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Originally Posted by jayswin
You're all over the place in this post. No he's not a third line centre, but then you go too far the other way and proclaim him a first line centre AND one of the best in the league, while then going on to describe the skills he lacks that make the other top first line centres actual top first line centres.
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The thing is that there are very few centres that are as good as Backlund at dominating possession, while also having those elite offensive capabilities. If one actually goes through the list of centers with high ice time in the league, it's not easy to find ones that provide more value to their team than Backlund. Also, it's not like he has hands of stone. He still produces, and in my opinion it's balanced out by his elite all-round game.