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Originally Posted by DJones
Hell, even Backlund was clearly injured for what seemed like months. End of the year plus worlds he looked great again.
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The Flames were quite fortunate when it came to injuries last season. Of their top nine players, only Zary missed considerable time (and he’s on the fringes of the top 9), while Backlund and Andersson was at less than 100 per cent for a good chunk of the season. Which isn’t bad by NHL standards.
Looking at other teams we were competing with in the middle of the pack:
* Blues lost Thomas for 12, Parayko for 18, and Fowler for 31.
* Wild lost Kaprizov for 41, Spurgeon for 16, Brodin for 32, and Eriksson Ek for 36.
* Canucks lost Hughes for 14 (and he wasn’t close to 100 per cent for most of the rest), Hronek for 21, Pettersson for 18, and Demko for most of the season.
* Devils lost Hughes for 20 games and Hamilton for 21.
A significant injury to Weegar, Kadri, or Wolf would likely be enough to derail next season.