There’s a better chance that Backlund puts up 40 pts this season than 50 pts (IMO). If that’s the case, is he a 4.5MM player 1 year older? 2 years older?
I’m ok with the deal because we’ve done much worse and I like Backlund, but I certainly don’t view it as a “steal” or “very team friendly”. The cap going up several million only allows current teams to resign their own guys to raises and maybe go for a mid size fish….not 35 yr olds to multi year deals.
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