Posts About "David Backes"
Bruins Taking Unnecessary Risk With Backes
March 12th, 2019 When the Boston Bruins signed David Backes to a five-year contract during the summer of 2016, the expectations for him in Boston were very high. With a cap hit of $6 million per season, Backes was projected to play alongside David Krejci on the second line. Instead, Backes has played primarily in the bottom six for the Bruins, and he...
NHL News & Notes: Kesler, Backes & More
January 16th, 2019 In today's News & Notes, Ryan Kesler is being re-evaluated for an injury, David Backes is a healthy scratch and the Calgary Flames will be short-handed Wednesday night. Related: NHL News & Notes: Myers, Hedman, Cave & More Kesler Being Re-Evaluated for Injury After he was Taken out of Tuesday's game during the second...
NHL News & Notes: Backes, Byfuglien & More
December 28th, 2018 In today's News & Notes, David Backes has a hearing for a high hit, Dustin Byfuglien has been fined by the NHL's Department of Player Safety and Charlie McAvoy has been placed on the injured reserve. Related: NHL News & Notes: Price, Chara & More Backes has Hearing for Hit to Head The Boston Bruins will likely be without...
BSC’s Bruins’ Mailbag: Backes, Forsbacka Karlsson, Bjork & More
November 13th, 2018 It’s Mailbag time! The Boston Bruins are sitting near the top of the NHL's standings and are coming off of a very successful weekend that saw them outscore the Toronto Maple Leafs and Vegas Golden Knights 9-2 in back-to-back games over the weekend. Despite this success, there are still many question marks surrounding this Bruins...
Injury Bug Bites Boston Bruins
October 23rd, 2018 The Boston Bruins began the season without their top point-producer on the blue line, Torey Krug. The team was mostly healthy entering the season in comparison to a plethora of injuries that hampered them last season. This is no longer the case as two more defensemen and one forward went down over the weekend: David Backes, Charlie...
Bruins 4th Line in Limbo After Demotions
September 30th, 2018 The NHL Preseason is winding down, and each club has given onlookers a dose of what can be expected throughout the 2018-19 campaign. It's important to remember that teams didn't play their 18 starting skaters in every game. Exhibition rosters are riddled with prospects and depth players who may not see NHL ice as of October. It's...