Chicago Blackhawks: Give Corey Crawford a Night Off, Please

March 17th, 2011 by Jon Fromi Leave a reply »
I know that the Chicago Blackhawks are fighting tooth and nail for positioning in the Western Conference playoff picture.  I know every point counts and each game has been of the huge, must-win variety for well over the last month.

Just the same, I can tell when a guy's dragging a bit.

Let's let Corey Crawford have a seat on the bench for a night, huh?

I'm sure that he won't read into the decision to give Marty Turco a start or two in this last push to the playoffs. 

Crawford is the Blackhawks' starter both now and in the playoffs.  Playing Turco does not equate to an 11th-hour audition for postseason minutes.

Thursday's action in Dallas marks the Blackhawks' rookie netminder's 16th consecutive start in goal.  That's twice as long as his previous longest stretch this season.

The cry will come from some fans that the Blackhawks can't afford to have the much-maligned Turco between the pipes for the rest of the season.  After all, he's been terrible and it would throw Crawford out of his Calder groove to watch any hockey from the bench.

I disagree. 

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