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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
I think for Backlund, it’s more so about about his confidence. I’ve seen a lot of good games from him this season and he’s still playing very well defensively. So I haven’t personally seen a drop off in ability. He’s extremely snake bitten from what I’ve seen though. Lots of chances, just no finish which has sort of plagued him forever.
My belief is that he needs to play a cycle game and he needs players he can cycle the puck with. That’s Mangiapane and Matthew Tkachuk. This was a great line. Problem is Matthew is doing very well on the top line, so I’d prefer not to split them up just to get this line going. So it comes down to Treliving in my opinion, can he find someone on the market who can be that Tkachuk to Backlund-Mangiapane. If he can, then this team might just have a chance.
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If you look at Backlunds history and think of when he typically plays well you will see a trend that he’s a slow starter who usually heats up right about now. He always plays solid hockey but the offence normally doesn’t come until January. I’m not worried about backlund as he’s about to start to chip in