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Originally Posted by ricardodw

Reilly Smith age 27 contract 5x5 gets traded for a 4th round pick as a salary dump.... 3 days before the Flames trade 1st and 2 2nds for Hamonic.



There was no side expansion deal as Florida played it straight and lost 30 goal scorer Marchessault. ie Smith was likely available to any team willing to give up a 3rd round pick.



Vegas picked up Tatar age 27 5.3 for 3 more years from the Wings for a 1st 2nd and 3rd. Tatar is a healthy scratch in the playoffs.



The Flames extend Backlund age 29 for 5.35 x 6



The stats for the last 4 years for this 3 players ... not counting Smith's 2017-18 60-pt +31 season which was after the trade.



Backlund games 297 goals 67 pts 172 +2 ppg .58

Smith games 325 goals 73 pts 178 +41 ppg .55

Tatar games 327 goals 95 pts 181 -17 ppg .55



So Backlund's trade value is somewhere between a 4th round pick and a 1st, 2nd and 3rd.



His age and contract length is the worst of the trio.

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