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Originally Posted by transplant99
More than that IMO...the Flames dont need Backlund to move to the wing because of some perceived misgivings on Glencross part (or anyone else for that matter)...they NEED him to be at C and doing what they envision him to do. Both short and long term. He isnt a winger, he is a C. They absolutely have to have him produce in that capacity or they need to find someone else who can.
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They're not playing him like they need him to produce, they're playing him as a shut-down forward. Backlund plays the most PK time of any forward and starts in the defensive zone way more than anyone else. I don't know how he can be expected to produce with the situations he's been put in.
I don't think Hartley's very good at managing the bench in general, Denis Wideman plays way too many minutes, there's no way he should play 28 minutes a night. Colborne played 24 (!) minutes against the Leafs, how does that even happen?