DAVID BACKES RUMORS & GOSSIP

Young Preds fan flabbergasted by hockey

I TOLD you I loved this photo set. Take a look at this picture of Pekka Rinne making a save, as Ryan Suter and David Backes jostle in front of the net. One girl is stunned by the proceedings:But... is that a "stunned" look? Oh no. That's more "shocked". Like "David Backes did what to Ryan Suter's mama?!"I encourage photoshops and other captions...
Via Barry Melrose Rocks  |  6 days ago
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St. Louis vs. Nashville preview

Tomorrow night at 7 p.m. the St. Louis Blues will visit the Bridgestone Arena to take on the Nashville Predators in what promises to be an entertaining match between divisional foes battling for playoff positioning. St Louis, having lost their last two games, come into the game with a two game losing skid and are currently one point behind the Predators in the standings. Nashville...
Via Fang Faction  |  10 days ago
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Capt. Backes leading the way for Blues

David Backes has never experienced a more successful stretch of hockey.
Via STLtoday.com  |  12 days ago
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St. Louis Blues captain David Backes co-pilots trip to rescue 3 stray dogs

St. Louis Blues captain David Backes took some time Tuesday to make a rond-trip to Houston, Texas, and back to the St. Louis suburb St. Charles as a co-pilot of a small plane. Backes, a flight student, went with his instructor and his wife to pick up three stray dogs in Houston to bring them back to a no-kill shelter in St. Charles. The Backes are advocates for animals. The dogs...
Via centericechat.com  |  13 days ago
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Blues' Backes flies 700 miles to rescue dogs

ST. LOUIS David Backes was searching for an activity to keep busy during the NHL All-Star break, and a decision to combine his passions of flight and animal rescue saved three stray dogs. Last Friday, Backes, the St. Louis Blues' captain, participated in a seven-hundred mile mission to Houston with his wife, Kelly, and his flight instructor, Tim Voithover. Upon landing, they...
Via Fox Sports Midwest  |  13 days ago
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Note Those Blues. By PuckSage

Hockey This Week Back a more than a half dozen coaching changes ago in the dim recess of history known as the 2011-12 preseason, I said the St Louis Blues needed to players in key to be successful. The first was David Backes. When he’s on, he’s on and when he’s on and healthy he’s a force to be reckoned with. The second was Alex Pietrangelo. What I don...
Via Hockey Fan Land  |  16 days ago
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Blues have fun with new postgame tradition

The St. Louis Blues are having plenty of fun with their new postgame tradition. And the puns are as bad as one might think. Similar to some teams' Hard Hat winner', the Blues have begun handing out their own award following wins: the Weenie of the game. The prize for the toughest and most deserving player is a large hot-dog weenie hat that the winner must wear in front...
Via Fox Sports Midwest  |  21 days ago
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Backes plays like an All-Star in four-point night

Many Blues fans believe that the NHL snubbed forward David Backes by not sending him an invitation to this month's All-Star game. Backes' four-point performance Saturday in a 4-2 victory over Buffalo, when he had a hand in each of the Blues' goals, will only amplify those sentiments. Backes left the game momentarily in the first period after crashing hard into the boards...
Via Fox Sports Midwest  |  21 days ago
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#5: David Backes

Backes has always been a notorious slow starter and this year was no exception.  He finally was paired on a line with Oshie and Steen and the 3 of them have been one of the best lines in the league on both sides of the puck on any given night.  Captain Backes has shown that he can handle the responsibility that comes with the C.  He still goes out there and plays the same physical...
Via Rant Sports  |  December 31, 2011
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FIGHTIN' WORDS

Carcillo: Backes fights smaller foes

Daniel Carcillo is no stranger to throwing down on the ice, and he's calling out the Blues' David Backes for not picking on someone his own size. 

Via STLSportsMinute  |  December 05, 2011
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