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Originally Posted by Bingo
And I just think some fans find his lack of finish infuriating.
"How can you expend that many minutes on a guy that couldn't hit the ocean from the beach?"
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I don’t even think it’s infuriating, it is what it is, but it’s a big part of why he’s a bottom six player and not a 1st liner.
Backlund is good at shutting down the other team’s best players, he’s also not great offensively, not great at faceoffs, and a bit slow.
I like him very much for what he is and hopes he retires a Flame, but I don’t think 4th line is some big insult. Lots of great defensive/shutdown forwards make a whole career out of anchoring that spot.