The Chicago Blackhawks are the NHL champions today because they are players who always believe and are led by a captain who never quits.
"(Jonathan Toews) is the engine behind the team," Chicago defenseman Michal Rozsival said. "He plays the right way. It's not that he's just a skilled guy. He plays the right way, every single game, every single day."
In the 1980s and into the 1990s, Mark Messier and Steve Yzerman were yardsticks by which all captains were judged. Today, Toews is recognized as the prototype for how a captain should act and play.
"Keep the bars open — we're coming home, " Toews said after he lifted the Cup for the second time. "We're going to fill the Cup up tonight, and we're going to share it with the city of Chicago."
Maybe it wasn't quite as memorable as Messier's guarantee, but those words are vintage Toews.
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