David Backes is a true professional.
It must be agonizing to be left out of the most important game in hockey, a seventh game to determine who has earned the right to hoist Lord Stanley’s Cup. The battle being waged between his current team and the one he formerly captained only adds to the distress of not being able to have an outcome in tonight’s contest. The veteran has played 70 regular season and 15 playoff contests, yet will be on the ninth floor tonight.
The second line failed to be productive with Backes on the right side.