Backlund sidelined week to week for Flames

Flames F Mikael Backlund (upper body) week-to-week
Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund is week-to-week with an upper-body injury, the team announced Friday. The 35-year-old forward has appeared in all 64 games this season, totaling 24 points (11 goals,
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NHL Buzz: Backlund sidelined week to week for Flames
Mikael Backlund is week to week for the Flames with an upper-body injury. The forward was injured in the first period of a 4-3 shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday.
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Flames captain out week-to-week with upper-body injury
Flames captain Mikael Backlund suffered an upper-body injury in Wednesday’s shootout loss to the Canucks, the team confirmed. He’s listed as week-to-week.
Flames captain Mikael Backlund week-to-week with upper-body injury
The team announced on Friday that captain Mikael Backlund will be out week-to-week with an upper-body injury. The forward was injured in the first period of Wednesday's shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks. Backlund delivered a big hit to Canucks defenceman Victor Mancini and appeared to be in some discomfort afterward.
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Flames captain Mikael Backlund out week-to-week due to injury
Hopefully, he gets himself healthy and can be back as soon as he can.” Backlund logged only five shifts — a grand total of 2:58 of ice time — before leaving Wednesday’s crucial clash ...
Backlund’s absence creates massive hole in Flames lineup
Calgary hopes to contain MVP candidate Nathan MacKinnon without its captain and top shutdown centre, who is out week-to-week with an upper-body injury.
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Three takeaways as Flames fall in shootout against Canucks, lose Backlund to injury
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