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Originally Posted by Where ru Chris O'Sullivan
He's benefitted enormously from previous management that didn't understand you should actually build a team from the centre position outward. And of course he was given a great opportunity when the team went into a rebuild.
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Or, one could argue that he's a valuable two-way player, and a good draft pick at #24.
He plays in the NHL because he is an NHL player. "Previous management" liked players that are no longer here too. There is a reason Backlund has survived every management hes played under. (He's good at hockey and a model Flame).