GLENS FALLS -- With the return of Johan Backlund from the Philadelphia Flyers, the Adirondack Phantoms sent goaltender Michael-Lee Teslak to the ECHL's Elmira Jackals today.
Teslak dressed as the backup to Nic Riopel for Adirondack's season-opening 3-2 loss to the Worcester Sharks on Oct. 3. He was 17-9-4, 2.83, .904 in 32 games for Elmira last season.
Backlund, 28, is making his North American debut this season after parts of five years in the Swedish Elite League.
"I'm sure it's going to be an adjustment for him," Phantoms head coach Greg Gilbert said today. "It's a different game than the European game. He's going to have to get used to people crowding his crease, driving the net and going for loose pucks. But, he's shown he's up to the task thus far, and he's only going to improve. He's got the skills and the ability. He's a good goaltender."
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