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Originally Posted by JFK
Backlund's cap hit is already a higher 3.57/per. Adding 1.5-2m to that isn't going to break the Flames cap structure. Yes tough decisions need to be made but the center ice positions is one where I'm willing to be spend more. Stajan's 3.125 is off the books this summer, when Backlund's extension will start, even half of that to Backlund still leaves over a million to play with.
Currently they have just over seven million to toy with, with only Bennett left to sign. They've got the room to play. If Treliving really feels like our "window" is starting he's not jettison Backlund for picks.
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That's the right way to look at things IMO.
Treliving's moves over the offseason suggest he's going all in. He's traded away most of the top picks for 2018 and 2019 to acquire a D-man in his prime and a starting goalie.
Trading away their 3rd best forward is going against the grain of his apparent plan based on recent actions.