PHOTO: Flames whiff on new goalie Backstrom's nameplate
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Niklas Backstrom was once a William M. Jennings Award winner for helping the Minnesota Wild to the NHL's best goals-against average.
Now, nine years later, he's a salary dump with a misspelled nameplate.
First team skate for Niklas Backstrom. Hartley would not commit to Backstrom getting a start in next homestand pic.twitter.com/FRdkssRr0L
— Roger Millions (@RogMillions) March 3, 2016
In the Flames' defense, they were quite close.