Essentially the worst-cast scenario for the 2017-18 Chicago Blackhawks came to fruition Friday when goaltender Corey Crawford was placed on injured reserve. The move seemingly came out of nowhere, but several fans on social media said they noticed Crow moving gingerly in Thursday’s 4-3 overtime loss to Dallas.
The injury has been deemed a groin/leg ordeal, and Chicago Sun-Times beat writer Mark Lazerus said later Friday on Twitter that the Blackhawks are treating it as a week-to-week issue.
Hearing week to week on Crawford. He’ll miss some time, but not long-term.
— Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) December 1, 2017
Well, at least it’s not long-term, in the Blackhawks’ estimation.