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Old 03-02-2015, 05:48 PM   #598
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Originally Posted by Wolfman View Post
My question is, what did he do to deserve more ice time? He was injured a few times in his tenure with the Flames. I find it pretty arrogant to be wanting out of an organization who at the age of 22. Thank god Backlund didn't pull this garbage when he was having tough times. Earned, never given. His AHL stats weren't that spectacular.

I hope it was a case of him getting bad advice from his agent or something. Seemed like a good kid otherwise. Best of luck to him, but I never was that high on his style of play.
I don't find it arrogant at all... in any other industry, LOTS of people do it. In fact, thats the time that matters the most, cause thats your early career development time. Many examples of this, the most obvious one is Kyle Turris.
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