CHICAGO -- Corey Crawford is the Chicago Blackhawks starting goaltender, and coach Joel Quenneville says he wont have it any other way. Quenneville reaffirmed that stance Thursday after Crawford gave up five goals on 33 shots in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup final against the Boston Bruins. Quenneville said not considering handing the reins over to backup Ray Emery for Game 5 Saturday night back at United Center. "Not at all," Quenneville said. "No, were very comfortable with Corey. Corey has been rock solid all year for us, and when hes got the ball, hes been outstanding, and hes the biggest reason why were here today." Crawford still has a 1.86 goals-against average and .931 save percentage even after his struggles Wednesday night. Teammates said they werent concerned about the goaltenders performance and pointed to defensive improvements that were needed. "I dont really see anything terribly wrong with the way he played," Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews said. "Maybe some of the shots from far out that went in overshadowed some of the stops that he did make." Crawford drew heat for how much the Bruins exploited his glove side. Quenneville called it "one of those games where pucks were going in." "Well visit with that, but all year long Corey has just moved on and he just moves from save to save and it doesnt faze him," he said. "Im sure hell be excited about getting back in there and get a good practice under our belt in the morning skate, and hell be back to doing his thing." Based on the Bruins success against him in Game 4, doing their thing means shooting the puck at Crawfords catching hand as often as possible. Boston players tried to laugh that off as a strategy. "The few goals were on the glove side there," forward Brad Marchand said. "But theres a ton of really nice opportunities we had there that he saved on the glove side as well. So just lucky shots." 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RENTON, Wash. -- Russell Wilson believes joining an investment group looking to build a new NBA/NHL arena in Seattle is the first step toward his goal of eventually owning a piece of a professional sports franchise.The Seattle Seahawks quarterback talked at length Thursday about joining Chris Hansen in the attempt to get a new arena constructed in Seattles stadium district.He spoke for nearly 10 minutes before addressing a single football-related question as his involvement in the project has drawn nearly as much interest as his production on the field.Its one of those things that we need to make it happen, just because its a special thing. It will be for years and years to come, Wilson said. I want my kids to have that opportunity. Nothing better than going to an NBA basketball game and being able to see basketball players -- NHL game, theres so many great athletes. Theres so many other great things you can do in the new facility, too, as well. 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The offer would erase the public investment that was part of the original 2012 memorandum of understanding between Hansen and the city.The city has acknowledged Hansens intent while also opening a request for proposals for a possible renovation of KeyArena, the former home of the SuperSonics. The proposals are due in 2017.Wilson said the important task now is getting city approval to close down a street near where the proposed arena would be constructed. Wilson said he would lobby city officials if asked to try to build support for the project. He acknowledged the investment in the arena is the first step to someday having an ownership stake in a franchise.Those guys knew that I really wanted to be a part of owning a team one day. And obviously I cant own a team until we have a team. I cant be a part of that, Wilson said. So like I said, the first step was the arena part. And thats our focus right now. 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