Arniel mentioned Toews tweaked one thing in Tuesday’s pre-season recreation towards the Minnesota Wild, however it doesn’t sound like there may be trigger for concern.
The 37-year-old logged simply over 10 minutes of ice time and received six of the ten face-offs he took earlier than leaving halfway within the second interval.
Toews landed along with his hometown Jets on a one-year, $2-million incentive-laden contract within the low season, returning to the NHL after lacking vital time attributable to lengthy COVID and a power immune response syndrome prognosis.
He final performed in April 2023 and took two seasons off to give attention to his well being earlier than indicating that he would make the choice to return to hockey earlier this yr.
Tuesday marked the third pre-season recreation that Toews has performed. The three-time Stanley Cup champ has been skating on a line with wingers Cole Perfetti and Nino Niederreiter.
