Blackhawks Lose Andrew Mangiapane Week-to-Week as Brutal Start Continues
Daily Faceoff reported Mangiapane is out week-to-week with a lower-body injury.
The are already having a miserable start to the season, and the hockey gods have decided to pile on. According to Daily Faceoff, veteran winger Andrew Mangiapane is officially out week-to-week with a lower-body injury.
In the NHL, a "lower-body injury" could mean a bruised shin or a leg that is currently detached from the torso. The week-to-week timeline usually means he will be wearing a suit in the press box for the foreseeable future while the medical staff figures it out.
This is brutal timing for a team that looks completely lost on the ice. The Blackhawks just wrapped up a miserable stretch where they got rolled by 5-2, absolutely blanked by 6-0, and then dropped a 4-3 heartbreaker to .
Mangiapane was brought in to provide some actual NHL-level stability and two-way play to a roster desperately trying to insulate . Taking him out of the lineup makes a thin depth chart look practically transparent.
If you are looking at on the puck line or eyeing their team totals, this is the kind of roster subtraction that matters. Losing a reliable forward means more minutes for guys who probably should not be playing top-six minutes in the first place.
The have to figure out a patch job quickly before they host the . Until Mangiapane gets back on the ice, is going to have a very hard time keeping their heads above water.