7x6 for Kadri is hefty and VERY risky to take on in 2-3 years time when this team is ready to contend and hand out massive deals to Johnson, Fantilli, Jiriceck, etc

Eww. Kadri is a much harder pill to swallow.

If CBJ are going to bring in a center, I hope it's Hertl. I'd be able to stomach Lindholm if he comes at a great price without too much term, like a 6x$8m or something.

No thanks that kadri contract will be one of the worst contracts in the league in 2 years

Arguably already is.

He also didn't have great things to say about Babcock when he went to COL so it's probably not a great fit anyway.

I mean he’s probably worth 6-7 million a year right now but won’t be worth it in a few years when he starts to decline due to age was more so my point

Actually, if we wanna stick with Calgary here, I don't want Lindholm OR Kadri.

I want Backlund. Consummate professional, good in the faceoff circle, a strong defender, and can mentor our younger players. As a bonus, he'd probably have a lower acquisition cost, and we wouldn't have to sign him for as much money or term, making him a better fit for the future cap needs of the organization.

Backlund says he wants to sign somewhere he can contend for a cup though, so CBJ is probably the last place he'd sign

Boston accepts

This is laugh out loud funny

Well, I don't even know that they'd want to sign him long-term, depending on his ask and how much they need to pay out to the young guys next year. I don't see that as a true obstacle, unless he blocks it with his M-NTC.



...why? Lindholm and Kadri are both really good, but their acquisition cost AND contract cost are likely to be prohibitive. Backlund seems like an ideal fit for Columbus's needs.