Danault for
Backlund is horrible! 5 years left at 5.75millions is way to much

Are you not a little worried Winnipeg will offer sheet Domi the next year?

Players have to agree to an offer sheet. Nobody agrees to going to Winnipeg. So no, Habs fans wouldn't worry about that

Danault will get that easily.

But danault is a hometown guy and he is 4 years younger. Paying danault 5.75 millions for is 27-32 years if way better than paying 30-35 of backlund

Probably true; however, I'd rather sell him as an asset now (for more than we paid), and deal with Backlund's salary problem after the expansion draft.
I think both given the same role (shutdown 3rd C for MTL), Backlund is an adequate short-term (2-3 year) replacement.

Yes but the return would have to be greater then.

Revised original trade.
What would you consider a greater return that still balances out the trade?