McKnight: Injuries Holding Back Blackhawks
What's hurting the Hawks right now is exactly that: Hurt. With Brian Campbell, Marian Hossa and Dave Bolland all missing games lately the Hawks are missing three of their best defensive players.
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What's hurting the Hawks right now is exactly that: Hurt. With Brian Campbell, Marian Hossa and Dave Bolland all missing games lately the Hawks are missing three of their best defensive players.
After suffering their worst loss of the season so far to the Oilers Friday night, the Blackhawks returned to their championship performance.
Everyone saw how losing Marian Hossa would affect the team Friday night against the Oilers. After scrambling to learn from their mistakes in the 7-4 loss, the team looks for a victory against the Wild.
Marian Hossa wasn't able to help the Blackhawks Friday night due to his injury and Marty Turco was replaced early as he had a disappointing performance.
Despite Marian Hossa being out for a few weeks, the Blackhawks are still looking good after dominating Los Angeles 3-1 Wednesday. The Edmonton Oilers, on the other hand, are in a slump losing six straight.
Ben Smith helped the Boston College Eagles to the 2010 National Championship. Now he'll try to help the Blackhawks win games while Marian Hossa sits out with an injury.
Perhaps the Sharks regret signing the former Blackhawks goalie Antti Niemi. The Sharks lost 4-0 Sunday to Calgary while Niemi allowed three goals on the first five shots against him.
The news of Marian Hossa's injury could have been worse. But, according to head coach Joel Quenneville, Hossa's injury isn't of a serious nature.
The Blackhawks defeated the Los Angeles Kings behind a stellar performance from goalie Marty Turco. However, the team's best player so far this season suffered an injury.
NOTE: Marian Hossa left the game with an undisclosed injury, stay tuned to 670 The Score for further developments. (WSCR) - After days of rest, the Blackhawks were ready for the LA Kings. Marty Turco made 33 saves and the Blackhawks snapped their losing streak with a 3-1 victory.
