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This sliding pad save to rob a backdoor one-timer by Toronto’s Matias Maccelli (No. 63) on Feb. 26 is a good recent example of how Bobrovsky still has it.
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Jesse Granger, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Stop the backdoor socialism of buying stakes in American companies.
—David Hadley, Oc Register, 1 Mar. 2026
Tre Kronor got the first great chance of the game when Gabriel Landeskog made a terrific backhand pass to Lucas Raymond for what looked like a backdoor tap-in, but Connor Hellebuyck flashed the left pad for a terrific save.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 18 Feb. 2026
That means Annapolis is now using energy bills as a backdoor revenue stream to prop up state spending.
—Brian Chisholm, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2026
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Jesse Granger, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Stop the backdoor socialism of buying stakes in American companies.
—David Hadley, Oc Register, 1 Mar. 2026
Tre Kronor got the first great chance of the game when Gabriel Landeskog made a terrific backhand pass to Lucas Raymond for what looked like a backdoor tap-in, but Connor Hellebuyck flashed the left pad for a terrific save.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 18 Feb. 2026
That means Annapolis is now using energy bills as a backdoor revenue stream to prop up state spending.
—Brian Chisholm, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2026
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“Backdoor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backdoor. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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