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Originally Posted by kyuss275
Pretty good contract that Backstrom got for himself. For those that don't know, he negotiated it himself. Don't think Capitals are going to like the final 2 years of that contract.
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He's not worth $9.2 now, it's been 10 years since he had his 101 pt season, since then he's a 75 pt player. 5 x $7.5 would have been a fair deal for both sides. now they're in cap jail with little chance if any to retain Holtby. Samsonov has been great but can he be great as a #1?