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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
Backlund might just be a guy who has run into some bad luck the past two seasons. People are far too quick to throw about the injury prone label. He was never an injured player over in Sweden and he wasn't in junior for the Kelowna Rocket either.
The played 90 games between the Heat and Flames (including playoffs) in 2009-2010 and then 73 games for the Flames in 2010-11. He missed half the year last season because of injuries and has missed time this year too. I'd easily chalk that up to a string of bad luck then being an injury prone guy.
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My point was more that durability is the last questionable thing I see in him. His play this year when healthy has removed my doubts about his skills.