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Originally Posted by New Era
I would have been prepared to trade him. At no time would I let that asset get away for nothing, but I take that position on every asset. I would have looked at other options available to fill the gap and would have had some succession plan in place. I can live with the cap hit, I just think term is two years too long and will handicap the team in the last 2-3 of the contract.
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I honestly think the Flames were preparing to pull in an excellent return for Backlund if their plans had worked out (Bennett challenging Monahan for first line centre and Jankowski becoming a solid third centre).
Bennett didn't work out at all like they thought and Jankowski is a little behind, but looking to be a solid third line centre in the next couple years. This forced them to sign a 29 year old to a 6 year contract which teams are trying to avoid these days.