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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
If we were to get Eichel, Lindholm gets the shutdown minutes.
Datsyuk needed his Zetterberg.
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Why wouldn’t Backlund get this duty? Generally speaking, he’s been the premier shut down guy on the team for years now. It’s essentially his role and he relishes it. Lindholm probably would make a formidable shutdown center though, but I think his skillset would better used in an offensive role.
EDIT: Also, if I’m not mistaken. Both Datsyuk and Zetterberg were elite defensively. So not sure it was a Batman needs Robin kind of thing.