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Flames' Backlund undergoes abdominal procedure, still week-to-week

Russell LaBounty / USA TODAY Sports

Mikael Backlund underwent a procedure to repair an abdominal injury Wednesday that has sidelined him since the end of October.

The Calgary Flames are 7-4-0 in November without Backlund in the lineup. Backlund led all Flames forwards in short-handed ice-time before being placed on injured reserve.

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