There are a number of things that scare hockey fans like nothing else: the NHL Draft, the trade deadline, and triple overtime. However, one thing that may send any hockey fans running to the hills is unexpected announcements like the one the Chicago Blackhawks made on Thursday, Oct. 8. The fan-proclaimed “rebuilding team” took to Twitter yesterday to reveal one of the most heart-wrenching losses they have faced in the last few years (yes, even worse than not making it to Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs).
The tweet read, “SVP/GM Stan Bowman announces the #Blackhawks will not re-sign goaltender Corey Crawford.