Complex sentence: Bäckström was a top prospect in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft and was selected fourth overall by the Washington Capitals, thus becoming the fourth-highest drafted Swede, after Mats Sundin (first), Daniel Sedin (second) and Henrik Sedin (third).
Split into simpler sentences: Bäckström was a top prospect in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft and was selected fourth overall by the Washington Capitals. With that, he became the fourth-highest drafted Swede, after Mats Sundin (first), Daniel Sedin (second) and Henrik Sedin (third).