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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Backlund's been pretty great of late and it's unfortunate that he's been mired in a three year shooting percentage slump unable to crack 7% over that span. If only he could get that up to even NHL average or a little better it would help a lot with Flames depth scoring.
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He's been productive and consistent though.
1.74 points per game as an average over the last eight seasons, with two outliers (a 1.47 season and a 2.04 season), the rest between 1.64 and 1.91.
1.75 points per game 5 on 5 players are essentially a weak top six player on the average NHL team.
He's streaky, but for a shut down third line center he's been productive as hell. I thought that contract might age poorly, but like Giordano's you start wondering about one year extensions when it's done now.
Carving himself a pretty important place in Flames history with longevity. Would be nice to see a run to go with it.