Age is a factor as he's probably got 2-3 really good years left which makes this one hard to gauge in terms of contract length. In the case Johnny leaves I'm sure Treliving will be talking to his agent but I think you have to be cautious here because he's a 2nd line center and on another team will revert back to being a 50 point player. Bonus would be that Backlund could move down to 3rd line and center depth would be the best it's been in a while but Treliving would need to add another winger to replace some of Gaudreau's offense. I hope it doesn't get to the point where Treliving reverts to plan B but the team is still going to try and win so hope for the best I guess.
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