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Originally Posted by GioforPM
I would guess that he might also get tougher minutes, matchups and zone starts than Lindholm, which may be one reason Lindholm gets overlooked. Lindholm is great, but some people would argue he's not even the best defensive forward on the team (sorta like when people talked about Modano when there was Jere Lehtinen was on the same team).
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Count me in that group.
Backlund is very underrated by some fans, and our best defensive forward by a good margin IMO.
His value in the playoffs could be monumental.
As far as the Selke goes, Bergeron has it locked up anyway.