This is a huge signing for Calgary today and is a very reasonable cap hit for a solid two way forward.
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God Bless you Mikael Selke, What a Steal!
The “wait” to see what “Ken Holland” does besides “juggling phone calls” as Feb. 26 trade deadline arrives is unbearable.
Go Backlund!
Great signing. He has played great the last few years and he deserves both the money and the term. The only thing I'm not crazy about is the no trade clause in the last few years. Hopefully that doesn't come back to bite us but for now I am really happy with this deal.
Absolutely great signing. Backlund's one of the best two way forwards in the League and has been outstanding for us over the last few seasons. Treliving continues to work his magic with our core players and gets them on reasonable cap hits when everyone else just seems to be tossing money around.
People that just look at points are underwhelmed by him. He’s such a crucial player on this team in the defensive zone that I think he’s worth every penny while he also averages 45-55 points a year which is solid.
Future buyout candidate.
Hard working son of a gun deserves it.
Good for the Flames.
Hometown discount
Great channel. But I will say I am sure the flames GM is sleeping nights now that he has your blessing.👍
A reasonable deal, maybe bettman sent out a memo…….
This is a good signing for the Flames. Backlund is an underrated player and the Flames definitely need him and got a good price for him.
really great contract for Backs. has become such an important part of the Flames, and they stuck with him throughout all of the ten years since he was drafted, even when it looked like Backs may not have been the player they were imagining he might become. proved everyone wrong the last few years and he quietly became one of the best 2 way forwards in the league, and not to mention he centres and drives one of the best lines in the NHL, the 3M line. The money and term is good, if he goes to the free agent market today he probably gets upward of 6 million per year. so happy that he's under contract, massive part of this team, and one of my personal favourites
You know what bugs me Toronto fans every time there's a free agent they always think there coming to Toronto so annoying
It was one of the greatest days of my life when I heard he re signed
Im happy to see backlund signed as a flames fan. (well theyre my favourite team after toronto). Reasonable contract and has been a great two way player for calgary
I would give him 4 years at 6.5
iam very glad he resigned. i have a good feeling about him and i think his play wont decline heavily over the course of the contract. he is just a good player
Love Backlund in Calgary
I feel like the league needs to be very harsh on teams that give bad signings. Im looking at you Detriot. But I guess playing in Detroit is punishment enough.
happy he's staying! Im not the biggest Flames fan, but I enjoy watching him play when I go to the games.
What do you think Sam Bennett's future will be? Will he find his groove, will he be a flame, what does his potential ceiling look like a couple years after being drafted 4th overall? He plays tough but struggles with consistency (remember that 4 goal night!) and of course his NHL numbers just are not what was expected after his point totals in Kingston. Is this just because he is still young. As a flames fan I want him to succeed in CGY and become an important part of the flames core. Has bumping him between C/Wing hurt his development? Is he still an NHL Center? He is still just 21 years old but he's been around the NHL for a couple seasons now. What are your thoughts in this guy?
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