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Originally Posted by Ferarri
The Backlund situation has been puzzling for awhile now. Requests a trade last year and then pulls back on that once Huberdeau and Kadri are brought it. Then rumours float around that he badly wants to be captain and today we hear the news he wants out again. I don’t get what’s going on with him. Is it a simple as seeing that others want out and now he knows that if he wants to win then the best way to do that is by leaving? From all the chatter we’ve heard today about players wanting out there must be a lot more behind the scenes in that locker room that we don’t know about. I mean they got their wish in removing Sutter yet there still seems to be a mass exodus going to occur. Very strange times.
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I think with the exception of Backlund guys are probably not wanting to sign extensions at this time because the cap is going to jump significantly in their UFA year. With Backlund I think it's more wanting a new start with a legit contender. I think we will see more players opt for UFA in 2024 than ever before. I don't even think for these guys that don't want to extend that they want out of Calgary as much as they want to get overpaid come 2024.