BOSTON - David Backes is ready to get back into game action. After two weeks on the shelf with an upper-body injury, it's likely that the veteran forward will return to the lineup on Saturday night in Nashville.
"It appears that way," coach Bruce Cassidy said after practice on Thursday at Warrior Ice Arena. "Talked to him today, felt really good, so barring anything out of the ordinary, he should be good."
Backes' Return Could Come on Saturday
Veteran forward (upper body) "looks good" for tilt in Nashville