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Originally Posted by Ashasx
"The rise of Jankowski"?
People think Jankowski is anywhere close right now to perform even a quarter of Backlund's role?
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A quarter of Backlund's role? How about ALL of it? Jankowski is better in the face-off dot. He's a more skilled player and would probably benefit from playing with better players. He's jumped up to become the team's best penalty killer. He's big, is starting to throw his weight around, and just gets his role at both ends of the ice. I would say that Jankowski, given opportunity, would make people forget about Backlund quite quickly. He's just a better hockey player.
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You guys simply either don't appreciate or understand the role that Backlund plays on this team.
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Or maybe you just grossly over-rate Backlund's contribution to this team? Has that crossed your mind? Obviously management doesn't share your view, otherwise they would have backed up the Brinks truck and signed Backlund to an extension by now.