Chicago Blackhawks: 2020 could enhance Toews and Kane’s legacy
The Chicago Blackhawks already know that Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane are all-time greats but success in 2020 could enhance their legacy.
Everyone in Chicago Blackhawks‘ land knows how good Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews have done in their careers. There is little debate about the fact that they are two of the four greatest players in the history of the team and they might even be one and two. Both of them have been wildly successful in different areas and that has allowed the Blackhawks to win as a team. They are the perfect duo to have been the face of this franchise for a long time.
They have led the team to multiple Stanley Cup Championships. 2010, 2013, and 2015 are three of the greatest years in the history of the team. They were all done with Toews and Kane leading the way. Different teammates have lined up around them and different obstacles have been put in front of them and they persevered through them all.
Toews is more of the two-way centerman while Kane is all offense. They have rarely ever played on the same line in their careers at even strength and that has been a way to spread the wealth on their lines. Well, between all of the team and individual accolades these two have earned themselves, they are going to walk into the Hall of Fame on the first ballot.
So could they enhance their legacy any further? They absolutely can. Any hockey player can do that before they retire. Even the great ones can earn even more respect for how they go about things. Well, winning the Stanley Cup in the year of COVID-19 is going to be a massive challenge. They had to pause their season, wait about four months, and then resume play in one hub city. It is crazy circumstances and whoever comes out on top deserves tons of credit.
There are people who think whoever wins will have an asterisk next to their name but that shouldn’t be the case. They should be revered even more because of the fact that it is even harder in these circumstances.
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It would be especially impressive for Toews and Kane if they did it because the Hawks weren’t that good of a team in 2019-20. If they won the Cup this year it would probably be because these two guys put the team on their back and ran with it. It’s not like they are a powerhouse like the Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning, or Colorado Avalanche are so they would be overcoming a lot more adversity. Toews and Kane making a deep run here would absolutely enhance their legacy as not only Chicago athletes, but hockey players in general.