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Originally Posted by kyuss275
This won't be a popular post but I wish flames had held of in Backlund signing. deadline is a week away and a couple of more losses could really make it hard to get in . They could have told Backlind they would sign him in the summer after getting a good haul for him at deadline. If he didn't like that scenario I would have been fine with just trading him. I am not a fan of the term he got .
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I don't mean to beat a dead horse here but I think most of us are ok with the term because a) cap will likely increase by years 5/6 and b) that contract is built around a 3 year window where the flames think they can truly contend.
Moving backlund would make us so weak down the middle and would throw off the chemistry of the entire forward group. Im sure management looked at it and realized that in no realistic possible way does trading backlund make this team better for not only this year but for the next (at least) 4 as well. And if you think draft picks and prospects would help in the long run I mean sure, but why not try to win now not I. 4 years