from Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun-Times,

It was a very simple question. But the four-second pause before Corey Crawford started talking, and the five-second pause that came two words in, made it clear that there was a very complicated answer.

How is Crawford feeling?

“Uh… not bad,” he finally said. “It takes some time. … I want to get back playing, but it’s a process to get there.”

Crawford took a giant step Monday in his recovery from a head injury, joining the Blackhawks on the ice for their morning skate for the first time since his last game, on Dec. 23. He took some shots from Patrick Sharp and Ryan Hartman before the skate officially began, and did some other work with goaltending coach Jimmy Waite throughout the 40-minute session.

There still is no set target for his return. But there should be one: September.

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