probably the most realistic high risk high reward move to make for most teams in need of a center without breaking the bank.
his best comparable at age 22: Kadri (shown below), Nicklas Backstrom and Mika Zibanejad.
great input
What does your model think about Mctavish?
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You can tell he and whatever network thought Backstrom was going to be a hit and it wasn't turns out grumpy detective was even beyond his acting range.
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Best playoff goalies statistically that decade and then came in clutch. Binnington doesn't have a huge resume. Holtby won and competed for vezinas. Caps had way more depth. Backstrom and kuzy > O'Reilly and Schenn. There's legit 0 argument. They beat TBL who next year set record
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Why r we acting like the Caps were ass???
OVI-Kuzy-Wilson
Vrana-Backstrom-Oshie
Burakovsky-Eller-Connolly
Stephenson-Beagle-DSP
Kempny-Carlson
Orlov-Niskinen
Orpik-Djoos
Holtby
Grubauer
That’s undoubtedly better than 6-9
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Backstrom came out in 2020? 🙄
he didn’t get booked on a tv show for ten years and instead of doing any self reflection about that decided they simply just can’t make them anymore
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I don’t get why people wanna give him credit for stall considering Jonathan Towes And Nick Backstrom went 3 and 4 OVL RIGHT after Stall. Stall was a semi BUST and the wrong pick. We would have won 5 plus cups if we had Backstrom and or Towes.
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Shero deserves credit for many things, he was AWESOME
But let’s be real
2004 Rd 1 Pick 2 - Malkin was the consensus
2005 Rd 1 Pick 1 - Crosby was a LOCK
2006 Rd 1 Pick 2 - Staal, not the consensus pick, frankly I almost broke my radio… Toews Backstrom Kessel went 3 thru 5
The Penguins are now the first team in NHL history to draft an eventual Conn Smythe winner in three straight drafts: Malkin (2004), Crosby (2005), and now Staal (2006). There's also four Cups between them. Ray Shero deserves even more credit for what he built here.
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Owen Hillman retweeted
Day #2:
1. Sam Malinski
2. Niklas Backstrom
3. Jake Guentzel
4. Barclay Goodrow
5. Brett Pesce
6. Joe Pavelski
Yesterday’s Answer: Mitch Marner
#NHL
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Ray Shero doesn't get enough credit for that pick. Towes and Backstrom were also available but Staal was a better fit and Ray recognized that.
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zak retweeted
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Nicklas Backstrom told Alex Ovechkin today, “I love you.” Ovi said he said back, “I love you more.”
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Back when he was in the short-lived show Backstrom he said something similar. Even then (10ish years ago) he was arguing politically incorrect characters should exist and can be likeable.
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he already had a show cancelled because it was politically incorrect, it was called backstrom
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Backstrom makes so much more sense now
Rainn Wilson says "The Office" probably wouldn’t be made today, telling Fox News Digital that media trends have shifted left and that cancel culture makes it difficult for edgy comedies to thrive.
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he's still mad backstrom got cancelled
Rainn Wilson says "The Office" probably wouldn’t be made today, telling Fox News Digital that media trends have shifted left and that cancel culture makes it difficult for edgy comedies to thrive.
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If BACKSTROM says it it must be true
Rainn Wilson says "The Office" probably wouldn’t be made today, telling Fox News Digital that media trends have shifted left and that cancel culture makes it difficult for edgy comedies to thrive.
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