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Originally Posted by dissentowner
I have also heard on Backlund that the Flames tabled a 2 year deal at a lower AAV than he is currently making. Backlund camp wants more term and an AAV around the same as his current deal. Flames have no interest in giving long term deals to anyone not named Lindholm.
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This all makes a lot more sense then the players suddenly collectively hating the Flames.
The Flames locking these older players into a long term deal would be a disaster. They'll ask be on the major decline in 3 years, and the Flames are more certainly not in a 2-3 year championship window.
The Flames need cap flexibility and having Backlund locked in for 5-6 million for 4+ years, and into his late thirties, is not that. Backlund will be 35 by the time his current contract is over. What team is offering him term? That's not the way it works for players of his caliber. He is at the point in his career where he is getting 1-2 year contracts until he is done.