My question is, what did he do to deserve more ice time? He was injured a few times in his tenure with the Flames. I find it pretty arrogant to be wanting out of an organization at the age of 22. Thank god Backlund didn't pull this garbage when he was having tough times. Earned, never given. His AHL stats weren't that spectacular.
I hope it was a case of him getting bad advice from his agent or something. Seemed like a good kid otherwise. Best of luck to him, but I never was that high on his style of play.
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