When the Chicago Blackhawks called up forward David Kampf on Wednesday, it was a bit of a surprise move given Corey Crawford had just gone on injured reserve. Sure, Jeff Glass was called up as well, but it was still a seemingly random call-up of a forward.
And now it’s paid off. Artem Anisimov was injured early in last night’s 5-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks, and he was placed on injured reserve today. With Kampf already up, the Blackhawks reacted to Anisimov’s injury by activating defenseman Cody Franson from IR.
The Blackhawks are suffering a bevy of injuries in recent weeks, with defenseman Connor Murphy also going down late against the Canucks.