Jonathan Toews watched a lot of playoff hockey this spring.
"Quite a bit," he admitted Wednesday before making his Chicago Pro Hockey League debut at MB Ice Arena. "More than usual."
That's because the Blackhawks missed out on the postseason for the first time since his rookie year in 2007-08. It's obviously not a position he'd like himself or his team to be in, especially after experiencing three Stanley Cups in a six-year span.
But you have to find a way to take the positives out of it at this point and let it fuel you for the upcoming campaign.