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Originally Posted by bubbsy
I have been hard on Backlund and the contract, but there are some solids stats refuting my position.
What I can't for the life of me understand is how can a team with a top line with a top 3 in the league in points player + 30/25 goal scoring linemates, plus a second line with the strong 2 way play of the 3m line, and with top 5 in the league top d pairing and an upper echelon goalie tandem be out of a playoff spot???
The only conclusion I can draw, is an idiotic coaching staff too dumb to recognize the lack of depth and the need to ride the top guys to garner any kind of success.....
Ugh
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Depth in their bottom 6+bottom 4 pairing as well as the explicable ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.