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Originally Posted by dino7c
Most people think Backlund is a good 3rd line center and he is IMO. There is a difference between untouchable and not wanting to give him away
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Backlund Is a spectacular third line centre.
The problem is, he developed late, so he priced himself out of the market as a third line centre, being paid as a great 2nd line centre.
It prevented Calgary being able to afford to obtain an offensive 2nd line centre.
Look at Bolland who played that role for Chicago during their SC years. Once he hit UFA, he was gone, although he was more ir less finished but then, as be couldn’t keep up that pace physically for that many years.
Is you ever check the Hawks OT goals during that period, he was involved in a material amount of those goals.amount
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