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Originally Posted by Bingo
I've always defended Backlund.
He has a solid history of making players that play with him better. He can be shoe horned into a top six role and produce at an average pace, but also has the shut down ability in his back pocket.
He's tied for about the 101st highest forwards salary and has produced at a 94th best forward rate in the last three years.
Add in the other things he can do and he's not over paid at all.
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The issue is his slot. You dont pay your third line center over $5 million. That is money that needs to be used to allocate towards top tier talent. It's a good thing that the Flames don't have any of that otherwise they would not be able to afford a $10-$11M salary. We just end up compensating really well the Backlunds of the world.