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Originally Posted by nik-
The sub 4 minutes game was his third, and after that he was nothing too, but his minutes started going up up up up. He's been poor until the game after he scored his goal, but was continuously rewarded with more ice time.
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If you actually looked at his TOI chart, you would know this is false. He was getting fourth-line minutes for the two games afterward, got a couple games in the 13 minute range, then fell back to 10 for a couple. THEN he got the big minutes. He earned them. No matter how large the blinders you choose to wear, he still earned them. Backlund hasn't. Colborne has been noticeable, Backlund hasn't.