As noted first on Euroflyers’ blog, Johan Backlund has been much slower to recover from postseason hip surgery than initially anticipated. He is six weeks behind schedule in his projected timetable at the time of the surgery. Originally slated to be on crutches for two weeks, the 29-year-old contender for the Flyers’ backup goaltender spot remained on crutches for eight weeks at home in Sweden

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