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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Mikael Backlund is not a third liner. If he is left unprotected he will likely be one of the best available forwards in the entire draft, and Seattle is almost certain to select him. The Flames will miss Backlund a lot if they are faced with losing him.
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He’s 2C defensively at least. That said, he’s playing third line here. So the question is whether the Flames are better off playing a guy making his salary (who has earned it) to play on the third line. They need to see how Lindholm at C plays out.