ODAAT
Registered User
I don`t consider Backes being selfish, he`s a NHL player who loves the game and loves to play and clearly believes he still has something to bring.It's a game thread, so we're allowed to rant in here without it being held against us right? Well Ok, I officially buy the "Backes is being selfish" narrative. I was 100% on board with giving him the begining of the season to see if he still had it. He's a tough SOB that's been dealt a bad hand since coming to Boston, I was giving him 12th/13th forward minutes to see if he still had it.
He is one hit away from serious serious medical problems down the road, if he's not already there. Even with half the forward group sick or hurt, he'll bring next to nothing out there. There are no less than 5 players in Providence I would rather see suit up for this game than Backes. It's beyond laughable at this point they are even letting him on the 9th floor, let alone on the ice.
Pack it in dude, you're hurting yourself and the team.
/rant
Now, I don`t necessarily agree and I too think that spot would and should be better filled by someone else but my approach has gone from me worrying more about seeing Backes lying on the ice after a hit rather than being the best player available to play at this stage