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Originally Posted by Dajazz
Backlund is for real, the kid is all over the ice - forecheck, backcheck, decent in the f/o circle and man does he works hard. Was only credited for one takeaway but his stick is knocking pucks away all the time.
I think him and Bärtschi are going to be good for us for a very long time.
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And given where the Flames are I hope they pay attention to Backlund's development curve to avoid mistakes.
The guy was all but given up on by most of the media and a very large percentage of fans on this site.
Not every development path is straight line from prospect to impact player.
Development will only be a shade behind drafting in importance in the next 36 months