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Nicklas Backstrom's PED ordeal ends with settlement, sanity prevails
Nicklas Backstrom of the Washington Capitals resolved ... says Ken Campbell. The first day of practices at the 4 Nations Face-Off showed just how stacked some forward lines will be when the ...
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After six months, Nicklas Backstrom finally receives his Olympic silver medal
Nicklas Backstrom was ruled ineligible to play in the Olympic gold medal game for a failed drug test. Six months later, Backstrom finally received the silver medal he should have got in Sochi.
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What Went Into Backstrom's Decision To Step Away From Hockey, Next Steps For Capitals Star
The 36-year-old said his hip wasn't responding the way he wanted it to following resurfacing surgery in June 2022. ARLINGTON, V.A. — Washington Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom announced on ...
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Capitals’ Nicklas Backstrom could miss five months following hip surgery
Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom ... Rangers – losing Backstrom is far from good news. Now, they could be forced to start the upcoming season without their first-line center and ...
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What Will Capitals Do With Backstrom? Team Faces Tough Decision As He Remains Adamant About Continuing Career
ARLINGTON, V.A. -- Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom did what ... following hip resurfacing surgery. While Backstrom is pain-free for the first time in years and believes he can still ...
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Nicklas Backstrom
Looking tremendous through the @Capitals first 14 games, Nicklas Backstrom continues to produce offence at age 33 & in his 14th NHL season. Picking up an assist in his team's 3-1 win vs the ...
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Report: Backstrom Will Be Back For Capitals Despite MacLellan's Cryptic Breakdown Day Comments
NHL.com's Tom Gulitti reported that general manager Brian MacLellan believes that Nicklas Backstrom deserves a ... IHave a good summer, the first really good summer in a couple years, and be ...
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Amid Questions & Uncertainty, Backstrom Done Talking About Hip & Ready To Give All He Has Left To Capitals: 'I've Done Everything I Can'
The Capitals center isn't giving up and is ready to show what he can do for the Capitals now that he's 15 months removed from hip resurfacing surgery. ARLINGTON, V.A. — Taking the podium at ...
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Backstrom Plays In Brynas IF Black-White Game; Capitals Center Prepping For Biggest Training Camp Yet As He & Team Ponder Future
With just around a month until arguably the most important training camp of his career yet, Washington Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom was ... It was his first time skating in the game in ...
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Can Nicklas Backstrom become the highest-scoring Swede of all-time?
Nicklas Backstrom ... is indeed impressive. Backstrom has been a clockwork point-a-game player almost since the day he stepped on the ice in the NHL for the first time and is one of the league ...
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Era Adjusted: Capitals playmakers Nicklas Backstrom vs. Adam Oates
Let’s talk about the often forgotten, always in the shadows, perennially underrated Robin to Ovechkin’s Batman: Nicklas Backstrom ... how similar the two are. First, Oates is 17th all-time ...