{"id":17210,"date":"2017-10-05T21:03:11","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T01:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=17210"},"modified":"2017-10-05T21:03:11","modified_gmt":"2017-10-06T01:03:11","slug":"bruins-david-backes-miss-3-4-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2017\/10\/05\/bruins-david-backes-miss-3-4-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Bruins David Backes To Miss 3-4 Weeks Due To Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/bruins\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Boston Bruins<\/strong> <\/a>announced Thursday that forward <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/backeda01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>David Backes<\/strong><\/a> would miss the next 3-4 weeks due to diverticulitis. Backes missed the Bruins 2017-18 season opener against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/predators\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nashville Predators<\/a> because of the illness. Diverticulitis is a condition in which pouches, found on the inside of the colon, become inflamed, irritated, and\/or infected. The victim may face symptoms including nausea, fever, and pain. This past week, Backes was labeled as &#8220;day-to-day&#8221;, thinking that the injury was nothing major, but after seeing doctors, it seems that isn&#8217;t the case. Backes is currently undergoing treatment at Massachusetts General Hospital.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">David Backes diagnosed with diverticulitis and will be out at least 3-4 weeks before being reevaluated. Being treated at MGH<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joe Haggerty (@HackswithHaggs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HackswithHaggs\/status\/916089748103581699?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 5, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>David Backes To Miss 3-4 Weeks Due To Injury<\/h1>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/bruins\/news\/bergeron-backes-out-for-home-opener\/c-291609458\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement from the Bruins<\/a> read- &#8220;[Backes] has been undergoing treatment at MGH (Massachusetts General Hospital) by Team Internist, Doctor David Finn. Backes will be re-evaluated in approximately two weeks but is expected to be out for at least three to four weeks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Backes, 33, who is entering the second year of a five year, $30 million contract deal, will not be back until mid-November it now seems. Last season, Backes&#8217; first with the Bruins was a solid one. Filling in on a bottom-six position, Backes tallied 38 points (17 goals, 21 assists) in 74 games played. Before his time in Boston, Backes was a member and captain of the<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/blues\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> St. Louis Blues<\/a>. He spent 10 seasons in St. Louis. In 727 games as a Blue, Backes scored 206 goals and assisted on 254 more.<\/p>\n<p>In the summer of 2016, he hit free agency and was signed by the Bruins. In Boston, Backes has acclimated nicely to a third line center-man role. He uses his big body and grit to get to the net mouth. He also brings incredible leadership skills to the Bruins&#8217; locker room. The 6&#8217;3&#8243;, 221 pound forward was drafted 62nd overall by the Blues in the 2003 National Hockey League Entry Draft. In his career, Backes has skated in a grand total of 801 games, scoring 223 times and tallying 275 assists.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"m0f5FcdxR_pw8la3WiTsWg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/668275836\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'m0f5FcdxR_pw8la3WiTsWg',sig:'3YfnpbYm-A6JA6n8zzdxHWI1toh8ZPmxsmc4U29a_PA=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'668275836',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Boston Bruins announced Thursday that forward David Backes would miss the next 3-4 weeks due to diverticulitis. Backes missed the Bruins 2017-18 season opener against the Nashville Predators because of the illness. Diverticulitis is a condition in which pouches, found on the inside of the colon, become inflamed, irritated, and\/or infected. 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