
LOS ANGELES — Arvid Soderblom is a naturally quiet and serious guy. Aside from the fact that English isn’t the 23-year-old Swedish goaltender’s first language, he tends to focus more on improving his play than chatting it up in the locker room after practices and morning skates.
But as he nears the end of his unexpected third consecutive week on the Blackhawks’ NHL roster, he nonetheless feels himself gradually coming out of his shell.