I love this video! It's true. His prime was incredible. people might be able to say "but Malkin…" "but Crosby…." "but Ovechkin…" "but Hossa…" and yeah. Because those players were amazing. And during his prime, Toews was as well. Whichever way you looked at it, Toews WAS amazing. He was better at offence than Bergeron and Hossa, and he was better at defence than Ovechkin and Crosby, Malkin. He had three cups under his belt before Ovi had any, and a conn smythe before Crosby had his first.
Was he lucky? Absolutely. Was that the only factor? Absolutely not. HE made those blackhawks teams good; HE made those canada teams good. There's a reason he got the Conn Smythe in 2010 at the sheer age of 22, the second youngest in nhl history. Because he tied the franchise record for most points in a single playoff run– 29 points in 22 games. There's a reason he was named best forward at the 2010 olympics, over Sidney Crosby, who scored the golden goal. Because he was both better offensively AND defensively during that tournament. Because he always comes up clutch, and we've seen that the 2007 wjc shootouts.
That's why I wouldn't call him overrated. Was he the messiah of hockey? No. Was he a perfect individual? Not at all. He had multiple adversaries and most of them, if not all, were never in his hands to control. That's not his fault. It's unfortunate how his last few years went by in Chicago, but that's just what 'health' is. I've never seen a player so focused and dedicated towards his own health than Jonathan Toews, and yet. I'd like to think it was fatigue from lifting all those cups though. He sacrificed his body for the three cups and I'll always be grateful.
Quite possibly the most overrated player in recent times. Only once did he hit a point per game. I wouldn’t necessarily call him dominant. Yes, a very good player, but nothing like the higher end talents.
Pure facts. Finally a video that doesn't condemn him from things that were out of his control. He made some mistakes, sure, but we should not forget the greatness he had on ice.
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John Toews is overated , never even scored more than 35 goals. Id rather have anyone on my team.
Great Video. Well put. Toews is better than McDavid will ever be. Scoring points is cool, but winning cups is the real meaning of being the best!
I love this video! It's true. His prime was incredible. people might be able to say "but Malkin…" "but Crosby…." "but Ovechkin…" "but Hossa…" and yeah. Because those players were amazing. And during his prime, Toews was as well. Whichever way you looked at it, Toews WAS amazing. He was better at offence than Bergeron and Hossa, and he was better at defence than Ovechkin and Crosby, Malkin. He had three cups under his belt before Ovi had any, and a conn smythe before Crosby had his first.
Was he lucky? Absolutely. Was that the only factor? Absolutely not. HE made those blackhawks teams good; HE made those canada teams good. There's a reason he got the Conn Smythe in 2010 at the sheer age of 22, the second youngest in nhl history. Because he tied the franchise record for most points in a single playoff run– 29 points in 22 games. There's a reason he was named best forward at the 2010 olympics, over Sidney Crosby, who scored the golden goal. Because he was both better offensively AND defensively during that tournament. Because he always comes up clutch, and we've seen that the 2007 wjc shootouts.
That's why I wouldn't call him overrated. Was he the messiah of hockey? No. Was he a perfect individual? Not at all. He had multiple adversaries and most of them, if not all, were never in his hands to control. That's not his fault. It's unfortunate how his last few years went by in Chicago, but that's just what 'health' is. I've never seen a player so focused and dedicated towards his own health than Jonathan Toews, and yet. I'd like to think it was fatigue from lifting all those cups though. He sacrificed his body for the three cups and I'll always be grateful.
the blackhawks from the 09 – 15 seasons were insane to watch.
Quite possibly the most overrated player in recent times. Only once did he hit a point per game. I wouldn’t necessarily call him dominant. Yes, a very good player, but nothing like the higher end talents.
Pure facts. Finally a video that doesn't condemn him from things that were out of his control. He made some mistakes, sure, but we should not forget the greatness he had on ice.
There are Captains, and then there's Johnathan Toews.
The two greatest captains both wore 19 in red
Toews from age 21 – 26 was the best player in the world.
Great job! Keep ‘em coming