A few days ago, goaltending was way, way down on the list of concerns for the Blackhawks heading into their upcoming qualifier series against the Oilers.
Monday’s news sure took care of that.
On the opening day of training camp, goaltender Corey Crawford was ruled “unfit to play,” quickly changing one of the Blackhawks perceived strengths into, perhaps, its biggest question mark. With new regulations in place prohibiting teams from releasing medical information on players, coach Jeremy Colliton had little to say about Crawford’s long-term prognosis.