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Originally Posted by FAN
I don't see Backlund as a solution at all. I will wait for him to prove me wrong. Right now I see him as unproven and injury-prone who has consistently looked better than his production. He may or may not put it together but right now Backlund is the type of young player that nonplayoff teams spend years developing only to later trade them away because he can't help the team take the next step. I say don't be fooled by whatever puck possession numbers Backlund puts up.
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He's proven that when he's healthy he has the talent. Being brittle and injury prone would lead to the Flames to giving him a contract of one year, maybe 2 at the top.