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Originally Posted by Bingo
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.
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Yeah I was worried about the back half of his contract but as with Gio he's proved me wrong. It's a shame that in a season where Backlund is the 3rd line center cementing the Flames center depth, that the wingers on the team have gone pretty cold.