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Originally Posted by Textcritic
The freedom to express your opinion does not insulate you from criticism. Even popular opinions can be bad ones, and in this instance where the numbers that Backlund continues to generate this season do not align with what you and a handful of others are seeing, then chances are high that you are not seeing things clearly.
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Backlund was +10 and +9 in the last two seasons. This year he's -7. I think it's fair to say he hasn't been as strong defensively this year as he was the last two seasons.
As far as his worth to the team goes, I think Backlund is well-worth 5 million for 5-6 years whether he is having a dip in effectiveness this season or not. We wouldn't be easy to replace and could easily get that money elsewhere.