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Originally Posted by flamesaresmokin
I wasn't going to comment but after seeing this i have to question your philosophy of how he should be handled?
You do realize that scoring is almost exclusively on the powerplay now. When a player like backlund never see's the ice on the pp how is he supposed to produce? Playing 10 minutes a game (with 2-3 being pk minutes) alongside checkers or fighters does nothing to push a players offensive game.
Look at what happened to tanguay when keenan had him off the pp unit a few years ago. You expect a rookie to be able to put up 40 plus points as a checker? If he gets even a minute a game with the second unit i guarantee there would be a notable spike in his numbers.
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I would have thought the he should be in the AHL would have been pretty clear on how I think he should have been handled.
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Originally Posted by Oliwa
Call me crazy but I think things are gonna look a little better for the flames down the road.
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You are crazy.