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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Backlund struggled last season as he was arguably their worst forward so maybe this is just what he is. I can't remember a Flame ever that's been handed as much rope as Backlund as every year the team gives him the opportunity to grab the 2nd line center job and he just doesn't seem capable of seizing the opportunity. I believe we should just come to grips with what he is which is an average skilled player with a ceiling of 3rd or 4th line center. This issue on this team is that Stajan is better so he's not going to see a lot of ice time.
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That seems like a stretch, no?
Right now he seems lost, but in the past two plus seasons he's been injured more than I'd like but a solid contributor otherwise.