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Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef
You are leaving out a couple important facts.
1. Backlund is on a hot streak, one that I believe is unparalleled in his career. Who knows how long that can continue.
2. Johansson has been a better player in every season he has been in the NHL and he has shown more consistency than Backlund in their short NHL careers.
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This is not true regarding advanced stats. It is true considering overall point production.
Backlund shows much more consistency year-to-year in the advanced metrics, particularly in Relative Corsi, Zone-starts, and Quality of Competition.