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Originally Posted by CsInMyBlood
It's mostly guys who have said he wouldn't ever be a good player in the NHL and every year he proves them dead wrong. I think this has insulted their "hockey knowledge" and it angers them so they keep trotting out the same crap hoping Backlund will eventually falter.
If you have any understanding of the game of hockey and you watch the guy play I dont see how he can have hate thrown his way. But everyone is entitled to their opinion.
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How's the oxygen all the way up there?
Hate? Anger? Ridiculous.
Backlund is a smart player and skilled player but if he had a few more ounces of aggressiveness to get a bit dirtier to make plays, keep plays alive and/or stay in scoring areas a few seconds longer to creat a chance, he'd be far more effective offensively, being the 2c he currently is and is paid as.
The chance he had halfway through the period was a perfect example. Makes a good play to create space for him and then cuts across the middle. Senses he's entering a zone where he could get into a good collision and releases his shot a split second early and missed the net as he has a tough angle, whereas holding the puck a spit second longer, he has a wider open net and a much better angle to tap it in.
But sorry, I'll defer all future analysis to the purveyor of hockey knowledge and understanding.