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Originally Posted by Parallex
I think a year (as opposed to a couple of years) I don't see the Flames keeping him off the roster two years. He's still physically immature and was one of the younger draft-eligible guys in his draft class so better he go back to the OHL. I wouldn't even bother keeping him for the nine games... even if Backlund isn't ready to go (we have older center prospects like Granlund to fill in until Backs is back in game shape).
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I agree, no sense in putting him in for 9 games when we can all see that physically he's not ready, it will be NHL starting lineups, bigger stronger men. I wouldn't want to see him get injured and screw up his season because of it, just not worth the risk imo. This season is very important for his development and we don't want any setbacks.