RNH vs Backlund is interesting.
My personal opinion is "What role is up for grabs?"
If it is a 2nd line center, I will bank on RNH as I think he is a better playmaker, and getting off the Oilers would probably do his stats sheet well.
If my team needs a 3rd line center, I pick Backlund. RNH is NOT as good as Backlund defensively, he is not as fast as Backlund, and he is definitely NOT as strong.
Also, people have to forget pedigree here. So RNH was a 1st overall. So what? He has never really put up close to the amount of points that people still think he has. I would bank on him being a better scoring center based on his vision (I really liked him in Red Deer). The problem is, that he may already be 'ruined' so to speak.
It isn't RNH AINEC. That's hogwash. It really depends what role my team has available.
If after this season Backlund out-produces RNH, can we remove the AINEC nonsense? Pedigree shouldn't last an entire career after all.
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