“I don’t know,” he said. “Just have to take them as they come now. I guess I’m free to go to my sister-in-law’s wedding. That’s about it.”

But Miller, who said contract talks with the Blues have never become “very serious,” did indicate that he would be interested in staying in St. Louis.

“We’re through with the hockey part now, and we’ll have to see where we’re at, see how they feel about me,” Miller said. “I definitely like St. Louis. Like the guys, like the team, but we’ll see what they feel about the playoffs.”

BACKES’ INJURY

Backes played four games in the first-round series with a broken toe on his left foot, the result of a slap shot he took from teammate Alexander Steen late in the regular season.

The captain did not receive a concussion from the hit by Chicago defenseman Brent Seabrook in Game 2, but he had serious stiffness in his neck that prevented him from turning his head and thus being aware on the ice and protecting himself. It was a combination of that injury and the broken toe that kept him out of Games 3 and 4.