David Backes enters this year knowing his hefty contract with the Boston Bruins still has two full seasons to run. Luckily, he’s the sort of guy that heard the criticism last year and felt the frustration of being scratched from Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final and has used it as motivation.
Coming into training camp this season, David Backes seems determined to prove people wrong; Boston Bruins management and fans alike. Luckily for him, they’ve possibly found him the perfect spot.
Slotting in as the right-wing of a third-line trio comprising Charlie Coyle at center and Danton Heinen on the other wing, it’s looks to be a hard-working, fore-checking type group that is more than willing to be physical but not in the old-school sense.