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Originally Posted by Bonded
Players with term are trickier though especially when most teams are tight to the cap. A team might want Backlund but they’d have to send back a similar contract that weakens their roster, send a cap dump which the Flames can’t absorb, or deal with cap issues in the summer. Teams will be more willing to shuffle players around in the off-season as they rejig their rosters.
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Maybe for Backlund as he has a NTC. Toffoli? He's on pace for 33 goals and 69 points and makes just over $4 mil. They should have been able to get a 1st and some mid picks for him. Team acquiring can worry about their cap situation in the summer. Both these guys have been proven playoff guys too. There should have been a market for picks only, Brad just didn't want to take it.