I think you're out to lunch a bit... Backlund has been working hard and he's tenacious on the forecheck. Backlund is doing all the little things that may not show up on the stat sheet but does have a positive impact on the overall team. Backlund has also started to become a really solid 2-way centerman that's working really hard on both sides of the puck.
I love what he's doing and I hope he keeps doing it and improving.
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