I don't mind it at all. Yes, the final year or two will probably be a little Stajan-ey, but Backlund, like Stajan, is a rock on this team, and the first four years will be exactly what the Flames need. Our own, homegrown veteran. Hopefully it deters management from going out and buying more Brouwers.
Seems like a few posters are trying to predict the twilight years just so they can tell everyone they told them so. Thanks for the update. Players slow down. That's why they leverage their best years into contracts that keep them from getting NFL'd the second they lose a step.
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