Hopefully Sven gets some good minutes down there and regain the confidence that he may (or may not) have lost.
Also, hopefully Backlund gets a fair shot to get back into the groove...but also a short leash if he doesn't. If after a couple weeks or less he's not showing the form he had in the small amount of games he did play, no matter the excuse, a guy like Sven is not held back over him.
These two players aren't mutually exclusive, I am just saying that I hope Backlund has the same measuring stick and standard as he does for Sven. Its clear from the Jones demotion that Hartley shouldn't care if Backlund's a natural center or not as to if he plays or not if he's struggling.
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