It has been principally a foul yr for the Flames, nevertheless it’s been a fairly good one for Mikael Backlund.
The 34-year-old has been the Flames’ finest and most constant ahead this season.
Backlund has scored 17 targets and added 32 assists for 49 factors and is simply 4 factors shy of surpassing his profession excessive for many factors in a season.
He is spent his total profession with the Flames, and Saturday afternoon, will play his 900th sport, when the Flames tackle the San Jose Sharks.
“Yeah, it is particular,” Backlund stated after follow Friday. “I by no means thought or anticipated I might play 900 video games for one group. I really feel very privileged and it feels very particular to be the third participant to do this, alongside Jarome (Iginla) and Gio (Mark Giordano) makes it (really feel) much more particular.”
To make the circle full, Backlund’s coach in 2023 is identical man who drafted him into the group again in 2007.
“It is fairly superior,” former GM and current day head coach Darryl Sutter stated. ” what? It goes quick – like when you concentrate on any person like Mikael, and he is having a hell of a yr – he is having his, numbers-wise, and fairly actually – performance-wise, it is perhaps his finest yr. “
Puck drop for the Flames and Sharks is 2 pm on the Saddledome.
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