We all knew the Chicago Blackhawks wouldn’t be carrying one-day sensation Eric Semborski past Saturday’s game in Philadelphia. Semborski was a local (to that area) guy who was just what his title suggested, an emergency goaltender.
The Blackhawks needed a backup goaltender to sit behind Scott Darling while Corey Crawford recovers from his emergency appendectomy. And the team made a move Sunday morning to achieve this.
Goaltender Lars Johansson was recalled from the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs, while forward Nick Schmaltz was sent down in a corresponding move.
Johnasson is a 29-year-old netminder out of Sweden.