Captain Jonathan Toews will be making his return tonight against the Los Angeles Kings. It was assumed he would be out two weeks. Is the captain making the return under his own power or did he get the go-ahead? Hopefully he is making the decision with approval from the training staff and not trying to suck it up and be a tough guy in what has proven to be a tough stretch. The Blackhawks have not only fared poorly on the scoreboard, but they have won only about 40% of their faceoffs without Toews. If he is not fully recovered the Blackhawks cannot and should not allow him to come back. If they want to make a playoff run, now is not the time to be rushing people back from injury. I just don't see the need to rush people back at the halfway point of the season. Why risk further injury to your leader?
The Hawks are currently eleventh in the Western Conference and on a three game losing streak. They have had very good fortune (winners in 8 of the last 9 meetings) against the Los Angeles Kings as of late. Will Corey Crawford be able to hold off the likes of Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown? Will we see round three of Kevin Westgarth and John Scott? We will have answers shortly as the puck drops at 8:00 central.
-Joe Tichy
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