When Corey Crawford went down with a concussion on Dec. 16, the Blackhawks found themselves in a position they hoped they’d never have to be in again. Their two-time Stanley Cup-winning goaltender was sidelined indefinitely as they approached the halfway mark and were still trying to discover who they were as a team under a new head coach.
Collin Delia was called up on an emergency basis to back up Cam Ward for the time being, but he did much more than that. He became a huge reason why the Blackhawks stayed afloat while Crawford recovered, and stole games that they didn’t deserve to win.