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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
Who could forget. He seemed to be cursed by injury early in his career which held him back a bit. There will be those who also curse out Brent Sutter for some of his early struggles too. But starting in 2013-14 he's been healthier and more often than not an effective player for the team. It's always said that he's a third line center, but they haven't been able to find two guys to force him down the depth chart yet. If only some of those other mid 20's picks the Flames made between 2004 to 2008 worked out anything like Backlund...
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Which is pretty ridiculous since Backlund has consistently produced enough to rank in the top-50 of centremen every year, all while logging the toughest minutes on the team. I continue to think that he has never gotten the credit he deserves for being a hell if a player.
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