It's very easy to see what's happening to Jonathan Toews right now, after an awful performance from the young Blackhawks' captain has his club in a very "serious" 3-1 hole against arch-rival Detroit.
Toews has been manhandled by the Red Wings in the series, particularly by his counterpart, Wings' captain Henrik Zetterberg. It's not like Zetterberg is some bum—his elevated late-season play carried Detroit into the playoffs, then inspired them in a seven-game series win over Anaheim in the first round. Now, Zetterberg is doing what he does best in the postseason—shutting down the opposing team's top player.
The immediate response following the Blackhawks 2-0 loss to Detroit on Thursday night was despair, followed by a media firestorm blaming Toews for the loss. There's a certain amount of truth and fairness applied there: Toews uncharacteristically took three penalties in a span of five minutes and 34 seconds.
The Wings power play finally broke through against the Blackhawks' penalty kill, scoring on a Jakub Kindl goal that bounced in off the post with one second remaining during the second of Toews' three pen ...
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