Coach Joel Quenneville said #Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will not play vs. Wild.
As we expected, Toews won't play on Thursday. He remains an option to draw in on Saturday.
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Toews on drill w/ D-men. #Blackhawks
Not a good indication that Toews will play on Thursday. Check back for an official confirmation from the team.
Jonathan Toews said he's hopeful that he can play Thursday for the #Blackhawks
Sounds like Toews is hoping to play before the end of the season. If he draws in Thursday, he will play two games before the end of the regular season.
Toews continues skating & taking contact
Toews continues to progress and should be playing this week.
Joel Quenneville said #Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews skated today. Coach believes Toews has been cleared for contact.
Toews likely returns within a week for either the last game of the regular season or the first game of the playoffs.
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Nyquist on a line with Franzen and Datsyuk.
Nyquist moves back onto a scoring line. The rookie has a goal and seven points through 14 games.
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Nyquist said he is playing tonight.
Look for Nyquist to stay on the fourth line. He has a goal and seven points in 13 games.
Hawks taking ice.Toews out there so another day goes by no setbacks, that's good news for him.Working backwards those last 2 games look good
Toews continues to progress but there is no word if he will return during the regular season.
Niederreiter back in lineup.
El Nino draws back into the lineup tonight. He scored a goal through 49 games.
Niederreiter and Eaton scratched.
Niederreiter is once again a healthy scratch. The rookie has a goal in 49 games.
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Nyquist rotating with Mursak on 4th line in practice for Wings.
With Johan Franzen back at practice, Nyquist now moves into the fourth line mix. The rookie has a goal and seven points in 12 games.
#Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews says he's "feeling pretty close" to being cleared for contact.
Toews skating continues to be an encouraging sign for the Blackhawks. The next step would be getting cleared for contact and returning to practice.
#Blackhawks Jonathan Toews at practice.
Toews skating continues to be an encouraging sign for the Blackhawks. The next step would be getting cleared for contact and returning to practice.
Another good sign for Jonathan Toews (concussion) as he joins the #Blackhawks for practice. Fifth day in a row on the ice.
Toews skating continues to be an encouraging sign for the Blackhawks. The next step would be getting cleared for contact and returning to practice.
#Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews is skating on United Center ice right now. Fourth consecutive day on the ice.
Really encouraging sign as the Blackhawks hope to get the captain back before the end of the regular season. Still no word on when he returns.
Jonathan Toews (concussion) is not with #Blackhawks on the ice
Not a very good sign for the concussed Toews. At this point it is getting very hard to gauge if he returns during the regular season.
Toews working drills pretty hard.
Really encouraging sign as the Blackhawks hope to get the captain back before the end of the regular season. Still no word on when he returns.
Toews could skate today or tomorrow back home.
Toews returning to the ice would be an encouraging sign. There is no timetable for his return.
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Nyquist on line with Datsyuk and Bertuzzi
Nyquist moves onto Datsyuk's line and should be in a position to produce. The rookie registered three assists in his first eight games played.
Q on Toews: "We’ll see how close he is to getting back on the ice, but I'll say he’s trending in the right way. #Blackhawks
Sounds like Toews continues to progress at a slower rate. There remains no timetable for the Blackhawks' captain.