CHICAGO — Chicago BlackhawksCaptain Jonathan ToewsA concussion can keep you out of work indefinitely.
Toews, at 33 years old, suffered a minor injury during Wednesday night’s 8-5 victory at Detroit. He was able to continue playing through the game. On Thursday, the center reported to the team that he had symptoms.
Derek King, interim coach, said that while we will miss him, we are doing our best to do the right thing. “And there is no timeframe. It is when he feels right. It’s impossible to mess with this stuff so we’ll just keep going day by day and see what he’s feeling.
Toews now has four goals, 15 assists and a goal in 43 games. He missed last season due to what he called chronic immune response syndrome. His faceoff win rate is also 58.6
“He is our leader. “He drives the bus for this group,” forward Sam Lafferty“So we’re definitely going to miss him tonight, and I think just collectively everyone’s got to pull a little more,” he stated before Friday night’s game against Colorado. “So, we’re definitely going missing him tonight. I think just collectively everyone has to pull a little harder.”