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Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden
That Backlund contract will only get worse with time. His time as a legit 2 center is coming to an end ( if they aren't over already). I love the player, but at 34 he should not be making north of 5 mil.
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The Backlund contract is fine. He was better this year than he was last. No reason to assume he won’t be at least this good for another two seasons.
I don’t see him being worse than Derek Ryan at any point in the next four either, and if that’s the case, the contract is at worst a modest overpay.
But there’s no guarantee or evidence that it’s even that - so far, Backs has earned his money.