Pretty late to the party, but somewhat surprised Toffoli was the first domino to fall out of everyone. Not surprising to hear so much chatter league wide about Flames' players wanting out and an imminent fire sale incoming though, I too wouldn't be happy sharing a locker room with the those two pouting prima donnas.
In terms of next season, Backlund is the key for me. In my opinion, he's the team's MVP and where he goes, the Flames go next season which is pretty sad considering he turns 35 next season. If the offers are truly underwhelming, might as well keep some of these guys, get some extra mileage from them and trade them at the deadline instead. Personally, I'm all for rebuilding, so I don't really care what happens either way at this point.
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