Mikael Backlund's Potential Return

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Flames captain Mikael Backlund returns to practice. Could he play Tuesday?

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Mikael Backlund has been out of action for five games with an upper-body injury.

The Calgary Flames host the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night .

Backlund was a full participant in Monday 's practice, taking penalty-kill reps with Kevin Rooney .

MacKenzie Weegar was a surprise scratch for Saturday 's 4-3 overtime victory over the Kraken .

“My gut says we see him tomorrow , but we’ll have to see how things go,” Huska said Martin Pospisil , who ranks fifth in the NHL in hits, also stayed off his skates Monday , with the team characterizing it as a maintenance day for the speedy forward. Yegor Sharangovich , who will be bumped back to wing when Backlund returns, was skating in Pospisil ’s usual spot..

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