The one thing I'm surprised people haven't talked about, is this is really the longest stretch in Backlund's career that he's been healthy. He's never had an injury free campaign since getting drafted, even then he had a knee injury in his draft season.
I think a lot of his improvement has to do with he's finally gotten a long stretch where he's been able to develop, instead of constantly just trying to get back to where he was before an injury. Being healthy from training camp is a huge deal, remember how great he was looking 2 years ago before the broken hand?
Here's hoping that he can continue to be healthy and be a real force for this team come next season. It seems right now he's improving every week, and his confidence is just at an all time high.
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