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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
For all that they are made fun off, and I use them as an example because it's agreed they won't win a cup, but the Nucks still have The Sedins, Kessler, Hamhuis and Beiksa and both Luongo and Schnieder, all of whom would be considered first line players.
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Weird... I thought I posted but it didn't show up...
Regardless, in a nutshell I think Backlund is going to rival Kesler... minus the arsehole factor. It's uncanny how similer their development has been. I could very well see Backlund being on Kesler's level in the sense that while he may never actually be on the first line he'll do so much heavylifting that he allows other players to excel more then they otherwise would.
I think Backlund at least is a core part of the team going forward and if he's not then he should be... Just my opinion.