Chicago Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville felt that it was an easy decision to go back to starting goaltender Corey Crawford in Game 2 of his team’s series against the Nashville Predators. It was an understandable choice given Crawford’s history with the team, which includes a Stanley Cup ring as the Blackhawks’ No. 1.
The decision is going to be a lot tougher this time around.
Crawford didn’t reward his coach’s faith by shutting the door on the Predators. Instead, he allowed six goals on 35 shots in a 6-2 loss, a performance which was bookended by a pair of markers from miserable angles. By his own admission, things went south badly toward the end of the contest. Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun-Times passed along Crawford's postgame comments:
The game didn't start all that well, either. Colin Wilson, who led the Predators with six shots and was a threat to score all night, gave his team a 1-0 lead with a perfect shot from a brutal angle less than three minutes in:
The goal seemed to shake Crawford’s confidence. Nashville obviously sen ...
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