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Originally Posted by blender
The thing that gets me about the expose Backlund discussion is that it means protecting Bennett.
Straight up, it is Backlund or Bennett.
Sam better have a hell of a season or that just doesn't add up.
And for the record, I like Bennett a lot and would hate to.lose him.
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Don't forget that with Backlund you would also lose a $5.35M dollar contract that will last until he is 35. In a flat cap world, you could probably find a comparable to Backlund at the end of the coming season for less money than you will be paying him. Bennett will likely have to sign a team-friendly contract, with few teams having any cap space to speak of int he next few years.
This is certainly not to say that Backlund is the better player, just that protecting Bennett is better asset management in a flat cap world.