The Blackhawks have two preseason games remaining, including tonight’s contest against the Montreal Canadiens. Coach Joel Quenneville said Antti Raanta will likely play all of that game.
If there’s anybody who fans are having nervous breakdowns over, it’s Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price.
The netminder was knocked out in Game 1 of the playoff series between the Canadiens and the New York Rangers, due to what I obnoxiously constantly refer to as “Kreidergate”. New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider, who was skating too quickly towards the Montreal net, lost his footing- though there is debate as to whether it was due to tripping over a Montreal stick or simply his own overexhuberance on the ice- and collided with Price skates-first.
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It’s been a long summer, and Price has been hard at work rehabbing his knee. Looks like his determination is finally paying off- he’s been playing in preseason, and will get to start in goal against Chicago this Wednesday.
Back when the injury occurred, Price attempted to play through it for the remainder of the period before heading off the ice. While he initally refused to admit there was any kind of knee issue, and insisted that he wouldn’t need a brace, fans discovered that to be far from the truth, as he didn’t dress out for the remainder of the Canadiens six-game collapse to the
Meanwhile, the Blackhawks were ramping up practice on Tuesday, going for about 90 minutes and working on special teams and puck-battle drills.
Monday were workmanlike days, covering a lot of little areas,” said Quenneville. “It was probably 25 minutes longer than we generally practice but it’s that time of year.”
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Some of that work involved the power play, on which Richards played the point for the second unit. Defenseman Nick Leddy, who had that role last season, was not on either power-play unit the past two days.
Richards knows the power-play point spot very well from previous seasons, and Quenneville said the Blackhawks will start the regular season with him there.
“He’s been there most of his career and he’s effective in that area,” he said. “I don’t mind him in that area. He looks good on the point for us.”
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