Adarsh Sant Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Really good contract for an underrated player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainhorvat Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Well done Mr. Treliving...fair contract for both sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Really good deal for Calgary, considering he was an impending UFA, with the cap going up considerably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekker Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Fair deal. Would take Bo over Mikael any and every day though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Lasso Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 I get to see him play a lot living in Calgary - he’s a pretty ideal 2C that can match up against top lines and create offense. Agree this is a good deal for both sides; however, I believe this takes him into his mid 30’s. If he loses his speed, he could turn into an expensive 3rd liner for the last 2-3 years......which works for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 3 minutes ago, rekker said: Fair deal. Would take Bo over Mikael any and every day though. I mean, ok. Because the two are somehow related. Ehlers signs for $6M. Would take him over Eriksson any and every day, though. Not everything is related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekker Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 3 minutes ago, Monty said: I mean, ok. Because the two are somehow related. Ehlers signs for $6M. Would take him over Eriksson any and every day, though. Not everything is related. Both centres. Both signing for similiar term and money. So ya. Somewhat related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Strome Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 54 minutes ago, Kenny Powers said: I get to see him play a lot living in Calgary - he’s a pretty ideal 2C that can match up against top lines and create offense. Agree this is a good deal for both sides; however, I believe this takes him into his mid 30’s. If he loses his speed, he could turn into an expensive 3rd liner for the last 2-3 years......which works for me. That will likely be low for 3rd line centres by that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Lasso Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 6 minutes ago, Ryan Strome said: That will likely be low for 3rd line centres by that time. You may be right about that, Sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 39 minutes ago, Ryan Strome said: That will likely be low for 3rd line centres by that time. This. The cap will be increasing to $78M-$82M next season alone. It’ll be $90M+ soon enough. The days of middle 6 players being paid $2M-$3M are over. In 5 years, every team will have at least one player getting paid $10M+. So Backlund will be worth it. Easily manageable contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Interesting. At first I thought it was too much, but I suppose maybe it's just on the high end of acceptable. He's got about Bo's level of skill but doesn't have the intangibles. Then, he is signed for a bit less than Bo, but Bo is younger and doesn't have any trade clauses. Maybe it's unfair to compare it to Horvat's contract since his was such a steal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B Cooper Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 1 hour ago, rekker said: Fair deal. Would take Bo over Mikael any and every day though. Lol. So what? I'd take McDavid over Bo everyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Strome Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 14 minutes ago, -AJ- said: Interesting. At first I thought it was too much, but I suppose maybe it's just on the high end of acceptable. He's got about Bo's level of skill but doesn't have the intangibles. Then, he is signed for a bit less than Bo, but Bo is younger and doesn't have any trade clauses. Maybe it's unfair to compare it to Horvat's contract since his was such a steal. ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Should be in the Selke conversations but for whatever reason Backlund doesn't get the respect or recognition he deserves. Great two way player. (He and Frolik make Tkachuk look better than he actually is). Backlund this year 43.6% ozone starts 55.2% corsi 59 takeaways 34 pts Last year: 36.3% ozone starts 55.0% corsi 57 takeaways 53 pts Has been a great 'possession' (shot attempt differential) player throughout his career - while adding solid second line scoring. More than earned this contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Just now, Ryan Strome said: ?? Leadership, primarily. Respect among his peers, a good teammate, hard working. Things that don't necessarily appear on the stat sheet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Strome Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 2 minutes ago, -AJ- said: Leadership, primarily. Respect among his peers, a good teammate, hard working. Things that don't necessarily appear on the stat sheet. I would argue he has those qualities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Just now, Ryan Strome said: I would argue he has those qualities EDIT: I misread. Maybe he does; I don't follow Calgary closely. I just assumed that since Horvat has those in droves that it would be unlikely for many players to have them at the same level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Strome Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Just now, -AJ- said: Horvat? Backlund and Horvat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Strome Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 4 minutes ago, oldnews said: Should be in the Selke conversations but for whatever reason Backlund doesn't get the respect or recognition he deserves. Great two way player. (He and Frolik make Tkachuk look better than he actually is). Backlund this year 43.6% ozone starts 55.2% corsi 59 takeaways 34 pts Last year: 36.3% ozone starts 55.0% corsi 57 takeaways 53 pts Has been a great 'possession' (shot attempt differential) player throughout his career - while adding solid second line scoring. More than earned this contract. Last year he may have been their most valuable players. At least when it comes to forwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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