Coming out of the lockout last year, I saw a lot of confidence and "fight" from Backlund. He was feisty, played with an edge and looked poised to break out offensively.
He's taken a step back this year IMO, and he still isn't able to regularly beat out Stajan, 23 year old rookie Colborne, or 19 year old rookie Monahan for ice time.
That's two rookies and an average at best 2nd line center he can't legitimately wrestle ice time from.....so this isn't much of a surprise I guess.
Hopefully if he's moved he nets the Flames an OK return that they can work with going forward. I wouldn't mind a big, physical, right handed defenseman from the same age bracket....someone like Dalton Prout, Michael Stone or Eric Gryba.
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