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Originally Posted by GioforPM
48th highest paid centre. 40th highest scoring centre. Tied in points with Colorado’s 2C. One point less than the Isles’ 2C. More than the Wild 2C.
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Another way to look at this is that there are 11 NHL teams with at least two higher-scoring centres than Mikael Backlund, and this is not factoring in that several of those players are playing the wing while retaining the designation as a centre. I would say that qualifies him on its own as better than even an average second line centre, since at least 20 of 31 teams do not have as good of an option.