from Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun,

Jonathan Toews is nobody’s fool. He knows what everyone is saying right now. He knows he’s being pointed at.

And intimately, he understands. It’s time. His time. Maybe overtime.

He has no goals in the Stanley Cup Final. His Chicago Blackhawks are wobbling slightly, having lost a game in which they were the better team.

“If anything, there’s definitely more pressure,” said captain Toews, staring straight ahead, always staring straight ahead. It seems to be the only direction he knows. He has lived his hockey life with definitely more pressure.

“I think as you grow older, you learn to deal with it a little bit more and you welcome it at the same time. It’s the challenge we embrace (as players).

“The thing about playing this time of year is, there’s a lot to lose. There’s a lot on the line. That’s why we play the game. That’s what it’s all about.”

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