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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Backlund was benched not because he was making mistakes, but because he wasn't generating enough offensively and was afraid to make a mistake.
http://www.calgarysun.com/2013/11/01...ng-offensively
That was the exact reason Hartley gave for the benching but nope can't give him any credit at all for the turnaround in Backlund's offensive game.
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He wasn't creating offence because he was too focused on his defensive game. ie., worried about making mistakes.