"Of course. He's been doing a really good job keeping us in games and
winning games for us," Forsberg said of Crawford. "It's the same thing I
want to do."
Forsberg has been keeping Chicago in games; winning them has been the
trickier task, but that doesn't completely fall on him; with rare
exception, ED Belfour Authentic Jersey the Blackhawks haven't given him enough production.
Chicago's scoring struggles continued on Sunday in a 3-1 loss against
the Los Angeles Kings; Forsberg allowed one goal, the Kings scoring the
other two into an empty net. With Forsberg expected to start against the
Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET,
NBCSN, NHL.TV), Erik Gustafsson Authentic Jersey the Blackhawks need to start helping him more.
Chicago has done a great job of finding strong backup goaltenders the
past several seasons. From Ray Emery to Antti Raanta to Scott Darling,
when Crawford needed a break or was injured, each goaltender helped the
Blackhawks keep right on going. Did they have to eke out victories
without a lot Glenn Hall Authentic Jersey of production? Sometimes. But for Forsberg, it has been a constant
issue this season, and it has been frustrating for his teammates and
coaches, too.
"He's fine. A 0-0 game in the third period and he's doing what he has to
do to keep us in the game to get us two points," coach Joel Quenneville
said of Forsberg's performance against the Kings. "It'd be nice to get
him some run support."
