Toews didn't provide a specific timeline on his recovery and potential comeback but the 2025-26 season appears to be the goal. TSN's NHL insider, Pierre LeBrun, reported in January that the Winnipeg Jets and Toews have demonstrated mutual interest, among other teams in the mix.

Toews is ready for another NHL opportunity, although it will not be with the Blackhawks. He was not satisfied with the ending he had in Chicago and is looking for a chance to add another chapter to his story.

The soon-to-be 37-year-old Toews, who suffered symptoms of long Covid, will attempt a comeback more than two years after his last NHL game.

When former Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews began to make rumblings about a potential comeback to the National Hockey League after undergoing an unorthodox “healing” treatment, my first instinct was to be very skeptical.