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Originally Posted by Notorious Honey Badger
Wow. Apparently Backlund is a very touchy nerve around these parts.
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The touchy nerve is you saying stupid things and then not backing them up.
Regression (after one year)?
Not a slump, that's a bust?
Those things just don't make sense.
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I'm not the one who over rated Backlun and expected him to produce as a top line centre, that was the the Calgary Flames coaching staff (heard many times on the radio). He was projected to play 1st line centre minutes and produce at that level and he's had 4 goals this year (thereabouts).
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I have no idea if you overrated Backlund or not, maybe you did maybe you didn't.
However, ssaying a 22 year old picked 24th overall is a bust because he isn't a top line player currently suggests that you might have.
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If he comes back next year and lights it up then sure, come back and call me stupid. But he's on the fast track to being moved out of Calgary as a reclamation project. Resort to name calling if it makes you feel better.
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He doesn't have to "light it up" he has to continue to make improvements in his game and get better.
If he puts up 15 -20 goals and 35-45 points next year I'll be very happy. His two-way game is impressive already for a kid his age.