Reply With QuoteIn a multi-cat he will continue to be a stud. He's never been known to be an offensive wizard, I'm sure he'll still be good for another 50ish point season when all is said and done.
Backes - ROS outlook
Backes is a valuable player in my league's format and an FHG projections favourite going into the season due to his mult-cat contributions.
He hasn't been off to the best start but I'm wondering if we should be rethinking our expectations of him, especially with the emergence of the Schwartz-Tarasenko-Lehtera (STL!) line as arguably the team's top line (and top PP??). What do you guys think?
Y! 8-Team H2H
G, A, PIM, PPP, SOG, FW, HIT, BLK
W, SV, SV%
3C: A.Barkov, S.Bennett, V.Trocheck, W.Karlsson, J.Eriksson Ek, J.McCann, P.Danault, T.Johnson
3LW: A.Ovechkin, A.Svechnikov, T.Toffoli, V.Arvidsson
3RW: P.Kane, B.Wheeler, B.Rust
5D: R.Josi, J.Chychrun, M.Weegar, T.Chabot, R.Dahlin, R.Ristolainen, C.Murphy
2G: F.Andersen, J.Binnington, C.Peterson
2IR+: N.Bäckström
Re: Backes - ROS outlook
In a multi-cat he will continue to be a stud. He's never been known to be an offensive wizard, I'm sure he'll still be good for another 50ish point season when all is said and done.
Re: Backes - ROS outlook
Vangregs pretty much said it all. I wouldn't worry about Backes. He'll turn it around. He has been used more defensively early on this year, keeping the Tarasenko line mostly away from the tough matchups. That should change IMO once teams start matching the Tarasenko line better. That should spring Backes and his line to get better opportunities.
Re: Backes - ROS outlook
Thank you for making this thread for me.
12 Team H2H Keeper
4C~4LW~4RW~6D~2G~4 Reserves
3 FA adds per week
8 Keepers~10 minors
IR
10 Minors = Skaters <83 GP & Goalies <51 GP
Categories: G~A~P~PPP~SOG~FOW~+/-~Hits~Blk~W~Svs~S%~GAA
C-Barkov~Zibanejad
C/RW- Reinhart
LW-B.Tkachuk~Kaprizov~E.Kane~Pacioretty
RW-P. Kane
LW/RW-Svechnikov~Fiala
D-Makar~Fox~Dahlin~Bouchard-Hamilton
G-Hellebuyck~Shesterkin~Ingram
MINORS:
Forwards-Rossi~Pelletier~Holloway~Marchenko
DMen-B.Clarke~Nemec~Nikishin
Goalies-Wallstedt~Wolf~Dostal
Re: Backes - ROS outlook
Over the whole season Backes will still be the multi-cat stud. Other teams will start keying on Tarasenko line so I wouldn't be too quick to unload unless you get a great offer.Originally Posted by vangregs
Piranha Hockey League est 1990 - Oakley Doakley's - 16 teams
Pts only W=2 OL=1 SO=3 Auction Draft
WHL - est 2016 Expansion - Glasgow Kiss - 24 teams
25 pro players / 10 minor league players
G,A,+/-,PPP,SOG,Hits,Blk,PIM,FOW, W,Sv,GA,SHO
Re: Backes - ROS outlook
Backes worried me too but I still have faith he will pick up steam and have a solid year.
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