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Originally Posted by CF84
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Backlund was great except for the final push for the playoffs when he became a turnover machine. My problems with Backlund have always been twofold. The first is he would not be worth a damn for the first half of the year, this season he nipped that on the bud and was excellent for 95% of the year. My biggest knock on the guy though is when the pressure hits his game goes to ####. He got owned in the Colorado series. He got owned last year in the Oilers series. He was a turnover machine down the stretch this year. I get Backlund has been here a long time and there is a lot of sentimental attachment to him but I don't see him as a guy that you win when the pressure is on. The Flames should absolutely sell high on him this offseason, preferably at the draft.