The Blues have lost backup goaltender Brent Johnson to a twisted knee and is out day to day. Dwayne Roloson has been called up from Worcester of the AHL on an emergency basis. Chicago will have a big hole in their line up as the Blackhawks will be without Alexei Zhamnov because of a fractured larynx and bruised vocal chords. He was struck on the throat by a deflected shot from the stick of the Pittsburgh Penguins' Ian Moran in Sunday's 4-0 loss. He did return to the game after the injury.
Every player has to take a little step ahead.
We had three, four defencemen out in December and we played very well. That's what we need now. Zhamnov will be examined again next Tuesday, and hopes to return Wednesday against Edmonton. Coach Marc Crawford benched Aucoin due to what he feels is a lack of production and passion. Some guys make one little mistake and they might be sitting the rest of the game.