The Chicago Blackhawks announce the starting goalie for tomorrow against the Columbus Blue Jackets
The Chicago Blackhawks will face off against the Columbus Blue Jackets tomorrow, at the United Center.
With news of Laurent Brossoit's continued absence from the lineup due to another surgery upcoming, the Blackhawks are in a desperate place.
If they utilize goalie Arvid Soderblom, they risk having to use waivers to send him down to the AHL. But it'd be a stretch to consider calling up players like Drew Commesso from Rockford, or Mitchell Weeks from Indy to fill the gap when Petr Mrazek can rest.
Instead of radical rest, it seems Kyle Davidson and the Chicago Blackhawks are ready to drive Mrazek into the ground.
He'll be starting tomorrow against the Blue Jackets, with the possibility of Soderblom his 57th game in the NHL against Toronto on Monday according to Charlie Roumeliotis.
Gone are the days when goalies like Martin Brodeur played 70 or more games out of the year, or so we thought.
Tomorrow will be the 18th game he's played for the Blackhawks this season. And he's been a solid netminder, for the team all season.
And to confirm how rarely he is beaten by shots that should be saved, he ranks 13th with a .972 save percentage against low-danger shots, having stopped 204 of 210.
But instead of giving Mrazek a chance to breathe, the Blackhawks will run this workhorse into oblivion.
Maybe the Blackhawks should consider rolling with 3 goalies, instead of just two or instead use the Boston method, of 1A-1B? If they're going all-in on Soderblom with Brossoit being out the majority of the year, make it worth it.
Petr Mrazek has a 7-9-1 record, with a 2.66 GAA, and an .911 save percentage in 2024-2025.
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