Patrick Kane reveals what teammates told Toews as he’s forced to miss season

Powerful, but heartbreaking message…

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Patrick Kane reveals what teammates told Toews as he’s forced to miss season
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Extremely scary news came out last week when Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews announced that he will not report to training camp and is out indefinitely due to a medical issue. There is no timetable for his return. This is a terrible blow to the Hawks, sure, as their center depth will be put to the test early, with Toews out on top of top prospect  Kirby Dach, who will miss the first four-to-five months after undergoing wrist surgery.

But the news is terrible for Toews and his loved ones as we cannot imagine how scary it would be to deal with an unknown illness that is affecting your everyday life. 

His Hawks teammates are also worried about him, though they would love to have him back as soon as possible. Patrick Kane explained it best on Monday when he revealed what the players told their captain when he made the sad announcement. 

Kane said he hopes Jonathan Toews is back sometime soon, but “all of us just told him to make sure he’s OK before that happens… It doesn’t really feel like a team without Jonny as your captain.”

This is so sad indeed to imagine the Hawks kicking off the season with Toews leading the team. But it isn’t as heartbreaking as what Toews is living, the uncertainty of his health and what it means for the future. 

As for the future of the team, it has been said more than once his the announcement that the Blackhawks won’t be able to replace Toews at all on their lineup, which leads to many insiders to believe this could push Chicago to go all-in with a teardown rebuild. 

However, this could prompted Kane to ask for a trade as he is certainly hoping to get another shot at a championship before hanging up the skates. 

This thought makes his comments on his buddy and captain Toews even more heartbreaking. We too hope that Captain Serious can return, but not before he makes sure he’s OK before that happens. 

Source: Twitter