Backlund can still be our "matchup" center without playing over 19 minutes a game, which is quite frankly far too much. There is zero need to have him out there on the PP. Cut his minutes back, and allow his line to eat defensive zone starts at five on five. I look at a team like Washington and the success they are having with the utilization of Nic Dowd in a shutdown role playing 15 minutes a night with under 12% offensive zone starts at five on five.
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