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Originally Posted by 8sPOT
I can't speak for his PIMs, however he is on his best PPG average of his career playing for Vasteras.
I know it's only 0.5 Points Per Game but is an improvement nonetheless.
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I compare him to Berglund who is a year older and has a similar career trajectory.....signed around the same ages, both with Vesteras, both highly touted, etc. Berglund ended 2007/08 on a point per game pace, but I can't recall how he fared early on. He got top line minutes apparently while Backlund didn't get as much prime icetime last year.
Backlund was starting to put up some points towards the end of last year and in the playoffs especially.
Since Backlund's "deer-in-the-headlights" stint with the flames, he has been quiet in terms of points and newsflow.