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Originally Posted by Macho0978
Whether this team gets the top 10 pick or not I think it's better they fall down the standings the rest of the way.
By the 1st month of the next season or so the following players will be:
Backlund 36 years old
Kadri 35 years old
Coleman 34 years old
Huberdeau 32 years old
Weegar 31 years old.
Wolf is this teams MVP, after that these guys are what is driving this team to be close to a playoff team. If they fold without Backlund, it should show Conroy how far off this team will be when he is gone.
Backlund is 37 before the season ends next year.
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Absolutely.
Backlund's path is less offensively productive shut down center --> Fourth line secondary shut down role --> Healthy scratch --> Retirement
And when things tip they really tend to tip.
But he is very much needed, even if not as affective as usual, right now.