David Backes (upper body) skated before his teammates came out for Thursday's practice. "I'm going to wait and talk to the training staff and Ken (Hitchcock) after, but it's always a good sign," GM Doug Armstrong said of Backes. "This was how we saw it moving forward because we didn't put him on IR. I'm not surprised to see him skating and we hope to see him back in there soon. Hopefully he's a player in the very near future." It's believed that he may have been concussed when he collided with Ottawa's Colin Greening on Dec. 16.

David Backes might be dealing with a concussion. Backes is listed as day-to-day, but if he truly has a concussion, then it could conceivably be a while before he returns. Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said that Backes hasn't skated since sustaining the injury on Monday. Backes also hasn't been cleared to do "anything."

David Backes (upper body) will miss Tuesday's game against the San Jose Sharks. Backes was injured when he absorbed a hit by Ottawa's Colin Greening on Monday. He's considered day-to-day.

David Backes was forced out of Monday's game against the Senators after taking a hit from Ottawa's Jean-Gabriel Pageau. Backes went directly to the Blues locker room and appeared to stumble on his way off the ice, which typically isn't a good sign. Stay tuned for more details.

David Backes scored two goals in Thursday's win over Toronto. He opened the scoring early in the first period, with his 14th marker of the year, and closed out the scoring when he got his 15th into an empty net late in the third. Backes has been a tremendously versatile center this campaign, while accounting for 29 points, 60 penalty minutes, 98 hits and a plus-10 rating in 30 games.

Notoriously slow starter David Backes is off to the best start of his career. The Blues' captain has 12 goals and 25 points in 25 games. Backes is on pace to obliterate his career best 62-point campaign of 2010-11. The Blues' first line of Backes. Alex Steen and T.J. Oshie has been one of the best NHL lines this season. If you were smart enough to grab Backes in the later rounds of your draft, congrats to you.

David Backes scored a goal and registered an assist in St Louis' 4-1 win over Colorado Wednesday night. Backes has been very impressive this season with 11 goals and 13 assists in 24 games. Alexander Steen, Chris Stewart and Jaden Schwartz also scored for the Blues, while Derek Roy added two helpers in the victory.

David Backes scored a goal in a 4-2 victory Saturday. Backes is now on a three-game point streak. He had trouble finding the back of the net in 2013, scoring just six goals in 48 games. By contrast, he already has eight goals in 18 contests this season.

David Backes recorded two assists on Saturday. Backes has six goals and 11 points in nine games this season. He won't maintain that pace, but thanks to his blend of offensive and penalty minutes, he might still prove to be one of the better fantasy options this season. It wouldn't be shocking for him to push the 60-point and 100-PIM marks this season.

David Backes netted his fifth goal of the season Thursday to help the Blues achieve a 3-2 shootout victory over Chicago. Backes seemed to have lost his scoring touch during the shortened season last year, but he has clearly regained it again. Alexander Steen also continued his strong start to the year by burying his fifth goal in the victory.