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Blackhawks doomed by Arvid Soderblom's soft goals allowed in latest loss

Emily Tran
Reporter · Friday, November 6, 2026 at 4:27 AM · 1 min read
Blackhawks doomed by Arvid Soderblom's soft goals allowed in latest loss

TAMPA, Fla. — Many of the Blackhawks' problems will require some big, difficult decisions by general manager Kyle Davidson to address.One that wouldn't require shaking the earth, however, is changing the backup goalie.Current backup Arvid Soderblom's struggles continued Thursday in a 4-1 loss to the Lightning, which extended the Hawks' losing streak to five consecutive games."There's probably a few [goals] there that he'd like to have back," coach Jeff Blashill conceded before saying the right things to take the heat off of Soderblom: "We're going to win or lose as a team. There's mistakes made throughout the game. [We've] got to stick together."Davidson, who traveled with the Hawks for both games in Florida this week, surely has to be thinking long and hard about whether this team is capable of turning things around in its current form, even though their schedule does lighten considerably after this trip.He also ought to be thinking long and hard about whether Soderblom can be a viabl

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