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As a player who spent seven seasons in the NHL’s Western Conference, Boston Bruins winger Matt Beleskey is very familiar with his team’s biggest offseason acquisition: former St. Louis Blues center David Backes.
Like Beleskey, Backes, who signed a five-year, $ 30 million contract with Boston on the first day of NHL free agency, is known for playing a heavy, physical game. And while guys like that aren’t particularly fun to line up against, th…