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Originally Posted by Bend it like Bourgeois
I dunno. I'm not trying to pump backlunds tires, though if I were him I'd see the resemblance. This upcoming year will matter a lot, but in recent years:
Lockout year
MB 8g 16ps in 32 games.
DB 7 goals 18 pts in 36 games
Both barely minus players on bad teams
Last year
MB 18g 39 pts in 76 games
DB 18g 45 pts in 81 games
Both barely plus players, but on 2 pretty different teams
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They are definitely comparable. The main difference is Brassard got to his current level sooner than Backlund and he was also a former 6th overall pick, which, like it or not, colors people's view of a player.