I can’t find it, but think it may have been on a broadcast talking to Ryan Leslie
It was a couple of years ago. The gist was that Keith Tkachuk was very impressed with and complimentary of Backlund, recognized that Matthew had the benefit of playing with a great center
The early year criticisms after a compressed camp, no preseason games, and that early five day break were dumb. Nobody can be properly evaluated with respect to their actual abilities and potential based on a small sample size with unusual situations
Backlund is a top 6 centre and the Flames have the luxury of three really good centres right now
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