The Chicago Blackhawks announced today they have recalled defenseman Erik Gustafsson from the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League.
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Gustafsson, 23, has recorded 11 points (3G, 8A) in 27 games with Rockford this year in his first professional season in North America. He also registered three assists in six games with the Blackhawks from Oct. 30-Nov. 12, after making his NHL debut on Oct. 30 at Minnesota. The Nynashamn, Sweden, native signed with the Blackhawks as a free agent on April 30, 2015.
So, that's probably a good thing, as long as Coach Q can bring himself to platoon Slow and Slower, allowing Gustafsson the opportunity, at least, to play a bit.
Additionally, Marcus Kruger was officially placed on Injured Reserve and David Rundblad has been placed on waivers. I really wanted Rundblad to succeed but in the end, when he wasn't running a rather effective point on the PP, he flailed. He never gained anything like trust from Coach Q, which was probably deserved, but I'm still not sure if Rundblad was a worse option than Scuderi.
Now don't break open the champagne, yet, as Rundblad could still clear waivers and report to Rockford...which means he could be back. I fully expect that Pittsburgh will scoop him up, though, since they already grabbed Trevor Daley...
Hawks vs. Arizona tonight. I hope Viktor Tikhonov lights them the hell up.
Sure will miss that wonderful, wonderful shot, though.
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