I am all for 2nd - and even third chances. However, sometimes what you do shouldn't be ignored, and you shouldn't have an automatic 2nd chance. Sometimes you should have to work for a 2nd chance if it is egregious enough. Has Toews put in that work? Has he atoned for this? Has he apologized for Beach? Has he attended any courses? Volunteered anywhere? Done anything at all? I honestly don't know.
He was the captain of the team that openly mocked and bullied a rape victim. I don't care if you are 20 or 30 or 50. When I was 5 years old I probably knew already not to mock someone for an awful event in their lifetimes. He could have protected Beach, instead he was part of the problem. Another life was then permanently damaged thanks to this silence (well, silence when rape jokes weren't being made).
I disliked Toews early. That team always had a stench about them. The rumoured racist remark against Iginla... Or when Brendan Morrison got injured and was slowly hobbling off the ice, only to be mocked by the Blackhawks' bench as he was going by. Or when they mocked Shawn Thornton as he was skating by to get stitches to his huge gash on his face. They have always been a bunch of clowns on that team.
He is 37 now. He must have lost a heck of a lot of weight from his health issue. He hasn't played in over a year. I also remember that he was regressing rather quickly and looked really slow out there. I don't think a team will really want him on the ice, and with his history now, I doubt that they will want him in their room either. That's just inviting a circus that can throw-off a room and have a season start on the wrong foot.
If he lands anywhere, it will probably be Chicago.
As for the Flames, i think the Flames are great with Backlund who will yell F-Bombs at a coach when he is too hard on his teammates (like he did with Sutter). Or Kadri who got up and spoke out about racism. Or Huberdeau who never once shied away from the media and instead always took full responsibility for his sharp regression in production and being told he is the worst contract in the league. I wouldn't want the Flames to bring Toews onto this team just in case he turns the Flames into the asshats that Chicago was. I love a team full of confidence and swagger, but I can't cheer for a bunch of ass-hats and jerks.
Moot argument anyway - I would be very shocked if he was anywhere close to NHL caliber, even with a full off-season to train.
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I disliked Toews early. That team always had a stench about them. The rumoured racist remark against Iginla... Or when Brendan Morrison got injured and was slowly hobbling off the ice, only to be mocked by the Blackhawks' bench as he was going by. Or when they mocked Shawn Thornton as he was skating by to get stitches to his huge gash on his face. They have always been a bunch of clowns on that team.
I didn't hear or read about the racist remark against Iginla, but I remembered in one game they were beating the Flames in a large margin, him and Kane leading the bench mocking and laughing at Iginla. TBH, calling those Blackhawks clowns is a disgrace to clowns. They are bunch ass holes.
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The Ducks might be a dark horse. They just signed coach Q, and have plenty of kids that might benefit from the experience of a captain that won multiple cups. Moreover, they might agree to trade him at the TD to a contender, like we attempted to do with Mantha.
I wouldn't be surprised to see Toews sign on the cheap with the Leafs. They are going to have to fill some spots with some cheap show me deals this year. I can see Mantha ending up there too.
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$2 million in base salary plus $5 million in performance bonuses
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, Toews and Jets contract breakdown:
Base salary: $2M
Bonuses:
After 20 Regular Season GP: $550,000
After 30 Regular Season GP: $550,000
After 40 Regular Season GP: $550,000
After 50 Regular Season GP: $550,000
After 60 Regular Season GP: $550,000
Jets in playoffs + Toews plays 50 games:
$500,000
Jets win 1st RD + Toews plays 50% of games:
$250,000
Jets win 2nd RD + Toews plays 50% of Round 2: $250,000
Jets win 3rd RD + Toews plays 50% of Round 3: $250,000
Jets win Stanley Cup + Toews plays 50% of Stanley Cup Final: $1M
In a way I selfishly hope he does well there and inspires a few more guys to come back home to play a few seasons. There's a couple of decent Calgary kids in this league that the Flames could use.
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