{"id":28996,"date":"2025-03-14T20:22:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T19:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=28996"},"modified":"2025-03-14T20:23:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T19:23:27","slug":"calgary-flames-captain-mikael-backlund-sidelined-week-to-week-with-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/calgary-flames-captain-mikael-backlund-sidelined-week-to-week-with-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Calgary Flames Captain Mikael Backlund Sidelined Week-to-Week with Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Calgary Flames will be without their captain, Mikael Backlund, for the foreseeable future after he suffered an upper-body injury during Wednesday&rsquo;s shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks. The team has listed him as week-to-week.<\/p><p>Backlund exited the game in the first period after delivering a hit on Canucks defenseman Victor Mancini. While he managed to skate off without assistance, he appeared to tweak his left shoulder or upper arm and did not return.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Flames captain Mikael Backlund out week-to-week due to injury <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CofdCrAMRg\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>https:\/\/t.co\/CofdCrAMRg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U0pFNbRNMo\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/U0pFNbRNMo<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Calgary Herald (@calgaryherald) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/calgaryherald\/status\/1900623110027579413?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 14, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>With just over a month left in the regular season, the Flames are hopeful that Backlund&rsquo;s injury won&rsquo;t keep him sidelined for long. However, his absence comes at a crucial time as Calgary battles for a playoff spot in a tight Western Conference race. To make matters worse, the team also lost forward Connor Zary to a two-game suspension, further depleting their lineup ahead of tough matchups against the Avalanche and Maple Leafs.<\/p><p><strong>Also Read:<a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/devils-ink-xavier-parent-to-entry-level-deal\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'> Devils Signs Xavier Parent to Entry-Level Deal<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>Backlund, who turns 36 next week, has been a model of durability, having played every game since the 2020-21 season. While his offensive numbers have dipped, posting 11 goals and 24 points in 64 games&mdash;his defensive reliability and leadership remain invaluable. Averaging nearly 19 minutes per game, he has been a key shutdown forward for Calgary while maintaining strong possession numbers despite tough defensive assignments.<\/p><p>Now in his 17th season with the Flames, Backlund is in the first year of a two-year, $9 million extension he signed before the 2023-24 season. He is set to become a free agent in 2026.<\/p><p>To help fill the void, Calgary has recalled winger Dryden Hunt from the AHL&rsquo;s Wranglers on an emergency basis. Hunt, 29, has been one of the Wranglers&rsquo; top scorers this season, tallying 48 points in 48 games. With limited NHL action this year, he will likely slot into a bottom-six role as the Flames look to stay competitive in the playoff race.<\/p><p>Image Credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calgary Flames forward Mikael Backlund faces a week-to-week absence due to injury, leaving a gap in the lineup as the team navigates a crucial stretch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":29001,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[326,4611,52],"class_list":["post-28996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nhl","tag-calgary-flames","tag-mikael-backlund","tag-nhl"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Calgary Flames Captain Mikael Backlund Sidelined Week-to-Week with Injury - 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