The Flames officially got the off-season underway by announcing the re-signing of no-longer-RFA Mikael Backlund. The much anticipated move finally came to fruition, as the 26-year-old Swedish centre received a three year, $10.725M contract, with an AAV of $3.575M. Backlund came off another productive year for the Flames, becoming one of the NHL's best kept secrets. While he lacked in points production, he was a possession monster, a penalty killer, and one of the reasons the Flames made the playoffs this year.
Mikael Backlund signs with Flames looking for term. Hearing money a shade over 3.