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Originally Posted by Where ru Chris O'Sullivan
There, we agree.
And of course my contention (well, actual league standings confirm this) is that we are a bottom 5 team at the moment. And because of this, players like Backlund are on this roster.
If you don't think this is a valid opinion, feel free to site dead pets, early loss of parents etc. as reasoning for my radical? ideas.
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You don't really have to take such a hard stance, or go to such extremes.
He's still a fairly young player who has developed nicely over the years. This past season he was much better, had more confidence, and it showed. He was a pretty solid two-way player. You could see it develop over the season, and it also carried over to the WHC where he played really well.
Nobody is looking at Backlund as some sort or star center or stud that the team will be centered around, but rather a very useful piece for the next few years. He may be the #2 C next season (which isn't a bad thing), but at worst he's very solid #3 C. He's a pretty decent player........and not just on the Flames, he could play on any team in the league.