'The guys that have been a part of this room these last few years, namely a guy like Kaner who I've played with my whole career, and come back in the locker room right now and it feels a lot different but it's definitely special for me, regardless of what happens in the future this summer, it's definitely on my mind that this could be my last few weeks here in Chicago as a Blackhawk.'Įrling Haaland BREAKS the record for most goals in a 38-game Premier League season by scoring in 4-1 win over ArsenalĬHRIS SUTTON'S BIG MATCH RATINGS: Pep Guardiola schools his former pupil as Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland tear Arsenal apart Toews couldn't help but address Kane's absence when speaking to reporters earlier in the week. 'And so I think it probably took me a couple of weeks of just wrestling with, in my own mind, trying to figure out what the right decision was, if I should keep trying to push through it, which really didn't feel like an option anymore… Or kind of pulling the plug in and trying to focus my energy on getting better.'

'I don't know if it was when we were on the road a lot or leading up to the break and it just got to the point where I couldn't move on the ice and didn't even want to put on my skates or roll out of bed to come to the rink, so it was pretty rough there for a bit,' Toews said, as quoted by The Athletic. He hasn't played since January 28, but spoke to the media for the first time in weeks on Tuesday morning, saying he doesn't know if he'll play beyond this season. Toews returned to the practice ice earlier this week. The 34-year-old three-time Stanley Cup champion is in the final year of an $84 million contract, and recently lost his long-time teammate Patrick Kane, who was traded to the New York Rangers.

'I don't feel like with what I've been through this year and this past season that I have enough clarity on what that decision is going to be.' 'To be fully honest, I'm not near making that decision yet,' Toews told NBC Sports Chicago.

Toews has not made any long-term plans, as far as his potential retirement is concerned. Jonathan Toews is preparing to return to the Chicago Blackhawks' lineup

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