solid runs the next 3-4 years.
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