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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
No, you’re right that is a fair comment. Do you think he’s put forth a good effort this season (judging from start of season to now)?
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I don't think his lack of success was from lack of trying. Sometimes effort doesn't translate into effectiveness. If you try very very hard to do the wrong thing, the right thing doesn't get done – and I think that's what has happened to Backlund's offence in a lot of games. To me, he has looked like he was in his own head, and kept second-guessing himself where the first guess would have been the right one.
My late mother had pretty bad dyslexia. One of her trademark mistakes was to shelve books upside-down. More than once I saw her put a book on the shelf right side up, second-guess herself, and then turn it upside-down. Some of the things Backlund has done with the puck kind of remind me of that.
Defensively (where the work is usually hardest), he's been pretty good.
By the way, I apologize for insulting you. One other poster in particular has me badly rattled tonight, and I took it out on you. My bad.