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Originally Posted by Textcritic
He had 20 goals and 50 points last year, and has pretty consistently been better than 0.5 pts/GP. Soderberg is better than a "serviceable" second line centre, and a fantastic option for the third line. People's expectations for middle-roster players tend to be wildly unrealistic.
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I like Soderberg, He was a big part of Colorado's success. I am of the opinion that Backlund will share the same trajectory as him. A career 2nd centre who will gracefully contribute as a 3rd centre as he gets older. Calling him a 3rd centre was not intended to be a slight, his 23 goals was a career year, I just have a hard time expecting him replicate that at age 34. Good teams put players in a position to succeed, and I think that he thrives in the shut down/secondary scoring role of a 3rd liner.