This is my prediction, he will be in the bottom 6 to start the year. Backlund will get hurt, Bennett will step up around the 30 game mark and not give back that position to Backlund.
Poor Backs
hope he stays healthy this season.
I can see a similar start to his career as Monny, gets easy starts, plays against lower pairings and is allowed some slack. The good thing about Calgary is our second to forth line... There's very little difference in quality. So it doesn't truly matter if he's our second or third line center in regards to his linemates.
It's why I gave him 35-45. He's probably not going to get 20 minutes a night and major PP. He'll probably get 16-18, second unit starts, but mostly just put in a position to succeed offensively. Unfortunately for us, we don't have a second Johnny Hockey kicking around to put on his wing.