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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
People accuse me at times of not being critical of the Flames. The reality is that I think I just have tempered expectations. For instance with Backlund people got caught up in some of Sutter's comments (which is his own fault I suppose) and started placing unrealistic expectations for where he should be right now.
Same thing happened with Leland Irving and then when he didn't perform at the same level in his 2nd year people paniced, and now others are wondering why Steve Mason in the NHL and Irving isn't. Meanwhile Irving is improving at a typical pace, and that's fine with me.
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Yeah I really wish Sutter didn't hype up Backlund (and Irving) so much. Backlund is a top prospect, no question. It was nice when expectations of Backlund were tempered. Now, it seems like he's got way too much hype that rumours like this, or not ripping up camp, and some people sort of get into a tizzy.