Is David Backes going to start the year on the injured reserve? Those were the rumors to start the month of September. Fortunately for the Boston Bruins veteran, that’s not an issue. Backes has looked healthy enough to play during this pre-season. Instead, Backes is fighting real hard to be on the Opening Night roster.
“In the past, I’ve had a more secure role and spot and used (preseason) games as a warm up and had a target date of (opening night) to build up to that. This year is more of staring down the face of my first preseason game and I need to be going all out and prove myself every shift.