Love the way Backlund is playing right now. My one issue with him which i think the coaching staff can work on is his shoot from anywhere mentality. Way to many times he will shoot it from just inside the blue line leading the puck to deflect into the corner. I think he needs to slow down the game a little bit more and try to use his line mates in those situations.
Monahan looked a little lost out there, i can see why they benched him in the third. It is just another learning experience for him.
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