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Originally Posted by Where ru Chris O'Sullivan
Well I said outside of Cp, but Andrew Walker is actually a member here too. You can see, hear and sense it in the local media, they aren't coming at him with pitchforks, but the rose colored glasses have come off, they arent protecting him like in the past. Patty on OT is certainly not guarding him like he used to.
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Andrew Walker wrote a ridiculously short-sighted opinion piece about Backlund, and I am fairly certain that his alarmism does not reflect the regard of those that matter in NHL management.
You can "sense it" in the local media? What on earth are you talking about? All first-year rookies are afforded a lot of grace by the media, and for good reason. The fact that the media is more critical of Backlund's play now is more symptomatic of his second-year status, and in no way is it indicative that observers are losing patience with him.