{"id":9041,"date":"2025-01-03T23:13:55","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T23:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=9041"},"modified":"2025-01-03T23:13:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T23:13:55","slug":"jonathan-toews-return-is-now-even-more-possible-as-comeback-rumors-fly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=9041","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Toews\u2019 Return Is Now Even More Possible As Comeback Rumors Fly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmockery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/USATSI_20443253-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Jonathan Toews' Return Is Now Even More Possible As Comeback Rumors Fly\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Chicago was hit with the thrilling news that not only was the health of franchise legend Jonathan Toews trending in the right direction, but he was even leaving the door open for a return to the NHL. It was a completely unexpected bombshell from a player who has been completely out of the public spotlight since he played his last game at the United Center at the end of the 2022-23 season.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday night, it was revealed that Toews\u2019 potential return is more than just a publicity stunt. Insider Frank Seravalli revealed that the 15-year veteran has resumed skating after his five-week healing trip to India. According to Seravalli, Toews \u201cis feeling the best that he has in years\u201d and is at his playing weight.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that Toews feels good enough to resume skating is great news on its own. It was tough for Blackhawks fans everywhere to see their captain leave the way he did \u2013 not on his own terms. After his health derailed toward the end of his tenure in Chicago while suffering from chronic immune response syndrome, everyone assumed he would be hanging up his skates forever, even though he said he would simply be taking the 2023-24 season off.<\/p>\n<p>Then, Seravalli dropped an equally large bomb. He revealed that \u201cseveral\u201d teams have expressed interest in Toews, including the Maple Leafs, Jets and Avalanche. If a team was to sign him, they would have to do so by the trade deadline on March 7 if they want him to be playoff eligible. For what it\u2019s worth, the Jets are the opponent for Chicago\u2019s last home game of this season.<\/p>\n<p>If Toews does indeed come back, there\u2019s almost no chance he\u2019ll do so in a Blackhawks sweater. The organization continues to make it clear that they have fully moved on from the dynasty of the 2010s, refusing to sign Patrick Kane even when given the opportunity. It\u2019s a business, after all, and Chicago especially doesn\u2019t want to sign a player who could potentially outshine Connor Bedard.<\/p>\n<p>Even though it\u2019s been nearly two full calendar years since he suited up, it would be great to see Toews back in the NHL again in any sweater. No one knows quite how the legend would look in game action, and it\u2019s certainly a risk for any team, especially a playoff one. The decision to sign him could also offer huge benefits. It\u2019s unrealistic to expect Toews to assume a top-six role, but he could be a valuable bottom-six center on a playoff team, especially one that struggles at the dot \u2013 Toews still boasts a career faceoff win percentage of over 57 percent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday night, it was revealed that Toews\u2019 potential return is more than just a publicity stunt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9042,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chicago-blackhawks"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Jonathan Toews\u2019 Return Is Now Even More Possible As Comeback Rumors Fly - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=9041\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Jonathan Toews\u2019 Return Is Now Even More Possible As Comeback Rumors Fly - 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