Backlund vs. Turris

[InfinityIggy]

Pretty simple, who would you rather have? Please factor in contracts for both players.

Thanks.

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[Kanye]

Turris sucks
Backlund does not

Clearly Backlund.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Backlund by a lot.

Players like Turris just rub me the wrong way. Nothing worse than soft one dimensional overpaid producers who can't produce.

 

[Sensmileletsgo]

Right now Backlund no doubt about it. Turris was better in his prime but he's fallen off quickly.

 

[ESH]

Right now Backlund no doubt about it. Turris was better in his prime but he's fallen off quickly.

I’m not so sure about that

 

[Sensmileletsgo]

I’m not so sure about that

they are comparable players but i feel confident in saying that. Turris in his prime was just a little better than Backlund. Im sure not every one agree on that though.

 

[CraigsList]

they are comparable players but i feel confident in saying that. Turris in his prime was just a little better than Backlund. Im sure not every one agree on that though.

If we're talking both players in their prime, then it's easily Backlund. He was an absolute force a couple of years ago with him, Frolik, and Tkachuk as arguably the 2nd best defensive line in the league.

 

[Rhaegar Targaryen]

If we're talking both players in their prime, then it's easily Backlund. He was an absolute force a couple of years ago with him, Frolik, and Tkachuk as arguably the 2nd best defensive line in the league.

Turris was a tier ahead of Backlund a few years ago. Both fell off a cliff, and both suck and have bad contracts now, but both play on shitty teams, too.

 

[bert]

I’m not so sure about that

Easily actually. Backlund is clearly the better player now but Turris was a 1B on a playoff team for a while and was very good in crunch time.

 

[ESH]

Easily actually. Backlund is clearly the better player now but Turris was a 1B on a playoff team for a while and was very good in crunch time.

Turris in his best years averaged ~56 points a season. Backlund averaged ~49 while being one of the best defensive centers in the league.

 

[Sensmileletsgo]

If we're talking both players in their prime, then it's easily Backlund. He was an absolute force a couple of years ago with him, Frolik, and Tkachuk as arguably the 2nd best defensive line in the league.

I suppose you can make an argument that Backlund's defensive game made up for how far behind he was offensively to Turris.

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

Backlund's teams have a grand total of 4 playoff wins in the 9-10 seasons he's been in the league.

Team that played Turris as a top 6 C made the ECF game 7.

Just sayin.

If Turris is scoring the 50-60 pts he's capable of playing top 6 minutes, him or Backlund isn't going to make that much of a difference. Backlund might be the superior player defensively, but if you have your top line or a defensive 3rd line that you can play the match-up game with, then it really doesn't matter a whole lot.

It all comes down to fit. If you already have #1 and #3 lines as more offensive lines, then Backlund is obviously the better fit.

But, i could see Turris being a pretty good fit on Calgary as the 2C, giving them 2 offensive lines, and then Backlund playing as the 3C on a defensive line.

Why don't Treliving make the call to find out ?

 

[Taluss]

I'd take Backlund. Sad cuz I love Turris but it is what it is

 

[tony d]

Backlund.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

I suppose Backlund by a little since his contract is a bit lighter and I'll take folks at their word that he's good defensively. But there is definitely a misconception going around that Turris is any different than he ever was. He's the same player as he was 4 years ago. He'd score 50 points this year if you played him 16-17 minutes a night, 2nd unit PP, with decent top-6 wingers. It's all he ever was. Play him even more than that with a Stone-caliber winger and he might do even better. Play him 13 mins with 4th liners and he'll do worse. But nothing in his game has changed. Preds just don't need him because we have better centers now.

 

[The Nuge]

Lopsided. Closed