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PHILADELPHIA -- Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford is expected to miss up to three weeks after undergoing an emergency appendectomy on Saturday, forcing him to miss his scheduled start against the Philadelphia Flyers.His procedure went pretty well today, hes probably going to be out two to three weeks, Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said after Chicagos 3-1 loss. Thanks to our medical staff and the Flyers medical staff today, they did a great job of helping us out.Crawford, 31, led the Blackhawks to Stanley Cups in 2013 and 2015. Before Saturday he had started in 20 of the Blackhawks 25 games, going 12-6-2 with a 2.27 goals-against average, .927 save percentage and two shutouts, ranking second among NHL goalies in wins.With Crawford unavailable, the Blackhawks inserted backup Scott Darling as their starter against the Flyers and signed 23-year-old Eric Semorski to an amateur tryout contract.Darling allowed three goals on 30 shots in the loss. He fell to 4-1-1 and is expected to start most of Chicagos games leading up to Christmas.Its a huge loss, Darling said. Hes the best goalie in the league. He and Carey Price are in a category of their own. Hes been great every night and great for us all year. Hes also a great guy, one of the boys. We missed him in the room today for sure. I hope hes getting better.Hes a good friend, and I want him to be well and be able to play to help the team.Semorski is from Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, and currently lives in Philadelphia. He was a goaltender for the Temple University club team and played for the Empire Junior Hockey Leagues Jersey Wildcats in 2010-11.Semorski said he received a phone call from the Flyers a little after 11 am and arrived at the Wells Fargo Center around 12:30 for the 1 p.m. game.I hit some traffic, of course, but I got here as fast as I could in my street clothes, Semorski said. No time to put on a tie.Quenneville said he thought about putting Semorski into the game after the Flyers scored the goals in the second period.You almost saw it, the coach said with a smile.That, Semorski said, probably would have been a mistake.Semorski said that if the Flyers had scored into the empty net near the end of regulation Quenneville would have inserted him into the net for the final seconds.That would have been so cool, Semorski said. But I wouldnt change a thing. The experience was awesome. Custom Baltimore Orioles Nike Jerseys . -- Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Farmar will be out for roughly four weeks after tearing his left hamstring. Custom Boston Red Sox Nike Jerseys . With his new coach and six-time Grand Slam singles champion Boris Becker watching him during an official match for the first time, Djokovic appeared tentative early against the Slovakian player, who often appeared content to keep the ball in play. https://www.custombaseballnikejerseys.com/ . The defending champion beat Gael Monfils of France 7-6 (6), 6-3, while second-seeded Andy Murray of Britain dispatched Edouard Roger-Vasselin, also of France, 6-3, 6-3. Making his first appearance since injuring his wrist a month ago, Del Potro had difficulty with his service games in the first set. Custom New York Mets Nike Jerseys .875,000, avoiding arbitration. Clippards deal Monday means all eight Nationals players who filed for arbitration wound up settling before a hearing. Custom Atlanta Braves Nike Jerseys . -- Gus Malzahn finally had his day in Fayetteville. Former Supercars champion James Courtney has revealed he may race overseas next year.The Holden Racing Team star is one of the highest-profile drivers on the Supercars grid yet to arrange a deal beyond the end of the year.Scott McLaughlins decision last week to switch from Garry Rogers Motorsport to DJR/Team Penske next year is the first major driver move to be confirmed.Courtney says hes contemplating several options for his future, including leaving the Australian championship to race overseas.Just weighing it up, its a big move for the family, Courtney told AAP.Depending on which option it is, it could still be back here with one of them. Just toying it up and seeing what we end up doing.Courtney has experience overseas, having spent several years in England beforee starting his Supercars career in 2006 with Stone Brothers Racing.ddddddddddddThe 2010 Supercars champion is managed by British Touring Car Championship administrator Alan Gow and that series could be a destination for the 36-year-old.Japan or another Europe championship have also been mooted.Holden are yet to confirm whether they will continue to fund teams in Supercars from next year, a decision which Courtney says will play in a role in his future.It has quite a big influence as to what happens, he said.A lot of it is waiting to see what theyre going to be doing. Just waiting to see what that options going to be and well go from there. ' ' '