4 scenarios the Bruins may face when it comes to David Backes’s future

David Backes has two years left on his contract with the Bruins.David Backes has two years remaining on his contract with the Bruins, but his tenure in Boston is at a crossroads.

General manager Don Sweeney signed Backes to a five-year, $30 million contract in July 2016, hoping he would provide a physical style of play and versatility to the team’s lineup as a third-line center or a right wing on the team’s top two lines.

“Most players would look at it and say, ‘Well, you’ve got [Patrice] Bergeron and [David] Krejci, where am I playing?'” Sweeney told NHL.com’s Amalie Benjamin after Backes joined the Bruins. “David looked at it and said, ‘Boy, I get to play with Bergeron and Krejci, whether…