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Originally Posted by dino7c
Say what you want but Gaudreau is ####ing tough...Imagine being 150lbs and getting hit like that then not missing a shift. Guy needs to play with guys who can actually carry the puck though.
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I don’t know why Backlund has never received the chance to play with Johnny for any extended period of time.
He’s the best centre at carrying the puck on the roster.
He’s the best defensive forward on the team.
His shot is heavier than it looks.
Everyone, literally everyone, is better with him.
Colborne got paid off the back of his one Backlund season.
Sam Bennett nearly scored 20 goals, and has barely looked like
an NHL player since.
Tkachuk misses him like Hannibal misses Will Graham.
I’m starting to get the feeing that “Backlund isn’t a first line centre” is based entirely on him not being able to centre Iggy when he was 21.
Maybe time to change that thinking up.