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Originally Posted by sa226
Some semblance of faceoff prowess would vault Backlund into a vastly superior level of 3rd line center. He is so good positionally that it kind of makes up for it. But when you're losing faceoffs all of the time, you're always chasing. I don't think it's any coincidence that Backlund and Frolik have elevetaed each other's play.
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Draws are often won and lost by the wingers just as much as the center. I would point directly to our teams poor depth on wing to as much the reason the Flames have been one of the worst faceoff teams in the league the last number of years.