Report: Toews to miss start of the season with “mystery illness”

According to a report from TSN hockey insider Pierre LeBrun, Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will miss the start of the 2021 season due to an illness.

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As per @DarrenDreger and me, Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews won't be at camp and will miss the start of the season due to illness. Expect official announcement shortly from the team.
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) December 29, 2020

It's not known whether this mystery ailment is COVID-19 or something different, all we can do until the team confirms the news is speculate really. In any case, this is obviously awful news for Toews and the Blackhawks. Especially when you consider that yesterday the team announced that 3rd overall pick and budding young star Kirby Dach will miss 4-5 months after wrist surgery.

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MEDICAL UPDATE: Kirby Dach underwent successful surgery in Chicago to repair a right wrist fracture he sustained at the World Junior Championships.

Team physician Dr. Michael Terry expects Kirby to return to hockey-related activities in approximately 4-5 months. #Blackhawks pic.twitter.com/otd62QfEP3
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) December 28, 2020

With both Toews and Dach out of the Blackhawks' lineup that's a big, big, BIG blow to this team's roster. Let's hope that Patrick Kane has been hitting the gym during quarantine... he'll be forced to carry this team's entire offensive output.

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