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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
The Tenderness remains an Oiler on a pretty decent deal. Front end is going to be good value, but backend is going to be ugly.
On the Backlund issue, that is a player the Flames should be trying to move. Just doesn't bring the value to the team that he's supposed to. Mr. Selke has been anything but, and he just doesn't have the offensive skill to be a good second line center on a contending team. Just isn't worth the money IMO and a player I would be actively trying to rid myself of. If the Flames are going to give up assets to move a player to Seattle, it would be good to target either Lucic or Backlund in those discussions.
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The Flames aren't a contending team. Likely won't be.
I'm fine with moving Backlund given his age, etc, but there really isn't any support for the notion that Backlund is over paid.
He is what he is ... 0.5 PPG, second tier shut down 2nd/3rd line center. That pretty much costs $5+M