As the early playoff departure band-aid gets ripped off again with preseason starting, one thing is set in stone. David Backes should be the captain and here's why.
With the St. Louis Blues firing up the preseason and the regular season opener less than a month away(get your mouth pieces out ladies and gents, its clobbering time on October 8th), the healthy talk centers around certain players. Like David Backes and whether he should have been traded, had the captain badge removed from his chest, or basically given the majority of the blame for the collapse against Minnesota.