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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Monahan is no where near Backlund in their overall games at this point, but obviously Monahan is doing amazingly well for a 19 year old.
Backlund does seem to attract an inordinate amount of both love and hate on these boards though. Don't know why.
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I think the fact that for so long he was pretty much the only young guy we had that looked to have a legit shot at turning into something more than a plug has people really liking him wanting him to turn out. Now with the rebuild and for some people any signs of life from a guy immediately rockets him into something great going forward also puts more "love" on him than normal.
I also think that outside of Chris O'Sullivan the "hate" is overblown. I am likely someone who is considered a "hater" but I still think he has value as a 3rd line guy (although likely as a winger). Not sure that is being a hater but many people take issue with this view point.