After Signing Toews, Kane & Keith, What’s Next for the Chicago Blackhawks? Comments
As the team captain, Jonathan Toews provides important leadership for the Blackhawks.
Blackhawks fans may have felt an equal measure of relief and trepidation when the team held a press conference December 3rd to announce that Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith had been secured for the next five years, and in Keith’s case, for thirteen years, presumably the balance of his career.
Relief, because their star center and Captain Toews, and flashy winger Kane, just 21 years old, are considered the driving forces of the Hawks; while Keith, at 26, is already seen as a Norris Trophy candidate defenseman, and plays more minutes than anyone on the squad.
Trepidation, because the questions about how the Hawks address the impact of these signings on their management of the salary cap loom larger than ever.
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