Mikael Backlund has been one of the Calgary Flames most important forwards over the past few years. Individuals like Lance Bouma and Joe Colborne have made themselves a mint by getting the chance to play with the Swedish Superstar. Now Backlund is getting paid himself.
This is a good deal for the Flames. Backlund is a possession specialist and has the 13th best relative Fenwick percentage in the league over the past three season out of forwards with at least 1000 minutes (that’s a 381 player sample size).