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Originally Posted by Monahan For Mayor
Granlund
71.43% Corsi For
33.33% OFZ Start
Backlund was 35% Corsi For...
Granlund keeps this up, and we mite have a trade piece in Backlund.
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...no.
Granlund spent most of his icetime in an offensive role, most commonly with Bennett and Frolik. His most common competition was the likes of Hayes, Spooner, Vitrano, Kemppainen, McQuaid, Seidenberg.
Backlund spent most of his icetime matched up against Krejci and Bergeron lines. And he
dominated the possession matchup with Bergeron (corsi events were 6-1 Backlund in just over 3 minutes), which is no easy task as Bergeron is right up there with Toews, Kopitar and Crosby as one of the best possession centremen in the world. Krejci "dominated" Backlund though (2-11 also in 3 minutes), but he's
also one of the better #1 Centers in the NHL. And Backlund's linemates were Raymond and Frolik. Bennett >>>> Raymond
Backlund and Granlund are very different players despite being medium-size Euros with "Lund" in their names. They offer very different elements positively.