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Originally Posted by New Era
You sign a guy to a six year $5.3M contract to be a big contributor and chip in offensively. The nice thing about the two players is their contracts are complimentary to each other. I think the Backlund contract will be a poor value contract, but the Lindholm contract will be a great value contract. As a whole, the two balance each other out. It doesn’t change that I think the Flames believed thay were going to be getting a player that be a big game player for them and score those clutch goals when they needed them. You can live with paying a 15-20 goal scorer that much if he is a clutch player and scores those goals at important junctures of the game or season. I think that is what Treliving thought they were getting with Backlund, which he isn’t, but they did get with Lindholm. Like I said, it all works out in the end and for the betterment of the hockey club.
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I don't think that type of criticism is fair to Backlund though and I don't really understand the backhanded dig at him. He is reliable and consistent, and he is one of the heart and soul players on this team. He has stretches each season where he is dominant and at times the best player on the team. He has also scored his fair share of clutch goals, most notably the OT goal against the Ducks in the playoffs. I'm pretty confident that Treliving is happy with the return of investment in Backlund, both right now and for years to come.