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BOSTON - As was suspected from the moment David Backes was on the receiving end of William Carrier’s blindside hit on Thursday night in Buffalo, the rugged 32-year-old Bruins forward is out “indefinitely” with a concussion.

Claude Julien said Backes went through medical evaluation the past couple of days and that the post-concussion symptoms were severe enough that he’s been instructed not to watch television or look at telephone screens.

“I haven’t talked to him in two days. I talked to him after the game when he was on the plane. I haven’t because he’s been told to stay home,” said Julien. Backes has had at least one concussion in his previous years with the St. Louis Blues and perhaps more than that given his hard-hitting, physical style of play. “He’s been told to stay away from TV’s and even texting, he shouldn’t be receiving or texting. All I know is that he’s seen the doctors and I’m not quite sure whether he’s getting on the right track now, or if he’s still the same as he was two days ago.”

Carrier was penalized for an illegal check to the head following the play and the was further prevented for answering for his dangerous play when two linesmen stepped in between Carrier and Adam McQuaid on Thursday night. The Bruins replaced  Backes with Frank Vatrano on the right wing with Ryan Spooner and David Krejci. On Saturday, the 22-year-old Vatrano scored the game’s first goal just 1:28 into the first period to get things going for the Black and Gold in a 3-1 win over the Sabres.