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Old 09-23-2023, 03:12 PM   #273
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Originally Posted by ComixZone View Post
Backlund put up 56 points last season.

He's not going to sign a sub-$5M contract. I just don't see it. He's worth $5M+ today, so any expectation of him signing below that is just fans hoping for a hometown discounts...and those just really don't happen very often, and it's never really happened in Calgary.
Which team is going to give Backlund that contract for longer than 1 year?

Kadri was on a 100P season pace, scored 87P in 71GP, and signed for $7M. Mostly because of age, and his career average being 56P.
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