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Originally Posted by Locke
Also...age.
If Backlund was 29 and wanted 4 more years I'd be far more happy to accommodate that.
If we didnt already have a ton of guys signed to 'Senior Citizens' contracts I'd be happier to accommodate Backlund.
This team has painted itself into a corner.
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Why do you really care though? Even if the wheels fall off, there's always LTIRetirement.
Backlund was an $8M player for the Flames last year, and arguably our best C. I think he will be at least a $4M player for the next 3 years, and then he might become a $2M player, when his skating gets slower. As long as you're paying Backlund #3C money you can't go wrong.