In news that nobody wanted to hear, the Chicago Blackhawks announced Thursday that Corey Crawford will not make the trip to Winnipeg for Friday’s game due to an upper-body injury. It’s unclear what exactly the injury is or when it was suffered, but the team called up Michael Leighton from the Rockford IceHogs to back up Scott Darling in the immediate future.
Crawford suffering from any injury is obviously bad news, considering he’s having a career year and has been a crucial part to this team’s success, the recent stretch of games aside.