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Originally Posted by RoughRiderRowdy
I bet theres lots of 3rd line checking centers in the league given top 6 roles and pp time that put up 50+ points. Im just saying, with backlund as our 2nd line center we aint contending and signing him to a long term high dollar contract will not help us win a stanley cup.
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Like who? You can't call him a 3rd liner and then say "I bet there is..." and not provide one single comparable (I'm going to ignore your comparison to Bonino as its just atrociously dumb).
Thornton
Spezza
Rakell
Kopitar
Horvat
Sedin
Barkov
MacKinnon
Bergeron
Krejci
Trochek
ROR
Eichel
Monahan
Kuznetsov
These are all C's that had between 50-60 points last season. With possibly the exception of Trochek (but Cali Flames Fan may correct me on this one), which ones are "3rd line checking centres"? Much less, the ones who drive possession as well as Backlund?
Backlund is a 2nd line C. Should we pay him (whatever) is open to discussion but to call him a 3rd line checking centre is just bat crap crazy.