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Captain David Backes’ Future Rides On Hitchcock’s Success

In a move that will surprise absolutely no one, St. Louis Blues captain David Backes spoke today in praise — well, maybe just support — of the renewal of his head coach’s contract with the Blues. Hitchcock and the Blues signed a one-year contract that was made public Tuesday morning.

Per the St. Louis Post Dispatch, Backes said, “I’ve got no issues with him. Does he ride guys hard and has he been on my case at times, where it’s made me angry? Yes. But he does it in the light of trying to make our team better, trying to make each individual player better.