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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
It does kind of make me laugh how the grass is always greener on the other side for some fan base.
Over the last two seasons at 5v5:
Rakell: 14 goals, 41 points, 49.3% Corsi For
Backlund: 12 goals, 39 points, 52.2% Corsi For
But some think Rakell is a guy we should sell the farm for and while also saying Backlund is a guy that shouldn’t even be protected.
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A lot of this Backlund talk is probably because we have Ryan - who is cheaper, and I would argue a pretty similar (though lesser) player. But having two of those guys is a bit of a hidden treasure. Smart, 2 way centers who can play up the lineup don't grow on trees -though I would argue Backlund plays too high in the lines ideally. These two as 3/4 would be among the best bottom 6 centers in the league.