
In a season laden with bad news, the double-whammy that hit the Blackhawks on Saturday might fall short of only the Corey Perry saga as the second-worst moment of 2023-24.
Their franchise cornerstone, rookie Connor Bedard, and their de facto captain, Nick Foligno, were put on injured reserve. Bedard’s injury dwarfs Foligno’s, but even the latter represents another dispiriting blow to a decimated and discouraged roster.