Brent Seabrook: Good it was only a scare

Nobody bounces back from an injury that appears to be serious quicker than Brent Seabrook.

For the fourth time in three seasons, the Blackhawks defenseman shook off an ugly head shot to return to the lineup on Tuesday at Pittsburgh.

Seabrook said he wasn’t knocked unconscious by the hit from behind into the boards from Calgary’s Rene Bourque in the first period on Sunday and could have returned to the game.

“I remember the whole thing,” Seabrook was quoted as saying on the Blackhawks’ website. “I got hit and I heard Bourque say right away he was sorry and I could head Duncs (Duncan Keith) and Tazer (Jonathan Toews). I couldn’t get up so I put my head down and everybody thought I was knocked out.

“At that point it was the doctor’s call. I said I wasn’t out and I felt fine, that I could go back out there, but the doctor couldn’t tell from the video if I was knocked out or if I wasn’t and just pulled me for precautionary reasons.

“It’s good it was only a scare.”

Seabrook was OK with the two-game suspension Bourque received from NHL chief of player safety Brendan Shanahan.

“Shanahan handles that and I feel he does a good job going case by case,” Seabrook said. “He did a good job.”

Carcillo update:Daniel Carcillo, who is believed to have suffered a concussion last week at Minnesota, missed his third straight game and won#146;t play Wednesday either against Montreal at the United Center.#147;He#146;s getting better,#148; coach Joel Quenneville told reporters. #147;We#146;ve got four days off after (Wednesday#146;s) game.#148;Rookie Jeremy Morin took Carcillo#146;s spot in the lineup for the second straight game and skated with Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane.Crawford likely to start:Corey Crawford, still the Hawks#146; No. 1 goalie despite not having started in more than two weeks, is expected to get the call against the Canadiens.Crawford has been working on his game in practice and watching Ray Emery reel off win after win since last started on Dec. 5 against Phoenix.#147;Through this process you envisioned him getting a turn or chance, but Ray keeps doing a good job and you don#146;t want to change when things are going good,#148; said Joel Quenneville, who would only say there was a #147;good chance#148; Crawford would start Wednesday.Get there early:The Hawks wanted to remind their fans that the game against Montreal at the UC will start at 6:30 p.m., an hour earlier than usual on a weekday.