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Originally Posted by Jetfire
I don't want to hear how Backlund is overrated again. Has he been playing injured and is declining offensively? Yes, absolutely, but this team is a defensive mess and so much worse without him, you're going to see a lot more games like the last few without him where either they fall apart at inopportune times or get outclassed completely by a top team, and while I love Wolf there's only so much he's going to be able to do. They've played their tails off for most of the year and I've enjoyed watching them for the most part, but this isn't a group that can handle the loss of the captain and all year I've thought that short of a Wolf injury, a Backlund or Kadri injury were the next most likely things to sink them.
It's a bit depressing that they rely so heavily on an aging defensive center, and it also highlights how thin they are at that position and that it's the number one thing they need going forward through the rest of this rebuild, no doubt. I hope they can rebound from this and finish the year strong because they've generally worked really hard, but I'm not optimistic at all in that regard. Get well soon Backs.
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So you're a big fan of Backlund is what you're saying.
This team was the same with him, consistently falling apart at inopportune times. Get well Backs for sure, but let's not act like they're so much worse without him at this point.