^^
Not sure what you're thanking me for, but you're welcome.
So, Backlund was benched for...playing too much defense?
Quote:
"We went through what he needs to do in a better way and he's all aware of this," Hartley said. "[Backlund] is very fun to work with. He's a great young man and he's done lots of great things for us. I told him, 'I believe you focus way too much only on your defensive game.'"
Backlund admitted he has concentrated a little too hard on keeping pucks out of his net and too little on filling the one at the opposite end.
"There have been times where I've been hesitating and thinking defense-first," Backlund said. "I'm going to try to loosen up a little bit and just try to get back to being the player I used to be and be a little more creative out there and make more plays and still be solid defensively and work hard all over the ice and be responsible."
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http://www.nhl.com/ice/blogpost.htm?id=22162