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Originally Posted by Ashasx

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, aside from Gaudreau and Smith - of course. They're clearly the most important players on this team, as right now, one is the actual heart beat of the offence (Gaudreau), while the other is the back bone of our defensive zone and we'd be utterly lost without him (Smith).

fyp.

Originally Posted by flamesfever

I understand he wants to stay here. As far as conditioning, he keeps himself in great shape, and should be good physically for many years. They think they will have him signed by the trade deadline.

Is this info from any sort of source or anything?