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Joel Quenneville: Corey Crawford 'absolutely' starts Game 1 of the playoffs

Coach Q expects Crawford ready, but Crawford himself isn't quite as sure.

The last game Corey Crawford played was on March 14: a rough 5-0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings. Rough because of the score, but also rough because it cost the Hawks their starting goaltender, leaving him on the sidelines for nearly a month now with what is reportedly a head injury.

Three days ago, though, Crawford resumed skating. From there, we've now reached the point Joel Quenneville seems extremely confident Crawford will be back in time for the playoffs.