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Originally Posted by Textcritic
It really isn't. I cannot remember a time within the last four years when Backlund played as poorly as he did in the first two months of the 2019–20 season. I can pretty well guarantee that if Backlund is exposed, the Flames will lose him, and I don't see how that will be beneficial without an adequate replacement in place.
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I think the general consensus with this idea is Lindholm would take his spot:
Tkachuk-Lindholm-Mangiapane, to my eye, was a very good line when the Backlund at wing experiment was going on.