Jonathan Toews comeback not happening?

[Realm]

I don't think he's returning. What would be the point? He's had a great career, made a lot of money and won three Cups.

What reason does he have for resuming his NHL career?

Same reason guys like Corey Perry keep playing. They are competitive, and they are hockey players and its all they have done.

 

[JackSlater]

I look forward to seeing what he does on the ice in Edmonton or Las Vegas.

 

[Eyeseeing]

Toews is done folks.
Long Covid or not, he’s finished

 

[quat]

I don't think he's returning. What would be the point? He's had a great career, made a lot of money and won three Cups.

What reason does he have for resuming his NHL career?

He enjoys playing hockey at the highest level in the world?

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Oh no.... anyways

 

[King In The North]

Could you have used a poorer choice of words?

 

[Breakers]

Friend said he was living in tofino British columbia for the past 2-3 months

 

[ItWasJustified]

I don't think he's returning. What would be the point? He's had a great career, made a lot of money and won three Cups.

What reason does he have for resuming his NHL career?

Well, if you love playing hockey above all else, why would you quit? But there's extremely few NHLers that love playing hockey after 10+ years in the league.

 

[wetcoast]

I don't think he's returning. What would be the point? He's had a great career, made a lot of money and won three Cups.

What reason does he have for resuming his NHL career?

Basically this he is a very old 36 in hockey years.

Well, if you love playing hockey above all else, why would you quit? But there's extremely few NHLers that love playing hockey after 10+ years in the league.

There comes a time when the body speaks more than the mind wants it to do.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Long covid can be a bitch. I had a coworker whose stamina was completely shot for nearly a year afterwards, so I can only imagine how difficult it must be to work yourself back to competing at such a high level physically.

I'm going to guess that your coworker is not a pro athlete that would have access to the best trainers, equipment, food etc.

 

[jetsforever]

Would be cool if he went back to Chicago or home to Winnipeg

 

[Honour Over Glory]

If Pavelski can do it, so can Toews

Pavelski didn't miss an entire year at age 36.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

It was always a long-shot he’d come back.

He had already taken a ton of time off, felt good enough to come back, then almost immediately felt like crap again.

Long COVID symptoms are a bitch. Hard to be a pro athlete with lingering vascular damage.

Sutter also suffered with long covid and basically never played again after 2021 and retired recently. Toews is probably going to officially announce his retirement at some point I'm sure of it. At 36 being off for another year is going to be pretty rough trying to find a gig as a 37yr old and having to take PTO's to prove he can contribute, I don't think players that have earned as much as he has and already won cups tend to do that.

 

[x Tame Impala]

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2021/07/07/jonathan-toews-multi-system-multi-symptom-illness-explained-by-local-health-care-professionals/

Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS)

From what I understood at the time, basically the guy's body was perpetually exhausted from the grind of a NHL career. He couldn't recover properly and perpetually felt fatigued. Long COVID is bad enough if you're an accountant living in the suburbs, but being a pro athlete where you physically exert yourself for a living during the season and then have to spend the offseason getting into even better shape. Tough task without question.

I hope he retires. He gave the Blackhawks his best years and we got a Dynasty out of it. He's a legend in Chicago.

 

[Voight]

I think if a true cup contender approached him and wanted to bring him in to anchor the third or fourth line while bringing a veteran presence he might be interested but at the same time he already has three cups and has the chance to retire as a one club man.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

I looked up his career earnings and he's made about $160 million in his career. The guy has all the money in the world and has won and achieved everything under the sun. I would be surprised if he came back, only to be some teams 4th line center.

 

[TheNumber4]

I’d take him as 4C in Edmonton any day.

 

[belair]

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2021/07/07/jonathan-toews-multi-system-multi-symptom-illness-explained-by-local-health-care-professionals/

Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS)

From what I understood at the time, basically the guy's body was perpetually exhausted from the grind of a NHL career. He couldn't recover properly and perpetually felt fatigued. Long COVID is bad enough if you're an accountant living in the suburbs, but being a pro athlete where you physically exert yourself for a living during the season and then have to spend the offseason getting into even better shape. Tough task without question.

I hope he retires. He gave the Blackhawks his best years and we got a Dynasty out of it. He's a legend in Chicago.

I hope he plays a couple more years. I wouldn't mind seeing him in Edmonton.

I also hope that anyone that sees a COVID link as an opportunity to spout their anti-vax nonsense gets a flat tire on their way to work in the morning.

 

[Look Up]

I heard he's been working out - on his intangibles.

 

[joestevens29]

Go back and mentor bedard. If can actually play move him at deadline

 

[Mattb124]

I'm going to guess that your coworker is not a pro athlete that would have access to the best trainers, equipment, food etc.

Who knew that hitting the gym and eating right cures long COVID?

 

[Foppberg]

One of the most overrated hockey players since I started watching.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

He's coming to Edmonton. Probably around the all star break. I totally made this up but it's also happening.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I looked up his career earnings and he's made about $160 million in his career. The guy has all the money in the world and has won and achieved everything under the sun. I would be surprised if he came back, only to be some teams 4th line center.

I think he will probably just retire and end up working for a team wherever he decides to plant his roots. I don't recall him being married, haven't looked nor have I heard he had kids or anything so he could stay in Chicago and just have an easier in with the team. I don't see him actively choosing to want to live in Winnipeg to work for the Jets, I mean you're retired with a decent career earnings to sit back on and have had a year off to just try to heal and its clear it's not really progressing in the way he had hoped because at 36 there's only so much time left. I think for the type of player he is, if he were to be heathy and train, he could sign before the cut off late in the year and join Kane in Detroit or something which would I guess be fun for his and Kane's fans.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Johnny boy Toews has no reason or incentive to come back. What for? He has nothing to prove and is a top 50 player of all time.

I think he will probably just retire and end up working for a team wherever he decides to plant his roots. I don't recall him being married, haven't looked nor have I heard he had kids or anything so he could stay in Chicago and just have an easier in with the team. I don't see him actively choosing to want to live in Winnipeg to work for the Jets, I mean you're retired with a decent career earnings to sit back on and have had a year off to just try to heal and its clear it's not really progressing in the way he had hoped because at 36 there's only so much time left. I think for the type of player he is, if he were to be heathy and train, he could sign before the cut off late in the year and join Kane in Detroit or something which would I guess be fun for his and Kane's fans.

I could be wrong but from what I remember he has a girlfriend but is not married. I agree, he's best going right into a coaching role or maybe be a GM. I could see him being a pretty good head coach. Maybe for his beloved Hawks if he's willing to. Toews is an icon in Chicago, they should build a statue of him there.