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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
You don't give Backlund nearly enough credit.
He's probably playing hurt tonight after leaving the game on Saturday, and he's still tasked with doing all of the defensive heavy lifting even though he probably shouldn't have to be counted on doing that at his age.
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Tonight or not, Coleman and his style playing with Backlund severely restricts offense zone chance generation from that line and has for the years they are together.
Backlund hanging back and out of the play in the name of defense, whatever.
Point being made here is that when Coleman and his style gets onto a team where he’s got three guys engaged lower in the zone and getting dirty in the offensive zone in the forecheck and cycle, he’s and his line will put up some numbers.