Blackhawks 2021 season preview: Goaltending

Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesWith the first game of the 2021 NHL season just three days, it’s time to start examining the players who’ll be taking the ice for the Blackhawks this season. Up first, it’s the goaltenders.

On Saturday, the Blackhawks bid farewell to one of the best goalies in franchise history.

On Sunday, the Blackhawks continued their search for a replacement.

Entering the 2021 season, Chicago has three goalies vying for a title they’ve never owned before in their brief careers: No. 1 goalie of an NHL team.

Here’s the task facing the Blackhawks unproven goaltender trio:

According to Natural Stat Trick, during 5-on-5 play last season Chicago ranked dead last in the following…