It’s become increasingly clear that Scott Darling won’t be with the Blackhawks after this year barring some type of miracle for Chicago’s backup netminder.
The Hawks’ hometown hero will command a price his team can’t meet as a free agent in the offseason, and deserves the type No. 1 goalie duties the coaches can’t give him with Corey Crawford around. Such are the problems of having two goalies with sub-2.60 goals against averages.
Up until now, the tandem has been one the biggest spoils for the Blackhawks. But Darling is finishing the final year of a two-year steal of a contract and the market says he deserves a massive pay raise.