David Backes is doing everything he can to have a positive impact on the Bruins, 'whether that’s with my gloves off or my gloves on.'
In fact, the veteran forward wants so much to contribute to his team’s success that he has altered his role to become the Bruins’ new enforcer and his impact was noticeable in Tuesday’s dramatic overtime win over theAs you can see in the video at the top of the page, Boston’s Marcus Johansson was laid out by Carolina’searly in the first period.
The 34-year-old is no stranger to fisticuffs as his 30-plus career NHL fighting majors would suggest, but he has now dropped the mitts in three of his past four games after not fighting at all in his first 50 games of the season. In addition to fighting the six-foot-one, 217-pound Ferland, Backes has gone toe to toe with Sharks enforcer Micheal Haley and Tampa Bay youngster Adam Erne in the past week.
“Listen, they’re human beings first, and when you coach them every day that’s always a concern,” Cassidy explained. “But David, I think, is grabbing onto an area of the lineup where he feels he can contribute. So, we really appreciate that as a staff and the players do too, that he’s putting himself in harm’s way for the good of the team, and that’s leadership.”
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