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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
You think Backlund paying two less minutes per game is equivalent to suggesting MacKinnon gets relegated to the third line? lol
I mean they’re both likely to happen eventually, one of them is just going to happen within the next 1-2 years.
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I'm only talking this year. Way too much could happen in the next 2-3 years.
Klapka could be a surprise, but we might find out he isn't that good
Pospisil might end up being a 4th liner
Honzek may never make it
The Dallas stars is your example, but they are a contender to win it all.
Flames are still building, hard to know who can bring what to the table without playing. Isn't this what the conservation has been? rolling 4 lines equally and playing everyone less leads to a lot of players being unhappy with ice time? Then you add in, only Huska has control of that ice, he's coaching to win and push comes to shove Backlund is elite vs elite players and Frost and Kadri are awful. Close game and other team star is in the ice, Backlund will be option #1. So no, he will not be our 4th line center. We don't even have 4 true centers.