CHICAGO -- Jonathan Toews is skating again. He is practicing with the Chicago Blackhawks, just like he did before he missed all of last season. He is smiling and joking around with his teammates again.
The rest of the questions, the ones about opening night and returning to form and his fitness, those are going to have to hang out there for a while. All Toews knows right now is the moment.
And right now, he is playing again.
"It feels really good to be back," a smiling Toews said.
The new-look Blackhawks opened training camp Thursday with their captain back on the ice, to go along with a 100% COVID-19 vaccination rate.