Hawks GM: Corey Crawford 'top priority'

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    Chicago Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman said he expects to keep restricted free-agent goalie Corey Crawford in a Hawks uniform and hopes it's for many years.

    "He's a top priority for us," Bowman said Thursday in his end-of-season address to media. "He's earned the right to be a No. 1 goalie for us and our team loves playing in front of him. He has the right demeanor and right approach. He loves to be in Chicago. He's clearly a priority for us. It's nice to know going into next year we are going to have some stability in goal."

    Crawford can field offers from other teams starting July 1, but the Hawks would have the right to match and keep him from leaving.

    "For him to take [the No.1 job] and run with it is very rewarding to see," Bowman said. "He's an impressive kid in a lot of ways. ... In Game 7 [of the playoffs] he was dynamite."

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    Fixed your image. His new mask > his older mask. Can't wait to hear they resign him. I'll make a write up once they do.
     

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