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Originally Posted by Textcritic
This most certainly would be ideal, but it is not happening until the Flames have a better player than Backlund on their roster playing the position. As of today, they do not—not necessarily because they are weak at the position, but also because to the best of our knowledge Backlund is still a very good second line centre.
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If I were the GM of the Flames this would be a principle concern. If ( and it is an if) Backlund declines this year the Flames are in a really tricky spot. It is not wise asset management to count on an aging player beating the odds. I know we've debated this a time or two before, and I don't wanna come off as a Backlund hater, I just think it is prudent for a GM to always look a year or two ahead.