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Originally Posted by saillias
Wish he had a little extra something. Speed, strength, skill, size, hands, IQ. If he was just a little better at one thing he would be really valuable player.
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True, but a more valuably Mikael Backlund would be a more expensive player, and I don't think the teams who have that are better off.
If he had more speed, he'd be Matt Duchene, and wouldn't be paid 3.7M (6M)
If he had more skill, he'd be Mikko Koivu, and wouldn't be paid 3.7M.(6.75M)
if he had more size, he'd be Jordan Staal, and wouldn't be paid 3.7M. (6.0M)
if he had better hands, he'd be Ryan Kesler, and wouldn't be paid 3.7M (6.875M)
And I don't think there's anything about his IQ that's lacking. He's probably the smartest player on this team not named Gaudreau or Brodie.