tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853674483927136845.post7754820702291011775..comments2023-10-30T01:46:52.730-06:00Comments on hit the post: .....further randomswalkinvisiblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08874510508773958406noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853674483927136845.post-3225428906201403742008-12-19T11:02:00.000-07:002008-12-19T11:02:00.000-07:00I was PRAYING the Flames would take Tedenby in the...I was PRAYING the Flames would take Tedenby in the draft...instead we moved down and took Nemisz. That still might work out for all I know, but...Kent W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15679878875910837307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853674483927136845.post-65358292428146319772008-12-19T00:45:00.000-07:002008-12-19T00:45:00.000-07:00so... in your opinion, he is being underused and i...so... in your opinion, he is being underused and is therefore underperforming...? <BR/><BR/>much like boyd ?<BR/>yeah ?<BR/><BR/>perhaps kelowna IS a better option...walkinvisiblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874510508773958406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853674483927136845.post-12219477164799137422008-12-18T15:08:00.000-07:002008-12-18T15:08:00.000-07:00how i see it:1. backlund arrives in västerås and d...how i see it:<BR/>1. backlund arrives in västerås and doesnt dominate like berglund did last year.<BR/>2. backlund gets less icetime and lesser linemates.<BR/>3. västerås gm leif rohlin (former canuck!!!) says something like "we want backlund to be amazing, he hasnt been amazing for us yet... yadayada"<BR/>4. calgary gets worried about backlunds situation in västerås and says that if he isnt put in a good position to develop in västerås they rather have him playing hockey somewhere else.<BR/><BR/>ive actually seen a couple of västerås games on tv and the reports are true, hes not getting much to work with (toi/pptoi/qualteam) but you really notice his talentlevel compared to the average allsvenskan player when he has the puck.<BR/>in one of the games, new jerseys 2008 first round draft pick tedenby played for the opposing team and got first line minutes and looked really good doing it meanwhile backlund was getting the boyd treatment.shephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17286840036112939847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853674483927136845.post-44966306563788019322008-12-18T12:00:00.000-07:002008-12-18T12:00:00.000-07:00i agree... i wonder if it's (what i like to call) ...i agree... i wonder if it's (what i like to call) lombardi-boyd syndrome ? confidence rattled by demotion, play suffers, icetime minimized, further blow to confidence etc etc etc.<BR/><BR/>hopefully he can come up huge at the WJC and then if he needs to come across to raise his game, then so be it...<BR/><BR/>that's the optimistic perspective, anyways....walkinvisiblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874510508773958406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853674483927136845.post-54539499540438559632008-12-18T11:50:00.000-07:002008-12-18T11:50:00.000-07:00or is his role being minimized because of his almo...<I>or is his role being minimized because of his almost-certain departure next year for north america ?</I><BR/><BR/>I read that explanation in the paper too and it sounds mighty dubious to me. Berglund played on the top line last year, despite obviously being headed for the NHL this season.Kent W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15679878875910837307noreply@blogger.com