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Originally Posted by dissentowner
Honestly I thought Backlund took a pretty big step back defensively last year. I think Frost is a better two way C now personally. I could live with Kadri, Zary, Frost, Backlund down the middle myself but Huska won't. Can't wait to see Backlund on PP 2 again....good Lord.
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Backlund was still the best center as far as possession numbers go by a wide margin. Kadri and Frost were given the sweet zone starts, starting in the offensive zone 61.4% and 57.5% of the time. Backlund on the other hand started in the offensive zone only 38.2%, but still spent more time in the offensive zone than in the defensive zone. He is also still one of the best skaters on the team.
I do think that they have to start lowering his ice time, but he is still so reliable that as a coach it's hard to not keep throwing him out there.