David Backes RW FA Sun 7/7/13 11:27 AM
David Backes
RW FA
David Backes could move to the wing as the Blues now have a plethora of centers.
St. Louis added Derek Roy and Maxim Lapierre to their depth chart at center over the last couple of days as they join Backes, Patrik Berglund and Alexander Steen in the middle. Barring injury, someone will have to move to the wing and coach Ken Hitchcock suggested that it could be Backes. It may give Backes extra value as there are a lot of centers who have fantasy value, certainly more than wingers. Backes was a disappointment in the shortened season as he had only six goals in 48 games, after 24 and 31 goals in the previous two seasons. Look for Backes to return to the 25 goal level with plenty of shots on goal, penalty minutes and a good plus/minus in 2013-14.