Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook has not played in four straight games, yet the team has not revealed exactly what's wrong with him. GM Stan Bowman has told The Daily Herald that he will make an announcement soon.
"We should have an announcement on that soon," Bowman told the Daily Herald. "He's had some medical challenges he's been dealing with for a while and we wanted to finally go get some diagnostics. When we have something to announce, we will."
Seabrook's last game was when the Hawks defeated Minnesota 5-3 on December 15th. He was a healthy scratch against the Avalanche three days later, then did not make the recent two-game road trip to Winnipeg or Colorado. He also missed Monday night's game against the New Jersey Devils where his team was pounded 7-1.
Bowman says it could be a "long-term issue."
"You can't guess at those things," he said. "You've got to get the testing done."
Seabrook had expressed disappointment earlier this season after being a healthy scratch. Despite that, Bowman insisted there is no rift between the veteran blueliner and team management.
"No problem at all with his relationship. Brent's more of an old-school guy. He doesn't say a lot. He just wants to play hockey."
The 34 year old has recorded three goals and one assist in 32 games this season.
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