The Chicago Blackhawks are in second-to-last place in the National Hockey League, only one point ahead of the last-place Los Angeles Kings. Their hopes of a turnaround season were slim, but still alive.
However, after Corey Crawford sustained another concussion just two months after returning from his previous head injury which sidelined him for 10 months, this season looks all but lost as far as their playoff hopes are concerned (that said, there is still the chance that Crawford is able to return quickly like Artem Anisimov recently did, but retirement may very well be in his thoughts right now).