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Nicklas Bäckström returns to Sweden for first SM playoff in 19 years

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  • Nicklas Bäckström returned to Sweden after his NHL career.
  • He is set for his first SM playoff in 19 years.
  • He scored 30 points in the regular season.

Nicklas Bäckström has returned to Sweden after spending his entire adult life in the USA and on NHL rinks. He is reportedly ready for his first SM playoff in 19 years. According to reports, Bäckström said this was one of the reasons he came home.

He scored 30 points in the regular season. There were reportedly enormous expectations on Bäckström when he was presented for Brynäs this summer, and it is unclear if the hopes were too high or if he felt unreasonable pressure to deliver.

this was one of the reasons he came home

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