If he really wants to be here then maybe he will be open to a handshake trade at the deadline and then re-sign to come back. Kind of the best of 2 worlds where he gets to chase the cup and doesn't have to move the family. Bonus for the Flames is it gives them some assets in return. Similar to the Keith Tkachuk to Atlanta.
Ironically that pick that Atlanta traded to STL for Tkachuk, was used on Backlund. Just something neat that popped up looking at that trade tree. Flames traded down from the 18 spot, where STL picked Ian Cole. The 2nd round and 3rd round picks that they also picked up didn't amount to much of anything.
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