Ive been one of those hating Hartley for his treatment of Sven, and I think Sven has looked great the last few games, and is working harder than any flame. That being said he only has 2 goals all year, and we dont want him to be a grinder, we want him to score. Let him go down and score some goals just to regain the touch. That alone is a good enough reason. I think he will be back when all our small players get traded (Stempniak, Cammy, and hopefully Glencross). Hindsight 20/20 Backlund likely needed one or maybe two more years of AHL. Backlunds days as a Flame are numbered.
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