Ken Hitchcock unsure of the availability of Blues' Backes for remainder of series
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St. Louis Blues forward David Backes was on the wrong end of a scary hit from Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook in Game 2 on Saturday, and his prognosis is up in the air according to head coach Ken Hitchcock.
Ken Hitchcock on David Backes availability tomorrow..."I don't know...All I know is he couldn't play today" #stlblues
— Andy Strickland (@andystrickland) April 20, 2014
The Blues are comfortably ahead 2-0, but the loss of Backes could easily turn the tide in the series.
He was matched up against Jonathan Toews for much of the first two games and is the team's best defensive forward.