The World Cup has been on in the background for the Flames since it kicked off a month ago.
The team has had its own business to focus on, of course, but when there has been a chance to watch, the games have been on.
For a soccer fanatic like Backlund, the appeal of seeing a guy like Messi finally succeed in climbing soccer’s highest mountain in his final World Cup was too much to resist. “So yeah, I’ve been following it pretty closely. The World Cup and Euro Cups are always amazing events.”The 26-year-old defenceman scored the second and third goals of his NHL career on Friday night against the St. Louis Blues. They were also his first goals in the league that were scored in front of fans because his other one came in an empty arena at the end of the COVID-restricted 2021 season.
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