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Originally Posted by Bingo
That's pretty disingenuous ... I pointed out actual statistics that go well beyond +/- to disprove exactly what you're saying but you chose to just ignore it.
His actual splits suggest he played better after the all star game not worse.
Really glad you don't have Treliving's ear.
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It appears that you seem to have less influence with Trevling than me. From your overall optimism about this year's Flames compared to last years you actually seem okay with Trevling more closely following my unsolicited advice than yours.
Neal, Lindhom, Ryan and Czarnik were added. Ryan especially was added to provide top-6 depth.
Had the Flames believed that Backlund was a 1B centre who stepped up and played better after he was extended then there would not have been the need to do such a major overhaul of the forwards. Half of the top 6 or at least 3 out of the top 7 have been replaced. Not a vote in confidence in last year team.
The possession stats that show a very limited correlation with winning would have suggested that the Flames stand pat and wait for their bad luck converting the possession dominance to revert to the norm and result in wins.
Trevling obviously did not think that the great possession stats were at all meaningful. He did not see Hamilton as a top 5 in the league D-man that was actually carrying Gio as his possession stats clearly show.
If you are as adamant on how great Backlund actually is based on possession stats you must really hate the Hamilton trade.
Trevling made a mistake giving Backlund a big 6 year deal...and has been on a winning streak since that mistake.
He needs to make a move on a goalie... even if it is going with Gillies as a 1B this year.