This will be an unpopular opinion, and I really love the player, but I'm going to guess Backlund gets traded.
Derek Ryan, whom I was not high on when we acquired him, has shown he can play more than 4th line minutes in a defensive role, and Backlund is a valuable asset on a good contract that can get us what we need to address our deficiencies.
Treliving has shown in past years that he's willing to make move out pieces. That's my guess for the "no-one-saw-that-coming" trade.
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