{"id":16579,"date":"2025-03-07T03:12:39","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T03:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=16579"},"modified":"2025-03-07T03:12:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T03:12:39","slug":"breaking-petr-mrazek-is-taking-his-benching-well-as-chicago-blackhawks-are-going-with-the-young-netminders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=16579","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Petr Mrazek is taking his benching well as Chicago Blackhawks are going with the young netminders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Interim head coach Anders Sorensen confirmed Mrazek is the odd man out in goal.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_367,w_6109,h_3436\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/99\/01jnpt49tq7a2d9qb46k.jpg\" alt=\"Daniel Bartel-Imagn Images\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\">Interim head coach Anders Sorensen confirmed that veteran Petr Mrazek is the odd man out in goal after the Chicago Blackhawks acquired Spencer Knight in the Seth Jones trade.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\">It makes sense given that Knight and Arvid Soderblom are still in their 20s. Plus, Mrazek is struggling this season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Anders Sorensen on the 3 goaltender situation and why it\u2019ll be Arvid S\u00f6derblom and Spencer Knight moving forward <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ikLpn1cZZL\">pic.twitter.com\/ikLpn1cZZL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CHGO Blackhawks (@CHGO_Blackhawks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CHGO_Blackhawks\/status\/1897493242926534979?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\">Instead of whining his way out of town like Jones did, Mrazek is taking his benching in stride.<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Petr Mrazek said he understands Chicago&#8217;s decision to roll with Spencer Knight and Arvid S\u00f6derblom moving forward: &#8220;Sody and Spence are young guys, and they have their whole career in front of them. I\u2019m going to be here to support them, I\u2019m going to be happy around them, make\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Charlie Roumeliotis (@CRoumeliotis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRoumeliotis\/status\/1897719193182912711?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\">That is how a professional is supposed to be respond. Not blast the team, just understand that two guys are playing better.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\">Make no mistake about it, Mrazek is playing terribly.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\">Mrazek&#8217;s goals saved above expected is second worst in the NHL. Spencer Knight is ranked in the league&#8217;s top 25 and Soderblom is 32nd.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\">His goal against average is 3.46 with a .890 save percentage.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\">It almost feels like the reverse from last season when Soderblom&#8217;s numbers were that bad and Mrazek was the one doing his best to keep the Hawks in games.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\">It is what earned Mrazek a two-year contract extension and the team signing Laurent Brossoit last offseason. Brossoit needing offseason knee surgery and another procedure in-season changed the plan of rolling with those two veterans and exiling Soderblom to the AHL.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\">Soderblom has taken advantage of his new lease of his NHL life. That is why Mrazek is not getting a sweater and might be on his way out of town by tomorrow&#8217;s trade deadline.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-12\">Going with Knight and Soderblom is the right call.<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/4d8d5c75c2e820990e5b3c6143984f9ed0a8cb22949b81d06822900312fe0fdb?w=860\" alt=\"Blackhawks place G Petr Mrazek (groin) on injured reserve | The Straits  Times\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\">Knight is the anointed long-term No. 1 goalie. Soderblom is showing he might be still worthy of being a starter too.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\">However, he might be better in a split top goaltender situation given Soderblom&#8217;s inconsistency during his entire NHL career.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\">His 3.05 GAA still ranks him 44th in the NHL. However, that high GAA is also because the defense in front of him has been weak.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\">Soderblom is still at the point where he should be given a one-year prove-it deal.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\">Someone does eventually have to go in this crowded goalie room. Let&#8217;s not forget Drew Commesso is still in Rockford with potential.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-18\">That means the most likely candidate to go is Mrazek as he could still provide value to a contender in a backup role. Also, if Brossoit&#8217;s knee eventually heals, he too could be dealt as one of the best No. 2 goalies last season with Winnipeg.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-19\">Better to go with youth as the team is going that direction anyway.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Blackhawks announced that Spencer Knight and Arvid Soderblom will be the goalies the rest of the season and thus Petr Mrazek will be a healthy scratch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16580,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chicago-blackhawks"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: Petr Mrazek is taking his benching well as Chicago Blackhawks are going with the young netminders - 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