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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
To be fair, Backlund is definitely slowing down a bit. His experience and defensive acumen put him in the conversation, but he's getting old and doesn't add a ton on offense these days.
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He would have to displace one of
Zibanejad
Erikson-Ek
Lindholm
Pettersson
He is no where close to any of them at this point....though I will say that because this thing is in NHL rinks and using NHL rules, he could play a 4th line checking role effectively if needed.