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No suspension for Backes’ perfectly legal hit

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St. Louis Blues center David Backes tries to redirect the puck past Minnesota Wild goaltender Niklas Backstrom during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013, in St. Louis. The Blues won 5-4 in overtime. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Chris Lee) EDWARDSVILLE OUT ALTON OUT

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Fear not Blues fans, David Backes isn’t going to be suspended.

Backes’ hit on Red Wings defenseman Kent Huskins that saw him get rung up for a match penalty will not result in a suspension and his record will stay clean according to Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. John Shannon of Sportsnet also adds to it reporting the league has rescinded his game misconduct.

The penalty came in the third period of what was a 3-3 game at the time. On the major power play, Pavel Datsyuk would score the game-winning goal to put them up 4-3. Detroit went on to win 5-3.

As for Backes’ hit, the officials must have thought they saw him hit Huskins in the head with his crushing check. What really happened was more than apparent as Backes hit him square in the chest. The photographic evidence tells you all you really need to know.

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