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Originally Posted by ComixZone
I view backlund’s benching as motivational. The best Backs we see is when games are intense and he’s emotionally engaged. Backlund has been flat recently, and Sutter just sent him a hell of a message.
That being said, this entire “bench good players and play bad players because they skate hard” is an absolute sure fire path to the bottom of the standings and a great way to lose the dressing room.
I’ve seen enough of Lucic this season. He’s the #1 guy who should come out of the lineup (after Mackey).
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FWIW, Flames were dominant with Backlund on the ice tonight. Outshot and outchanced NJ by a wide margin.
I agree, though — Lucic and Mackey just gotta go.