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Originally Posted by Bingo
The Mikael Backlund thing is really interesting from a modern stats point of view. He has 1 goal, he is -7, all of that says he should be demoted as he has.
Yet the guy as per usual in his career is one of the top possession players on the team meaning that although not a lot of good is happening when he's out there at least the limits the bad.
(having said that, and I'm a Backlund fan for the most part, he hasn't looked as good to me in the details this season as in the past)
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Backlund is definitely an argument against possession stats right now.
He is playing
no where near as well as he was last season - it isn't close.
Yet his possession numbers continue to suggest he is getting the job done.
One player. Anecdotal. But a complete fail for possession numbers.
And I agree with you about his time running out - unless he can raise his level of play, his time in the NHL is numbered.