Comments on: Nicklas Backstrom Returns to Caps Practice, Cleared For Contact

By: HockeyLax17

HockeyLax17 — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:30:00 +0000

Oh, alright. I understood it as they put him on LTI right before the trade deadline to free up Cap space, and that the problem with LTI was that a person on it, even if cleared for contact, couldn’t be used for the rest of the regular season.

By: brian!

brian! — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:41:00 +0000

LTI is retroacvtive, so they probably put him on it as of the day after his head injury. You need to be out for 10 games or 2 weeks (I think) to come off of LTI, which he has long since passed by now.

By: HockeyLax17

HockeyLax17 — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 17:49:00 +0000

I am confused… Is Nick on LTI or not? How can he come back before the playoffs if he is on LTI?

By: Diana

Diana — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 01:45:00 +0000

I was there… there was a gasp. But the smile Nicky had when he came out and the crowd started clapping. I love how this city loves this team!

By: Ian Oland

Ian Oland — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 18:31:00 +0000

Here’s a cute story from Kenneth, one of our readers:

“[I don't have] video but there was one moment where Chimera faked like he was going to crush Backstrom against the boards during a drill.”

By: Barb Agace

Barb Agace — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 18:18:00 +0000

The rest of the boys can personally thank Tiësto onstage Tuesday night at Fur, hopefully after beating the Sabres to lock their playoff spot.