Antti Raanta could be heading to Rockford of the AHL after the Blackhawks announced Thursday that Scott Darling will start against Ottawa, his third game in a row between the pipes, Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Raanta could be heading to Rockford of the AHL after the Blackhawks announced Thursday that Scott Darling will start against Ottawa, his third game in a row between the pipes, Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Analysis:

Raanta will be in the press box on Thursday, as Corey Crawford will be backing up Darling against the Senators. The Blackhawks can't keep three goalies around for long. so somebody is going to have to be shipped to Rockford soon. It could just be a move to showcase Darling for a possible trade or they just want to get a gauge on Darling, but either way, it doesn't seem like a good sign for Raanta.