Toews to mull decision

Jonathan Toews is home in Winnipeg. He's still thrilled about his experience at the World Championship. He's trying to get some rest, get over a cold and then get to work on a decision he's said is going to be one of the toughest he's had to make.

He has not, however, made that decision. Hockeybuzz.com reported today that he has signed, citing sources in Canada saying that it was a "done deal." But I talked to Toews a little bit ago and he was surprised to hear about the report. After seeing it for himself he said he could confirm that it's not true.

Toews just returned home yesterday and will finally get his first real chance to go over the decision with his parents in the coming days. It has been a whirlwind for him since the final couple weeks of the season.

Update: The Hockeybuzz reporter said he felt his sources were strong. And now, the Chicago Tribune has quoted general manager Dale Tallon as to saying the Hawks are getting close to signing Toews. But at this point, I'm not sure if a lot has changed.

Jonathan may very well wind up signing, because as we all know, he's a great player and the Blackhawks are going to make a strong push for him in the coming couple of weeks. But there also are reasons he would like to be back at UND.

He said he'd like to decide "fairly soon." So hold on, we'll know soon enough... probably within the next two weeks.

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Also, many have wondered about the lengthy period of class he missed to go to Moscow. Toews said that his teachers have been very helpful and are giving him extensions, allowing him to take incompletes for now while he makes up the work.

Posted by: Schlossman on Tuesday, May 15 at 7:06 PM | Comments (12) | Permalink