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Originally Posted by Ashasx
Considering how good Backlund has been for the last 3 seasons or so, it's more likely that players like Tkachuk are benefitting the most from playing with him, and not the other way around. And that's not to say Tkachuk hasn't looked great, but Backlund has had great numbers for a while now.
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Backlund has suffered some pretty hefty injuries over his first few years in the NHL, this is really the first season that he has been healthy all year (knock on wood) AND has had offensive zone success at the same time.
So no, I don't think Backlund has been making linemates better for years. The offensive chemistry that the 3m line can only be deduced to individual efforts if they are separated IMO.
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Originally Posted by Toonage
Backlund made Colborne look good 2 seasons ago. Nuff said?
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Last season was a breakout for Backs and Colborne benefited at times from that, but Colborne also played with Johnny and Monny as well, quite a bit and always on the PP.