Second City Hockey’s 2018-19 Blackhawks preview: Goaltending

The biggest culprit for the demise of the 2017-18 Chicago Blackhawks season was between the pipes. After No. 1 goaltender Corey Crawford exited the lineup around Christmas and never returned, the trio of J-F Berube, Jeff Glass and Anton Forsberg could not live up to the lofty standards set by Crawford. Chicago struggled for the rest of the season, ultimately missing the playoffs.

So what’s new? Glass and Berube are gone, while 34-year-old veteran Cam Ward was brought in during the summer from the Carolina Hurricanes in free agency. Forsberg also remains with the Hawks in a role that’s uncertain going forward. And, of course, there’s the never-ending, will he/won’t he drama surrounding…