The Chicago Blackhawks won't trade captain Jonathan Toews at the March 3 deadline because of concerns surrounding his health, general manager Kyle Davidson announced Sunday, according to ESPN's Emily Kaplan.
Toews revealed in a statement that he continues to deal with symptoms from long COVID and chronic immune response syndrome. The latter caused him to miss the entire 2020-21 campaign.
The veteran forward said playing through those issues was "really challenging," and he felt he "had no choice but to step back and concentrate on getting healthy."