The Blackhawks managed to get a point on Sunday night against the hated Detroit Red Wings. The Wings won a physical game with an overtime goal, courtesy of Pavel Datsyuk, during an absolute mess in front of the net, that left Corey Crawford under defenseman Steve Montador.
That wasn’t really the story, though. The story wasn’t the putrid officiating throughout the game, which is some sort of epidemic around the league right now, either. Nor was it the fact that the Blackhawks remained winless in 2012 and now reside in third place in the Central Division.
The big concern is the injury to Patrick Sharp, who left the game after scoring a goal in the first period that put the Hawks up 2-0.
Of course, everything is pending a reassessment on Monday, but Sharp did not return after scoring his goal. He was not on the bench and was listed as having, what else, an upper-body injury.
Sharp has appeared in every game for the Hawks this season after missing all of training camp and t...
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