Monday, February 7, 2011

Blackhawks Goalies: Just What Is Joel Quenneville Doing?

Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford replaced starter Marty Turco during the second period against the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center in Denver on December 13, 2010. UPI/Gary C. Caskey

What seemed like a simple changing of the guard in net for the Chicago Blackhawks seems to have turned back into a bit of controversy.
Head coach Joel Quenneville turned heads when he went with the veteran Marty Turco in the first game after the All Star Break, against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Blackhawks won that game, but it took a seven-goal outburst to do so. While all four goals in the 7-4 game weren?t a product of Turco?s penchant for softies, he let a potential save go by on more than one occasion.
Coach Q had more surprises in him still, when he went with Turco over the rookie Corey Crawford again. This time it was a larger scale of a game, against the rival Vancovuer Canucks.
While Turco wasn?t terrible against Vancouver, he wasn?t particu...

Source: http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/blackhawks_goalies_just_what_is_joel_quenneville_doing/4113532

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