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Originally Posted by Joborule
I'm really sick of Backlund being slotted as a top 6 player. How long does he have to show he can't produce whatsoever until he finally is placed into the bottom 6 where he should've been all this time?
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Couldn't agree more. Backlund has been pathetic offensively this year. The guy misses the net on more glorious opportunities than anyone I can remember for a while. The team needs to rely on him for some offense but he's not getting it done.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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