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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
At this point, hey? Well, let's look at the most recent evidence that we have...
Points: T-3rd
EVP: T-2nd
+/-: 1st (by a lot)
TOI: 2nd (among forwards)
League-wide, he was 49th in points, among Cs, and 50th in EVP (avg 2nd liner)
He just had his best season, so that effusive(?) regression is nowhere to be seen yet. He has played about 900 games, including playoffs - that is about 250 games less than the oft-compared Staal. And he is in phenomenal shape, with a very tight injury history.
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He had one season, last year where everybody else struggled where he put up those kind of numbers. It is like saying Cheechoo was a guy that could get you 50+ goals a year. Backlund is a 35-40 point guy going forward. It is just what he is. The fact you think he is not going to start regressing at 35 like every player does means nothing.