Colorado Salary Retention (Mikael Backlund) Aug 1, 2021 21:35:53 GMT -5 Select PostDeselect PostLink to PostMemberGive GiftBack to Top Post by BEARD Thomas (Commish) on Aug 1, 2021 21:35:53 GMT -5 For record-keeping purposes, the Colorado Avalanche retains $2,500,000 of Mikael Backlund's 2021-22 salary.