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Originally Posted by devo22
so your point is that he scores more because other teams now "underestimate" the Flames, am I reading that right? Then why did veterans like Hudler, Cammalleri and Stempniak all score better in the first half of the season? Outside of Backlund, I don't see any Flames forward that has significantly improved offensively since the 25 game mark.
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That's exactly my point. The vets were trying when this team had a (at least) mathematical chance of competing. Backlund is playing more now, deservedly, because he's playing well.
My point is this is redundant, when games matter he's invisible.