Nicklas Backstrom’s return season in the SHL has ended sooner than he would have wished. Backstrom and the rest of Brynäs IF were eliminated in five games by the Växjö Lakers in the quarterfinals of the league’s postseason. Backstrom recorded an assist in the team’s elimination loss on Wednesday, but Brynäs ultimately fell 2-1. After the loss, the 38-year-old centerman was asked in a TV4 Hockey interview about his first season back in Sweden sin…
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