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Originally Posted by united
That's scary talent evaluation...Backlund has been an excellent two-way centre since the moment he stepped into the Flames lineup full-time, before Burke even arrived. Thankfully Burke didn't jettison Backlund back then, or during the gross misuse of Backlund during Hartley's coaching tenure. It's no surprise Backlund has excelled under proper usage.
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Hindsight it always 20 20
I wonder how often we will read "should have traded backlund when he was hot" over the next couple of years if/when he cools off.