The same quick turnaround, the same end to a too-long Stanley Cup drought, was the dream in Toronto. But it hasn’t happened.
Kane was a scoring wizard, speedster and gifted playmaker, taken first overall in 2007. Toews was a centre with defensive acumen and leadership abilities, taken third overall in 2006.
“Was it lightning in a bottle?” says Darren Pang, the former Blackhawks goalie and TV colour commentator. “A change of a coach, segueing from Denis Savard to Joel Quenneville, from an owner dying with son Rocky putting the team finally on TV.
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