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Mikael Backlund's Abdominal Strain A Concern For The Calgary Flames

09/23/2014 at 7:38am EDT

from Kristen Odland of the Calgary Herald,

Turns out, Mikael Backlund’s injury could be more serious than originally thought.

The 25-year-old centreman has been dealing with an abdominal strain he suffered during the final few weeks of training in Sweden before the Calgary Flames 2014-15 training camp. And although he’s been listed as day-to-day, Backlund has been missing from on-ice sessions since the beginning of training camp,

“I don’t have any news to tell you,” reported Calgary Flames head coach Bob Hartley when asked about the pivot’s absence from the ice over the past few days. “But I’m worried . . . he’s still not on the ice.”

Not a good sign, especially so early on and especially based on the strides he made last season, becoming one of Calgary’s most reliable pivots.

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