LeBrun: Jonathan Toews "100 percent committed to coming back"

[AwesomePanthers]

I don’t see who would sign him at his age and a few years off. Maybe a bottom team like San Jose or similar.

 

[shello]

Could see either the Jets or Oilers. Does Toronto need a third line centre?

 

[CokenoPepsi]

I can see him going to Oilers even if @CokenoPepsi says no

Naw I'm definitely taking the field.

Plus don't forget the beef he and Perry have

 

[GoodinOsgoode]

Devils need depth and a veteran with playoff experience. Would love him 4th line center league min

100% same goes for the Sens.

 

[WarriorofTime]

I don’t see who would sign him at his age and a few years off. Maybe a bottom team like San Jose or similar.

On a PTO? Why not? Then you can see if there's anything there in Training Camp to offer a contract or not.

 

[Terry Yake]

this is giving theo fleury with the flames in 2009 preseason vibes

 

[2014nyr]

I don’t see who would sign him at his age and a few years off. Maybe a bottom team like San Jose or similar.

Have you ever heard of the new york rangers? You couldn’t invent a more perfect typecast player for them to offer like 5x7.

 

[Canovin]

Naw I'm definitely taking the field.

Plus don't forget the beef he and Perry have

Perry is retiring after this playoffs run

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

He's coming to the Jets.

I am almost certain, so certain that if he doesn't that I will leave these boards forever. But if he doesn't, he's going to either Chicago and if it is Chicago I will remain. Only way I see him taking another team is if it's money related but a darkhorse is Anaheim.

That being said with the Jets, I think he'll be given a centre position as rookies will be making the team where he'll mentor them into full-time NHLers. But he'll be able to take the 2nd-4th line centre position.

 

[The Duck Knight]

1 year deal with big bonuses with Anaheim is my prediction. Ducks need a bottom 6 center that can win draws. There's the Q familiarity. If the Ducks aren't a playoff team and Toews wants he can pick his destination.

 

[crazyhawk]

Can you? You know that just going to open up the whole Kyle Beach thing again

I honestly can't see the Beach thing coming up with any weight whatsoever if Toews ends up in Edmonton. It's past history. Live and learn.

 

[boredmale]

I am a bit disappointed, you think a guy who gets rave reviews for his intangibles would be 110% committed.

 

[boredmale]

The math doesn’t look good for him on the aging curve. Im not sure if there’s any indication he can be an NHL level 4C still.

That's why you give him a bonus laden contract

1M base
1M if he plays 70 games
2M if he gets 40 points
1M if he breaks 50 points
1M if he breaks 65 points

 

[Drumman44]

Toronto as a 13th forward to teach the group how to get over the mental hump in the playoffs

 

[lwvs84]

Ducks can definitely use him. They desperately need a faceoff coach. Oh wait, he wants to play?

 

[CokenoPepsi]

Perry is retiring after this playoffs run

Confirmed? I dunno he still producing at a higher level than Toews (most likely) would now

 

[HawksDub89]

Dont buy the Anaheim speculation. I know Q is there but Toews isn't working towards a big comeback to not play in the playoffs.

This.

I’d be stunned if he went with Anaheim.

Jets,Oilers,Tampa, Florida, Colorado and even St. Louis. Basically any team that’ll make the playoffs. I think he’s cup chasing at this point.

He’d be a solid 3/4 C.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Ayahuasca Toews

 

[HawksDub89]

Tampa would be interesting, Hagel and Toews were very close when he was in Chicago. He was a big mentor for Hags.

 

[HawksDub89]

HIs open defence of Bowman combined with his own misconduct as captain of the Hawks. Should have been banned for life along with Bowman and Quenneville.

I always love those who pretend they were a fully mature intellectual adult at 20/21 and know exactly how they would’ve handled the same situation.

 

[Son of Nogatco]

Feels like when a 5 star high school quarterback says they're 100% committed to LSU and end up going to Bama like a month later. But best of luck to Toews

Who is LSU and who is Alabama in this comparison

 

[SI90]

Chris Drury creaming his pants right now

 

[BKarchitect]

I think there is at least a chance he is going to have more to give than folks saying he’d simply be an extra forward mentor are thinking.

Landeskog had 3 years off and a crippling injury and by game four back, he was back in a top six role. Granted, Toews is older - but in 2025, being 37 isn’t like some sort of death toll on your career. More than a few guys that age or older who have had very prominent roles in the last few years. A couple years to focus on health and training may have been worth the time off to make this a true comeback attempt.

I’m not saying it’s “likely” he’s going to be like some elite middle six center - but I don’t think he’d be making these statements just to grab 50 extra career games playing 8 minutes a night. He certainly believes he can be an effective player. I’d like to see him succeed and if I’m the team that signs him, I’d absolutely be like “yeah, let’s give this a go, why not?”

 

[bleedblue94]

Eat shit toews, absolutely no way to wiggle away from what happened and it's sad how many people in this thread are just dismissing it. Not surprising

 

[Bandit]

Welcome to Los Angeles. Brisson + Robitaille not knowing what year this is makes it a lock