Flames’ Mikael Backlund picking up steam in Selke conversation

Every year around this time, as we separate the contenders from the rest, NHL awards talk begins to picks up. When it comes to the Selke Trophy, awarded to the best defensive-minded forward, we tend to see the same names rise to surface. The usual suspects include Patrice Bergeron, Anze Kopitar, Jonathan Toews, and, in the not-so-distant past, Pavel Datsyuk. But this year, we’ve been hearing the

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