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Originally Posted by c.t.ner
Sorry, this is ridiculous. I know Backlund has had a disappointing season, but the rationale of dumping Backlund because we have Sven is ridiculous. Why not see what Backlund and Sven can do as a tandem.
From Sven's production in the Dub, it's clear that he makes players around him stronger, so why not pair him with Backlund for a full season. Backlund has the chops to be a strong centre in the NHL, there's no denying that. Maybe Sven is the catalyst to make him realize his potential. At least give them a year together and go from there. Dumping a highly talented prospect so we can get one highly talented prospect to play 10 games is absurd.
And people say Sutter was bad at asset management. wow.
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Not to mention Backlund has been averaging just over 15:00 min/game in ice time. I think Stajan is proof of how hard it is to get points on this team when you only get 3rd and 4th line minutes.