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Originally Posted by Dagger
Everyone was very high on Toews, especially considering his legendary performance at the World Juniors, and being one of Canada's best forwards at the World Championships without any NHL experience. Before he even became a Blackhawk he was regarded as clutch, a leader, and more importantly a winner. People knew he was the real deal before he even played a game for Chicago. He's become exactly what many thought he would be.
Honestly that top 5 was pretty much set in stone, with the question being who goes where after Johnson goes first. Nobody was disappointed in who they had.
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That's a bit revisionist. After Toews was drafted he got injured and had a pretty forgettable last season in college. Many people were questioning the pick as Staal was lighting the league up. I guess they weren't questioning it but at that time people were saying that Toews may have been a dude.