Nicklas Backstrom hasn’t played in a game since taking that elbow to the head from Rene Bourque back on January 3. And while the Caps got some measure of closure by (theoretically) taking Bourque to task last night in Montreal, the effects of the hit linger for the Caps’ top pivot.
Backstrom recently spoke to Swedish news outlet Aftonbladet about his recovery, and here’s the translation of some of what he had to say:
Hat tip to Malin on the link and translation