[PGT] Flames Fall To The Ducks 3-2

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by Where ru Chris O'Sullivan

I know Backlund is the GodSon of CP, but my "god" man....major points? how about "some" points? Or, win an actual important face-off.

he's getting his 21 minutes by default, he has to start producing. 25 years old in March, the "young" tag is wearing out!

Are you Backlund's ex girlfriend or something?

[strombad]

Originally Posted by Where ru Chris O'Sullivan

I know Backlund is the GodSon of CP, but my "god" man....major points? how about "some" points? Or, win an actual important face-off.

he's getting his 21 minutes by default, he has to start producing. 25 years old in March, the "young" tag is wearing out!

I believe most people consider 3 points in 6 games to be "some" points.

His faceoffs do need to improve, at home he's not the absolute worst, but he sure is on the road.

Either way, he's producing just fine as a two-way forward.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Where ru Chris O'Sullivan

**blather**

Seriously. YOU NEED TO STOP.

How oiften do you need to be reminded about the unparalleled idiocy of your opinion about Backlund?

I'll just leave this here...

Originally Posted by Textcritic

So you have gone from "agnostic" to wilfully ignorant regarding what Backlund has been doing to secure his long-term tenure in the NHL, and all due to the (not unexpected) over-rating of him by the fan base?

In some circles that would be characterised as a special level of crazy.

Originally Posted by Where ru Chris O'Sullivan

Sorry for the delay in replying, got caught off-guard by 1 of our shot blockers getting injured. Funny it wasn't Bouma who was taken bullets to the chest.

This isn't a small sample size TC.

Originally Posted by Textcritic

You're right. It isn't.

Which is why it is all the more bewildering (and sadly hilarious) that you REFUSE to acknowledge what is overwhelmingly clear. Backlund has been an NHL regular for two seasons now, has increased his pts/game totals in each of those, and has only been held out of the lineup in that time because of injury. Over the course of the calendar year, he has dramatically improved his board play and his strength on the puck, and has emerged as the team's undisputed best forward in the defensive zone. It is preposterous to continue to believe that a player with his skill, his commitment to improvement, and his zeal is somehow destined to substantially regress to the point of being scratched and released from his NHL team.

You're opinion is not rational. You clearly are latched on to a now antiquated idea about what sort of player Backlund is, even though he has unequivocally surpassed it.

[BloodFetish]

I wish we could apply conditional formatting to a post.

IF poster equals "Where re Chris O'Sullivan" AND post body contains "Backlund" THEN set post status to "Ignore".