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Originally Posted by Brad Marsh
But Backlund has never demonstrated that he can be a consistent 50 point player. At 29, there is a chance that his best offensive years are behind him.
But even if there is more offensive upside in his game, how many more years do you realistically think it's going to continue to be there?
I agree with everything else. Today and for the next couple of years this is a great deal.
My only contention, is that when he is 33 or 34 or 35, and putting up fewer than 50 points, probably much fewer, and playing in a third line depth role, how excited will we all be about his $5.35M/yr?
I just think that should be taken into account when evaluating the contract today. And I appreciate that some of you have done that and still love it! (I just don't love it as much).
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For the last 3 seasons combined, he has played at a 49.7 point pace. I am willing to call it 50 for the sake of argument.
That also ranks him 37th in the league among Cs over that time.
Of course his production will slow by the end of the contract. But we are getting him below market right now, and the cap will rise. That's the cost of doing business.