02-19-2023, 07:04 PM
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#61
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SW Ontario
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Originally Posted by cam_wmh
Firm declaration. Lol.
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Reading comprehension is not your strongest point is it? Wrong post.
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02-19-2023, 07:06 PM
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#62
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SW Ontario
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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
I thanked the one post because I agreed that your track record is poor and I thanked the other because I agreed with everything it said. I can explain every one of my “thanks” as they happen if that’s something you’re interested in.
Opinion or otherwise, coming down firm one way or another doesn’t make much sense to me. I have to assume that 99% of what we read here is opinion, so I don’t see how it changes anything.
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02-19-2023, 10:24 PM
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#63
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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882 games played with the Flames.
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02-19-2023, 10:50 PM
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#64
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Boca Raton, FL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by troutman
882 games played with the Flames.
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Ranked 3rd all time behind Giordano (949) and Iginla (1219).
Both those guys were captains. That's all I'm saying.
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02-19-2023, 11:33 PM
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#65
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All I can get
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Kapten.
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02-20-2023, 12:17 AM
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#66
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Ranked 3rd all time behind Giordano (949) and Iginla (1219).
Both those guys were captains. That's all I'm saying.
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I think he'll be captain next season if he signs an extension.
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02-20-2023, 12:52 AM
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#67
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SW Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus
I think he'll be captain next season if he signs an extension.
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Again, who is the younger core player you are cutting to make room for an aging Backlund?
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02-20-2023, 01:20 AM
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#68
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by dissentowner
Again, who is the younger core player you are cutting to make room for an aging Backlund?
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I'm not suggesting Backlund would be a core player at age 35 but if he can be extended for a couple years on the cheap as a 3b-4a center he would make a great captain.
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02-20-2023, 02:28 AM
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#69
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SW Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus
I'm not suggesting Backlund would be a core player at age 35 but if he can be extended for a couple years on the cheap as a 3b-4a center he would make a great captain.
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I don't see him doing that though. How much of a paycut are you asking him to take? Good chance this will be his final deal and he is still putting up decent numbers while playing his role very well. You have multiple other deals that have to get done as well. So if the Flames are offering him 2.5M/yr which is under half of what he makes now and he can probably get at minimum 4.5M/yr on the market why would he sign that? What happens if Pelletier pops, are you giving him up to keep Backlund? So let's say next year the name Backlund Captain and he gets a 2 year extension, that is Captain for 3 years and then you have to hand it off. Sutter has said he would like a younger core player to step up to be Captain, that doesn't fit Backlund. I know he is not having the best first year here but to me it makes all the sense in the world to give the C to Huberdeau. The players respect him, he is very well spoken, he is your big ticket guy, and he is extended for 8 more years. I have no doubt he will bounce back to being at minimum a ppg player. That would be my choice. I think Backlund is a great choice to continue to wear the A.
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02-20-2023, 03:25 AM
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#70
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Franchise Player
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If Backlund wants 4.5M at 35 then...CYA
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02-20-2023, 08:14 AM
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#71
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Flames Town
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Dude scores a goal in OT.
CP = MAKE HIM CAPTAIN!!
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02-20-2023, 08:30 AM
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#72
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Originally Posted by keenan87
Dude scores a goal in OT.
CP = MAKE HIM CAPTAIN!!
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Says the guy who bumps old threads like “Fire Treliving” after a loss.
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02-20-2023, 09:39 AM
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#73
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2016
Location: ATCO Field, Section 201
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02-20-2023, 10:43 AM
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First Line Centre
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Unless he falls off a cliff. I would gladly sign him to a one year contract at 4.5 after his current contract. Could probably get cheaper but wouldn't be concerned.
Should have been made captain when Gio left. Too late now, gotta wait for a young guy
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02-20-2023, 10:51 AM
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#75
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by keenan87
Dude scores a goal in OT.
CP = MAKE HIM CAPTAIN!!
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Yes. Because the whole reason people want him to be captain is because he scored that OT goal.
Nothing to do with his play all season, or his entire career as a Flame.
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02-20-2023, 11:02 AM
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#76
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Flames Town
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Yes. Because the whole reason people want him to be captain is because he scored that OT goal.
Nothing to do with his play all season, or his entire career as a Flame.
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When was the last time Backlund rallied the team to win anything? He is part of the core that has won 2 playoff series in mote than a decade.
He is supposed to be a "defensive specialist" yet guys like Getzlaf, Mackinnon, McDavid ran circles around this team in the playoffs.
Decent player but absolutely overrated imo.
Last edited by keenan87; 02-20-2023 at 11:07 AM.
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02-20-2023, 11:06 AM
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#77
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2021
Location: Richmond upon Thames, London
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+18 on the season on this team with its inconsistencies is really impressive
That mangi, backs, coleman line is money. If they can even be called a third line, it might be the best in the league
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02-20-2023, 11:10 AM
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#78
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by keenan87
When was the last time Backlund rallied the team to win anything?
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Saturday.
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02-20-2023, 11:13 AM
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#79
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Flames Town
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chummer
Saturday.
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Yay, he got an OT goal!! That's all it takes I guess. No wonder this team is stuck in mediocrity with such *high* expectations from fans.
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02-20-2023, 11:25 AM
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#80
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2021
Location: Richmond upon Thames, London
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Quote:
Originally Posted by keenan87
Yay, he got an OT goal!! That's all it takes I guess. No wonder this team is stuck in mediocrity with such *high* expectations from fans.
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Oiler guy with a mangiane MS Paint C on. We can smell your stench for miles, bum
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