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Originally Posted by combustiblefuel
Hey man . I remember a time when everyone thought Backlund at his age was a ####ing joke. It wasn't just chrisOsullivan saying he was ####. There was alot of people doubting him because year after year he was considered fragile and that he was useless because he was always injured.
All I'm saying is let's give each call up a chance. Who knows which one will stick .
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That's actually a pretty good comparable, at least production-wise. If you look at the NHL games in their first 3 seasons (Backlund's single in 08-09 notwithstanding), you get:
Backlund:
23 games, 1 goal, 9 assists, 10 total points
73 games, 10 goals, 15 assists, 25 total points
41 games, 4 goals, 7 assists, 11 total points
Vey:
18 games, 0 goals, 5 assists, 5 total points
75 games, 10 goals, 14 assists, 24 total points
41 games, 4 goals, 11 assists, 15 total points
Given everything that Vey's had to deal with in his personal life, I think it would be shocking if it didn't affect him on the ice, and as Backlund is showing, sometimes it takes guys a little longer to really get it together. Let's not write him off before he's even played a game for us.