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Originally Posted by New Era
Well, those metrics do come into play when establishing the efficacy of a player, especially one that is supposed to be such a strong defensive player, and a center. All the fancy stats in the world don't amount to a hill of beans if you're on the ice for more goals than you score, and you can't win a faceoff with consistency.
No, it really won't. Backlund is a support player. Losing Backlund would impact the team no different than losing Frolik. Both are very good players, but both are replaceable.
You claiming Backlund is "elite" and "irreplaceable" says a lot about your supposed hockey knowledge. I can't imagine you'd get much support about either of those claims around the league. I know you won't get it from the management of the Flames. If any of your views were accurate, Treliving would have tripped all over himself to get him signed to an extension.
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You mock analytics yet parade +/- and FO% as valuable stats? You mock Backlund's FO% just below 50%, which amounts to a handful of extra faceoff wins over an entire season?
What's your definition of support player? He makes the lives of every player on this team easier. I don't know what else to say.
I won't say Backlund is the most valuable piece on this team because he's not (given age, etc.) but he certainly means as much to winning as any other player right now.