CapitalsCupReality
It’s Go Time!!
- Feb 27, 2002
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Was Scottie Pippen a first ballot Hall of Famer? I need to look that up. We all know that Backstrom is criminally underrated. He doesn't want the spot light and resists the team PR campaigns necessary to win votes. He passes on all star games. Trotz didn't accept that to an extent and talked his Selke level play up. Ive heard media talk about Backstrom like that for the first time this season. Maybe this is the season. The Kings suck. The Blackhawks suck. Bergeron is injured. The Caps don't suck and Backstrom is top 10 in scoring.
Backstrom just turned 31. I expect we have not seen all of the best things he can bring. I think the Caps getting hot with Kuzy missing and Backstrom carrying the load is just another sign of how important he really is.
Would be cool if he got some recognition, but he plays a subdued or subtle game. Always has. Sometimes it’s like you didn’t see him in the game and check after and he has a 2 or 3 assists....that hurts him in the voters eyes IMO. Maybe the perfect storm of injuries will help him finally.
I’d like to see some of the “stats posters” do an analysis of his real impact defensively. I’m sure there are some pretty heat maps and things to back up what we as Caps fans think is Selke-level defensive play, but I’ve never seen those things compared to a Bergeron or Toews, Kopitar...
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