Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Keith Tkachuk scored twice and the St. Louis Blues produced four power-play goals Friday in rolling past Nashville 5-2. Barret Jackman, Brad Boyes and David Backes all had a goal for the Blues, who opened the season with a win for the first time in 12 years. Manny Legace stopped 20 of 22 shots for the Blues. Joel Ward and Ryan Suter scored for Nashville, which made the...
St Louis (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
From TSN: One week after the Vancouver Canucks signed restricted free agent forward David Backes to an offer sheet, the St. Louis Blues struck ...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
from Jeff Gordon of the Stl Louis Post-Dispatch, The Blues have been especially careful, adding depth defenseman Mike Weaver to offset the loss of Matt Walker. The team also extended an offer sheet to Canucks restricted free agent Steve Bernier, a pointed payback for Vancouver’s bid on David Backes. But there are always several GMs out to make a splash. Some are new to their job. Others are fighting...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
The Blues matched the offer sheet that David Backes signed with the Canucks on Tuesday.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
From TSN (no link yet): The Vancouver Canucks have signed RFA David Backes to an offer sheet for three years at $2.5 million per year. Compensation is a second round pick. St. Louis must match within seven days or he goes to Vancouver. Update 1:15pm PT: A press release from the St. Louis Blues provides more details. “We will review the offer and base our decision on what is best for our organization,”...
cbs4denver.com: Sports (Free subscription) | 02/15/2008
David Backes posted a goal and an assist, as the St. Louis Blues thumped the Colorado Avalanche, 4-1, at the Pepsi Center.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 01/30/2008
Keith Tkachuk scored on his team's first two shots Tuesday night and the St. Louis Blues ended a seven-game winless streak with a 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. David Backes had a goal and an assist for the Blues, who had gone 0-5-2 before the...
Covers.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2007
ST. LOUIS -- Blues rookie defenseman Erik Johnson will begin rehabilitating his injured right foot in a stint with St. Louis' top minor league squad, the team said Monday. Another young player, forward David Backes, will be sidelined four weeks w...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/06/2007
St. Louis forward David Backes will miss four weeks with an injured left medial collateral ligament, team president John Davidson announced on Monday.
Fox News (Free subscription) | 04/26/2007
Boston Bruins forward Phil Kessel had a goal and two assists to help the United States beat Sweden 5-3 on Wednesday night in a warmup for the world championships. Linemates David Backes and Adam Hall added a goal each for the Americans, set to open preliminary-round play against Austria in Moscow on Friday.
