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Originally Posted by Poe969
I agree but I don't get the reason for keeping Backlund. I think if he would agree to waive his NTC and a team gave up anything of any value, he should be traded. This team needs a rebuild and another good young C which would push Backlund to a bottom 6 spot and he makes too much to be a bottom 6 player. I get that people love him but unless he really catches fire, the team should look at moving him if possible. I don't see him as part of the problem, I just don't see him as part of the solution.
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Maybe the pandemic makes us forget that Backlund had taken his game to another level, and had 22 points in the last 16 games before it all shut down