The Chicago Blackhawks got a 4-3 overtime win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night. But while the win was very much needed, it came at a price to Blackhawks defenseman Adam Boqvist.
Early in the first period, Boqvist took a puck to the mouth/jaw area after it deflected off of his stick. He headed to the dressing room but never returned to the game. After the game, Blackhawks head coach Jeremy Colliton revealed that Boqvist was experiencing concussion-like symptoms.
Jeremy Colliton said Adam Boqvist is dealing with concussion symptoms. #Blackhawks
Boqvist has been having a quality second year of his NHL career, with 15 points in 31 games this season.
Yesterday was a grind, but it was a good day overall. The Chicago Blackhawks did exactly what they had to do at the NHL Trade Deadline and then went out and did exactly what they had to do against the Columbus Blue Jackets. A win-win-win day for Stan Bowman and the Blackhawks organization. You don’t see that all too often.
• For the Trade Deadline, the Blackhawks have all season preached about investing in the long-term future and young players in their system. When push came to shove in the final two weeks leading up to and including yesterday, Chicago did just what they said they would do and built-up their future prospect pool or talent and draft capital.