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Originally Posted by Bandwagon In Flames
Can we put this "Elite 3rd line Center" garbage to rest already? If Backlund is a 3rd line Center than he's the best in the league by a country mile.
Show me a top-6 center let alone a 3rd line center who faces the same competition as Backlund, starts in the defensive zone as much as Backlund, scores more points than Backlund while against elite defenseman and simultaneously shutting down elite forwards. If anyone who meets that criteria is making under 6 million, that's one hell of a bargain.
And Backlund WILL be a FA once his contract expires so he's essentially in the same situation as Frolik was. He's just younger, better and plays the more important position.
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Backlund is a lot closer to being an elite 2nd line centre than he is elite 3rd line centre.