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Originally Posted by AFireInside
This doesn't seem that complicated to me. Playing with Backlund and Coleman will be safe but he'll never be able to put up the points unless he has someone on his line that can finish, and our powerplay needs to be somewhat effective.
He didn't forget how to play, his linemates aren't the right mix. He makes multiple nice passes every game, which generally turn into nothing with this team, but people just want to focus on the giveaways.
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This.
WRT Backlund, he is, so far, the best centre he's hand on the team. Almost PPG last year and OK this year when they made the switch.
I'd like to see his ES PPG from his good years in Fla because I do think a huge part of the drop in production is powerplay points.