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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
I don't share Duhatschek's reasoning that Seattle would be reluctant to take Backlund. Guys who can play as #2 NHL centers and match up against the other's team's top line don't grow on trees. They'll have loads of cap space, and the pickings available at forward will be pretty slim. If Backlund's exposed, I expect Francis won't hesitate to take him.
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Fully agree with your take. As for the other posts about Tanev , more than likely they leave him exposed and he doesn’t get picked. Most teams are going to go the 7 forward , 3 dman route. There are going to be plenty of dmen for Seattle to choose from. If Gio was exposed I could see him getting picked up for the sole reason of trading him at deadline. The talk of Hanifin being exposed is laughable.