Blackhawks Announce Surprise Starting Goaltender And Revenge Looms In Game vs Hurricanes
Photo credit: Chicago Sun-Times
The Chicago Blackhawks take on Rod Brind'Amour's Carolina Hurricanes tonight, as the team has an ace up their sleeve in Petr Mrazek.
Mrazek will start in the net for the Blackhawks against his former team, the Carolina Hurricanes.
The team traded the veteran goalie to the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 2021 season, and he hasn't looked back.
He only played 20 games in Toronto and eventually landed in Chicago as a part of a deal that sent a 2022 2nd-round pick in return for Mrazek.
In sacrificing its first-round choice, Toronto unloaded the final two seasons of Mrazek's contract and retained none of the $3.8 million per year cap hit.
The backup goalie is coming off an injury-plagued campaign where he went 12-6-0 with an .888 SV% and 3.34 GAA. Mrazek was eventually sidelined late in the regular season by a groin injury that would also keep him out of Toronto's first-round playoff run.
The backup goalie is coming off an injury-plagued campaign where he went 12-6-0 with an .888 SV% and 3.34 GAA. Mrazek was eventually sidelined late in the regular season by a groin injury that would also keep him out of Toronto's first-round playoff run.
Tonight, Mrazek should have laser focus as he faces his former club, the team that parted ways with him unexpectedly.
The veteran goalie has struggled since returning to the crease managing a nagging groin injury in December.
But his focal point for tonight should be revenge.
This season has been a down year for Mrazek and he could use a win against his former club as a stepping stone to improve his record.
Last season he played 56 games as the Hawks' starting goalie and proved himself capable of backstopping a rebuilding team. He held a record of 56 games played with an 18-31-4 record, 3.03 GAA, and a .908 save percentage.
Mrazek's played a total of 27 games with the Blackhawks, with a 9-16-1 record, 3.24 GAA, and a .894 save percentage.
| POLL | ||
JANVIER 20 | 143 ANSWERS Blackhawks Announce Surprise Starting Goaltender And Revenge Looms In Game vs Hurricanes Will goalie Petr Mrazek get the Chicago Blackhawks in the win column? | ||
| Yes | 60 | 42 % |
| No | 83 | 58 % |
| List of polls | ||
MUST READ
TRENDING NOW
