Jonathan Toews isn’t with the Blackhawks right now.
That’s the only concrete part of Toews’ mysterious, worrying medical absence.
Despite swarms of unfounded rumors about Toews’ possible conditions on social media, the Hawks insist they aren’t hiding any additional information about their 32-year-old captain’s health.
Hawks general manager Stan Bowman made that clear in an interview Sunday.
“I don’t have any update on Jonathan,” Bowman said. “And when I say this, I mean it: It’s not like we have additional information that we’re holding back. All we know is he’s not ready to play right now.”
Toews, the Hawks and Toews’ agent, Pat Brisson, announced Dec. 29 that Toews was experiencing symptoms leaving him “feeling drained and lethargic.” Bowman had since clarified those symptoms had been present for months, potentially as far back as the 2020 playoffs in August.
Toews hasn’t made a public appearance since, not even during the Hawks’ player introductions before their Jan. 22 home opener, for which Brent Seabrook, Kirby Dach, Alex Nylander and other injured players were present.
“When he’s feeling better and ready to join the team, he’ll be back,” Bowman added. “I have no doubt, knowing Jonathan as long as I have, that when’s ready to be back, he’ll be back.
“Until that happens, we’re just giving him the time and the space needed. We’re not really trying to hound him. He knows that we’re ready to embrace him when he’s feeling up to it, and until that happens, we’re going to let him work through things on his own timeline.”
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