Chicago Blackhawks make major announcement and a key player is done for the entire season
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The Blackhawks have addressed goaltender Laurent Brossoit's absence, after signing him to a 2-year, $6.6 million deal this off-season; he has been ghosted since.
Kyle Davidson, a common trend of failed signings?
Davidson has stated that his signing this off-season may not suit up at all this season, due to an injury he had before signing in Chicago with the Blackhawks.
«If he does come back this year, we're very confident [goaltending coach Jimmy Waite] will be able to manage that dynamic, which is not traditional, but it's the situation we'd be in if he'd return,» Davidson said (via Charlie Roumeliotis of WGN Radio 720). «I think we'll be fine working through that if we end up with three goaltenders on the NHL roster.»
After his late-August surgery, Brossoit was initially expected to join Chicago's roster around the start of the regular season. However, his return was delayed, and his status was continually downgraded until he underwent a second procedure in late November. He's again blown past his projected return window, as the second procedure had a six-week timeline and should have had him back in the lineup earlier this month.
Would the Blackhawks get rid of Soderblom, for a banged up former Stanley Cup Champion?
Söderblom would need to go on waivers to head down to the minors, prompting Davidson's comment that they'd carry three goalies the rest of the way if Brossoit returned. He'd steal more starts from Mrázek, who has a .895 SV% in 29 appearances, than Söderblom anyway.
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