I think Crawford's confidence is shaken. Maybe they should look into trading Kane to Buffalo for Ryan Miller and a defenseman.
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Corey Crawford,
Ray Emery,
Evgeni Nabokov
TEAMS: Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, New York Islanders, San Jose Sharks
TEAMS: Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, New York Islanders, San Jose Sharks
The recent struggles of the Chicago Blackhawks are well-documented. They’re bad.
The team has had issues on both ends of the ice, with the more glaring issue obviously being on the blue line. Those issues on defense came to the forefront when they gave up odd man rush after odd man rush against the Colorado Avalanche in their 5-2 loss on Tuesday.
Yet, as much talk as there has been about acquiring a defenseman, which has already seen several names come and go on the trade rumor circuit, the Hawks might actually be looking at a goaltender prior to the deadline, as Darren Dreger has speculated.
As bad as the Blackhawks’ defense has been this season, their goaltending duo has shown an inability to bail them out, as they might have last season.
Corey Crawford has been a mess. His numbers are very poor on the season, and he’s already been pulled countless times in favor of Ray Emery. He’s trapped in a brutal sophomore slump and his confidence is at an all time low...
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While kane has stepped it up for the past few games im going to agree with that, as unpopular of an opinions as it is...... There are several goalies who are possible targets; miller, ward, kippursoft.... We need to do something to adress those problems between the pipes, because we are going nowhere with crawford. Example: last nights game vs the sharks, two very easy goals for them due to crawford being out of position. He just doesnt jave the athleticism and quickness to be a top level goaltender. Rockford is as high as he should go.
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