Lindholm will cost a boatlaod. Backlund's probably more in your price range

Would LOVE lindholm as the long term 2C but bet he costs a lot. Teams with deep prospect pools could view him as their 1C. Might be out of range for Avs. Backland might be a great short term option and create a shutdown 2nd line with him Val/lehky and someone like erod or another ufa winger

Yeah I think Backlund is more likely. And a defensive center is a better fit down the middle with MacK and Newhook being more offensive centers.

Lindholm is probably to expensive, unless a Toews extension is unlikely. In that case, a Toews/Lindholm/3rd team trade could be a framework to start the convo.

Backlund is more likely, I think he's be in the range of a pair of 2nds, maybe a 1st with 50% retention. But with the Avs lack of picks and prospects, I'm not sure they are a good trade partner with Calgary

A 1st for 50% retention is very appealing to the Avs.