On Thursday, a press conference kicked off at the United Center with representatives from the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins there to publicize the upcoming Winter Classic at Notre Dame Stadium.
It seemed like the type of routine PR obligation that wouldn’t produce much of anything — until Blackhawks team president and CEO John McDonough met with the media after the press conference.
John McDonough says he's "confident" that Corey Crawford will be ready for the start of training camp next week. Nothing concrete, though.
— Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) September 6, 2018
And as I read and re-read those words, I kept coming back to the same conclusion: