{"playerId":785,"percentChange":0,"averageDraftPosition":36.6,"percentOwned":100,"playerRaterSEASON":11.7,"playerRater7DAY":-3,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Backes scored in the first frame of Saturday's second-round opener against Los Angeles, but the Kings posted three unanswered goals after that to win, 3-1, and take an early series lead.","spin":"This is his second tally of this postseason, and we expect more. Keep him active as long as the Blues keep skating.","date":"Sat Apr 28"},"fullName":"David Backes","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Backes may be slowly losing an edge on the triple-digit penalty minutes he used to offer his fantasy owners as incentive to own him, but replacing a few lost sin bin minutes with a plus-32 rating is nothing to be concerned about. In fact, Backes had a 30-30-30 season, with 31 goals, 32 assists and a plus-32 rating. Factor in the 93 penalty minutes last season and you have one of the best all-category contributors around. The St. Louis Blues have a dangerous-looking offense on paper for the coming season and Backes is front and center. As some of the younger players continue to emerge, the biggest threats to his production could very well come internally, but that should not be a large factor this season. Backes does it all and is a great secondary anchor to your top fantasy line.","seasonId":2012,"date":"Fri Sep 9"},"playerRater30DAY":4.4,"playerRater15DAY":4.2,"positionRank":5}