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Originally Posted by Lil Pedro
Can see Ovechkin signing a 4 year extension this offseason so his and Backstroms' deal end at the same time.
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I can see the same happening as OV goes after Gretzky's goal scoring record. Backstrom may be 33, but I haven't seen a more underrated player since he came into the league. OV may be be an elite goal scorer. But all goal scorers need an elite set up man. I don't doubt one bit that Caps ownership is going hard after Gretzky's record now that they have a cup and therefore it was an easy decision to re-sign Backstrom at this contract.
Also interesting that OV negotiated his contract without an agent when he signed his, and now Backstrom. That's almost $150 Million for those 2 contracts signed without an agent. The Caps owner seems like a cool chill guy to deal with.