Crawford Takes Leave Of Absence From Devils

[JimAKABlkhwks918]

Former Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford will take a leave of absence from the Devils

The Devils made the announcement Friday after a week of uncertainty in which the recently signed 36-year-old former Blackhawks goaltender did not practice.

chicago.suntimes.com

 

[Granada]

Just mentioned this in the other thread -- beyond weird.

 

[ruprecht]

Hmmmm.....

 

[KBIB]

New Jerseys problem now.

Crow is one of my favorites, but he's got issues.....

 

[hawkinmontreal]

Just mentioned this in the other thread -- beyond weird.

Granada, I was mentioning this to a buddy, it’s very weird. However, I know he is gone from the Hawks, but in my mind and heart he will always be a Hawk, and like I used to do regarding info on him I will try and find out. I have many friends that know him personally, CC lives 25mins from my house, news spreads fast in MTL.

 

[Bigbarn27]

If he is still up North thats not good ,but as Crow has proven before he can get ready Quickly . hoping its nothing serious with him or family.

 

[Bigbarn27]

wow retired hope everything is ok !!!

 

[hawkinmontreal]

wow retired hope everything is ok !!!

Just saw that, can’t believe it. I dont think he ever wanted to leave Chicago and he realized in Jersey it was not what he wanted. That combined with COVID-19 and his health issues, he choose to hang them up.

 

[Tater]

Just saw that, can’t believe it. I dont think he ever wanted to leave Chicago and he realized in Jersey it was not what he wanted. That combined with COVID-19 and his health issues, he choose to hang them up.

That's what I'm thinking too.

 

[hawkinmontreal]

That's what I'm thinking too.

On a side note Tater, imagine leaving 7.8 million dollars on the table. I know for pro athletes they have enough $$$$ for a life time, but jeez. If we could only imagine.

 

[Granada]

Just saw that, can’t believe it. I dont think he ever wanted to leave Chicago and he realized in Jersey it was not what he wanted. That combined with COVID-19 and his health issues, he choose to hang them up.

Yeah I was very shocked to hear this -- he was just at camp for Jersey the for the first couple days. This was obviously a very last-minute decision. I'm not judging him at all and I actually think this is the wise move on his part -- I know players love the game, but the guy doesn't need to play anymore, he's a two-time champion and will go down in an original franchise's history as one of the best goalies of all time. Hopefully it's nothing serious, but in a way, I'm happy for him. Now he gets to spend time with his family and not put his health in jeopardy, gets to be retired in his mid-thirties, etc.