Nicklas Backstrom (concussion) wasn't on the ice with the Capitals on Saturday. Although we got some encouraging news about Backstrom in the days following Rene Bourque elbowing him in the head on January 3rd, he hasn't played since. The Capitals initially portrayed themselves as being cautious with Backstrom and as it turns out, that was for the best because he wouldn't be out for this long if there wasn't reason for significant concern. There is no timetable for Backstrom's return, but we obviously wouldn't count on him playing Sunday.