The bad news continues for the Chicago Blackhawks. After learning that the team would be without two of its brightest prospects in Kirby Dach and Alex Nylander for what may be the entire 2020-21 season, we're now learning that BlackHawks captain Jonathan Toews will miss the start of play when it returns on January 13th.
"...Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews won't be at camp and will miss the start of the season due to illness," said TSN's Pierre LeBrun. "Expect official announcement shortly from the team."
So far, there's no word on what, specifically, is wrong with Toews or how much time he will miss. TSN's Darren Dreger appeared on a radio show on Christmas Eve and reported Toews had been hurt in a "workout situation."
With the shortened 56-game season, it's more important than ever that teams get off to a good start if they want to make the playoffs. Missing Toews, Dach and Nylander is a very big blow to the Blackhawks. Nylander, will miss the 2020-21 season with a knee injury that required surgery. It was announced Monday that Dach is getting surgery on a fracture in his wrist suffered during a pre-tournament game at the World Juniors and he will be out for four-to-five months.
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