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Originally Posted by HighLifeMan
Anyone saying that the play of Backlund and Coleman hasn't been a massive issue for this team as of late are lying to themselves.
The last two months have been a complete nightmare for those two guys, and it's unfortunate because they have been this teams safety blanket up front for the last handful of years, and when they are on it really helps the rest of the lineup slot into place at five on five.
Coleman - Last 24 games played, 1 goal, 2 assists, 26.67 GF%, 47.75 xGF%
Backlund - Last 20 games played, 1 goal, 2 assists, 20% GF%, 47.71 xGF%
They really haven't done there jobs well for a while now, and at the most important moments of the season to boot. We needed these guys to step up and lead by example and unfortunately they were unable to do that.
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One guy is 36 on the backend of his career the other is a 32 year old who is performing at his career averages. If they are expected to lead the offensive charge the issues on this team are much deeper.
But culture and mentorship are important.