Mikael Backlund is 34 years old expecting last season to be anything other than a great peak season for him is a good way to get us into even more cap hell than we already are.
With the Markstrom, Kadri and Hubredeau deals already it is hard to see how this team makes the massive improvements needed to compete if Backlund is given a big deal.
That doesn't even consider guys like Lindholm and Toffoli that need deals as well.
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