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• Jonathan Toews: Won't play next season

  08/17/2023 • By RotoWire

  Toews announced on Instagram that he won't play in 2023-24. Toews has battled health issues related to long COVID over the last few seasons and wants to take some time to focus on getting better. However, he's not retiring and still might return in 2024-25. The 35-year-old had 15 goals and 31 points in 53 contests with Chicago last year. Toews entered the summer as an unrestricted free agent after completing his eight-year, $84 million contract.

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• Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews: Scores one more goal with Chicago

  04/14/2023 • By RotoWire

  Toews found the back of the net in Chicago's 5-4 overtime loss to Philadelphia on Thursday. Toews' marker came on the power play and reduced Philadelphia's lead to 4-3 midway through the second period. Ultimately, the Blackhawks still lost the game and they were long since eliminated from the playoff race, making Chicago's season finale moot from that perspective. Even with the goal, Toews' 15 tallies and 31 points in 53 contests in 2022-23 represents a far cry from the sort of numbers the 34-year-old produced in his prime. Even still, it was a goal to remember, because it was likely his last with the Blackhawks. Chicago general manager Kyle Davidson has already announced that the team doesn't plan to re-sign Toews this summer. The veteran forward has 372 goals and 883 points in 1,067 career appearances with the Blackhawks, and he played a key role in their Stanley Cup championships in 2010, 2013 and 2015.

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• Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews: Final game with Blackhawks

  04/13/2023 • By RotoWire

  Toews will play his final game as a Blackhawk on Thursday. Chicago general manager Kyle Davidson sent out a statement saying that the Blackhawks will not re-sign Toews in the offseason. The 34-year-old will play his 1,067th NHL game Thursday, all with Chicago -- look for him to get a massive ovation as he led the Blackhawks to three Stanley Cup championships as the team's captain. Toews has only 14 goals and 30 points in 52 games this season. It remains to be seen if he'll retire at the end of the campaign or enter free agency in the summer.

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• Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews: Assist in return from illness

  04/02/2023 • By RotoWire

  Toews (illness) picked up an assist in 14:00 of ice time Saturday in a 6-3 loss to the Devils. Toews fired one shot and laid one hit. It was his first game since Jan. 28. He had previously announced on Feb. 21 that he was stepping away to deal with the effects of long COVID and Chronic Immune Response Syndrome, which caused him to miss the entire 2020-21 season. Toews looked out of sync early, but seemed to get better over the course of the game. It remains to be seen how much he can contribute over the rest of the season.

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• Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews: Set to return Saturday

  03/31/2023 • By RotoWire

  Toews (illness) will play Saturday versus New Jersey, Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson told Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago. Toews hasn't played since Jan. 28 because of "long-COVID-19" symptoms. He has 14 goals and 28 points in 46 contests this season. There's a chance that Richardson will ease him back into the lineup Saturday after being unavailable for roughly two months, so he might get less than his 2022-23 average of 17:55 of ice time.

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