I remember Sutter saying he thought he was one of the best players on the ice in the world juniors.
Also, being concerned about his durability, after he missed significant time in back to back years, then after playing an almost full season, having that abdominal injury. So 3 out of 4 years he missed a ton of time
Since then, he has really emerged as such a solid all around player and (knock on wood) 4 years being healthy.
Keith Tkachuk was I believe commenting as well about how Matthew is fortunate to play with such an awesome center
Kudos to Backlund
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