After a four-point game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Jonathan Toews sits at 798 career points. His dominance on both ends of the ice over the last 10 years makes him a slam dunk as the first line center in our Blackhawks All-Decade Team.
Oh, oh no.
No, no no.
It's just so wrong.
Why, just why?
NHL.com's staff recently conducted a do-over of the 2006 NHL Draft, the year the Blackhawks selected Jonathan Toews No. 3 overall, as you know. That year, the rival St. Louis Blues held the No. 1 pick and selected defenseman Erik Johnson.
Not in this hypothetical.
With plenty of hindsight bias, St. Louis selects Toews with the top pick, leaving the Blackhawks to select forward Niklas Backstrom (No. 4 pick, Washington Capitals in actual draft) third.
Nope, no thank you.
Thankfully for Hawks fans, Toews slipped a few spots and is in the midst of a decorated career in the Windy City.
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Sorry, St. Louis. Thanks for leaving Toews, a three-time Stanley Cup champion captain, on the board.
