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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
I don't really get wanting someone to be a career Flame. Never have. If the player is useful and still wants to be here, great. If they are aging, and not really aligned to the direction of the team then its probably best for everyone to move on.
Backlund, or anyone else for that matter playing 1-2 seasons elsewhere at the end of a career does nothing to taint their legacy as a Flame. Case in point Giordano, Iginla etc.
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I don’t care about the legacy part but I think from a human perspective it would kind of suck to uproot a young family that’s lived here their whole lives the last 1-2 years of his career just for a 4th round pick. Probably worth more to keep around as a mentor at that point.