Of note with the Backlund linemate comparison is that Jankowski has the same amount of goals and is only 3 points back of Backlund despite a large disparity in ice time. Maybe Backlund himself is part of the 2nd line problem? He gets to play with Tkachuk already and we have seen Gaudreau and Monahan continue to score points over the years with a rotation at RW. Maybe in the offseason the team has to look at acquiring a 2nd line centre with more skill than Backlund who's trending into a 10-15 goal scorer which is suited to 3rd line center duty.
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