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Originally Posted by Bingo
Guess it all comes down to the 200 feet of ice, and who you see as a driver.
Backlund has been a consistent line driver who puts up 40 points a season and has intangibles out the wazoo.
Last year 39 points - check
2nd on the team in xGF% behind linemate Coleman - check
Now Mangiapane is good too ... play driving wise, but he also plays with Backlund.
I usually defend Mangiapane to the people that pile on, but Backlund has always elevated players he's played with, and I'm not sure that's the case with Mangiapane.
I don't see anything in Backlund's season that's disappointing at all. A point under his checkmark production, but now in his mid 40s is a solid season from a vet.
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Backlund also fell off at the end of the year while he was playing injured, too. What was it, one point in the last fourteen games?
He was better than his final statline IMO.