Confirmed with Link: Toews out indefinitely with illness

[crazyhawk]

Y'all so greedy. We had the privilege of watching 3 Cup victories.
Canucks, Sabres, Predators, Sharks fans to list a few have never won a cup .. ever.
Then there are the teams who have won but it's been like a long long time since like the Leafs, Islanders, Flames, Habs etc. It's indeed a rare thing especially with having 31 teams and soon. to be 32 to win one cup let alone 3.
I for one cheered on the Hawks from '69 as a kid till 2010 to finally taste the sweet nectar of Lord Stanley .. that's 41 years .. more than a good many a poster here has been alive.
We were a lucky fan base. Very lucky.

 

[Pez68]

BobbyJet is the guy at the party that tells you that you made his drink too strong. Holy shit man. Lighten the f*** up.

You would think someone your age, who was a fan through the true dark ages, who waited FIFTY f***ING YEARS between Stanley Cups, and then saw three cups in six seasons, wouldn't be such a f***ing buzzkill.

 

[ClydeLee]

Another example of someone who is perfectly fine with living in the past. It's 2021, not 2015.

How so?

I dont get how the person who literally wanted, probably still does, want Mike Kenan hired and the Hawks to play old-school style is talking that other people live in the past and not the present.

 

[ndgt10]

Haven't followed this thread at all, but is Toews done?

 

[featherhawk]

Haven't followed this thread at all, but is Toews done?

nobody here knows but there are growing number of us that are starting to think this:

Prepare for the fact that he does not play anymore and if he does we will be pleasantly surprised...

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

If Toews is truly done, his career numbers are actually really close to Lindros, even if he doesn't have the same peak and played 183 more games.

Lindros: 372-493-865 in 760 games over 13 seasons.
Toews: 345-470-815 in 943 games over 13 seasons.

Is there precedent here for Toews getting into the HOF if Lindros got in?


Also, in no way am I saying that Toews is/was anywhere close to the same talent. Just about numbers and the HOF, and that they're similar in raw point totals. (games played not being taken into account)

 

[Marotte Marauder]

Is there precedent here for Toews getting into the HOF if Lindros got in?

Utterly not comparable players at all.

 

[WarLax]

If Toews is truly done, his career numbers are actually really close to Lindros, even if he doesn't have the same peak and played 183 more games.

Lindros: 372-493-865 in 760 games over 13 seasons.
Toews: 345-470-815 in 943 games over 13 seasons.

Is there precedent here for Toews getting into the HOF if Lindros got in?


Also, in no way am I saying that Toews is/was anywhere close to the same talent. Just about numbers and the HOF, and that they're similar in raw point totals. (games played not being taken into account)

I would say, solely based on your numbers comparison.....no.

Using your numbers, if Lindros played the same number of games as Toews, with his career PPG he would have had 1073 points. Not all that comparable.

There are other elements to look at though and I do believe he would be in the HOF at some point, if he were done playing now.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

I would say, solely based on your numbers comparison.....no.

Using your numbers, if Lindros played the same number of games as Toews, with his career PPG he would have had 1073 points. Not all that comparable.

There are other elements to look at though and I do believe he would be in the HOF at some point, if he were done playing now.

Yeah, like the 3 Cups and Selke with multiple top 3 finishes. Do those things make up for not being special offensively?

That is the question.

Obviously I know that Lindros was well on his way to being an all timer before Stevens attempted to decapitate him.

 

[CourtneyDagger50]

There's no way Toews doesn't go to the HOF

 

[Callidusblackhawk]

There's no way Toews doesn't go to the HOF

The main board is going to spazz out so hard lol

 

[CourtneyDagger50]

The main board is going to spazz out so hard lol

Good. Let 'em lol.

 

[Styles]

If Toews is truly done, his career numbers are actually really close to Lindros, even if he doesn't have the same peak and played 183 more games.

Lindros: 372-493-865 in 760 games over 13 seasons.
Toews: 345-470-815 in 943 games over 13 seasons.

Is there precedent here for Toews getting into the HOF if Lindros got in?


Also, in no way am I saying that Toews is/was anywhere close to the same talent. Just about numbers and the HOF, and that they're similar in raw point totals. (games played not being taken into account)

You don’t need whatever these gymnastics are to make a case for Toews getting in the HOF when Kevin Lowe is in.

 

[BobbyJet]

There's no way Toews doesn't go to the HOF

Toews 3 Cups as Hawks team captain along with his International achievements makes his entry into the HOF a no-brainer.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

he was already put on nhl top 100 player list...he was a lock 5 years ago to make it

 

[hawksrule]

Toews is a hof, no question.

The Lindros comp doesn’t work at all. As I’ve said before, peak Lindros is as great a player as I’ve ever seen.

 

[RayP]

Toews is exactly the kind of player with the accomplishments that the people who vote on this stuff drool over. He’s a no doubt HOFer even if he played another game.

 

[featherhawk]

There's no way Toews doesn't go to the HOF

this, Toews is a lock for the hall of fame even if he never plays again

 

[CallMeShaft]

I'mma burn the village the Hall resides in if Toews doesn't get in the second he's able.

 

[Brightwing]

I'mma burn the village the Hall resides in if Toews doesn't get in the second he's able.

Downtown Toronto?

 

[CallMeShaft]

Downtown Toronto?

I prefer to say Village, me saying 'Toronto' ruins the meme.

 

[jaysoneil]

The main board is going to spazz out so hard lol

Toews was hated and labeled overrated when he was playing simply because other teams didn't have him and Chicago did. I'd bet that when his number is called for HOF, those same naysayers opinions will change. Nostalgia does things to peoples minds.

It's not like #19 was Torres or Avery. In 10 years, people will only remember how f***ing stellar he was when it mattered most.

 

[Brightwing]

I prefer to say Village, me saying 'Toronto' ruins the meme.

You do you.

 

[goldenbladz1]

You don’t need whatever these gymnastics are to make a case for Toews getting in the HOF when Kevin Lowe is in.

also it's not just what happened in the NHL it's on international hockey play as well where he excelled much more than many others.

 

[pvr]

also it's not just what happened in the NHL it's on international hockey play as well where he excelled much more than many others.

Toews scored the all important first goal in both the 2010 and 2014 Olympic gold medal games.