<p>Jonathan Toews went over <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/winnipeg-jets-jonathan-toews-play-first-nhl-game-910-days-dallas-stars">900 days between NHL games</a> – so it wasn’t surprising to see him start off slow.</p>



<p>The 37-year-old is a three-time Stanley Cup champion and a future Hockey Hall of Fame member. But the days of him being an absolute workhorse is long gone – his production struggled after the COVID-19 shutdowns. </p>



<p>Fortuantely, he’s starting to find his groove again with the <a href="https://jetsnation.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Winnipeg Jets</a>, where he currently has three assists in five games. he’s coming off his best game to date on Saturday, registering two assists against <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/nashville-predators/line-combinations">Nashville</a>.</p>



<p>On Daily Faceoff Live on Monday, Tyler Yaremchuk and Carter Hutton discussed the recent play of No. 19:</p>



<p><strong>Tyler Yaremchuk:</strong> “I wanted to give some love to Jonathan Toews. He got his first multi-point game since returning to the league. If you look at the numbers, you watch the play, it’s been a little bit of a slow start for Toews and his return to the NHL. But hey, that should be expected. He’s been out of the sport for two years. </p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="176"></div>



<p>“I thought he did a really<a href="https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/video/toews-details-his-arduous-journey-back-to-nhl-with-hometown-jets/"> good interview with Elliotte Friedman</a>, kind of opening up on his journey back to the league. I love when players open up like that. With every game you watch, he’s gotten better and more comfortable. I think there’s reason to believe that this is a guy who… he’s not going to get back to ‘Captain Serious, winning the Cup’ level, but I think he’s going to get back to a really solid level at some point here. And a two-point night on the weekend is a good building block for Toews.</p>



<p><strong>Carter Hutton: </strong>“Taking that extra time off is so tricky for a guy like Jonathan Toews –&nbsp;potentially being that No. 2 center, where he can fit in this lineup and play well. I’s going to take time, right? I think just having him around this team – his leadership, his background, everything he’s been through – is going to be important. </p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="159"></div>



<p>And one thing I’ve noticed now is how players handle modern media. I felt like when I played, it was hush-hush, right? You didn’t tell the media anything. You kept it quiet. It’s nice now that guys are starting to show more behind the curtain of what goes on. And I think it’s great for the individual. We can humanize the athletes and understand that they’re not just a piece that move up and down on our fantasy team.”</p>



<p><em>You can watch the full episode below:</em></p>



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