Joel Quenneville is perhaps the most envied coach in the NHL.
No bench boss has the plethora of stars and superstars at his disposal as the Blackhawks' mustachioed leader.
On any given night, Quenneville knows that Patrick Kane, Patrick Sharp, Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook or Corey Crawford can play well enough to carry the team on their respective shoulders.
But with the NHL season heading into the home stretch and Marian Hossa sidelined with an upper-body injury, the one player Quenneville needs to get more from than any other is Jonathan Toews.
Captain Serious is the nickname Toews has carried for years, and it's obvious why he has earned it. When other young players were living the good life and enjoying the perks of their high-paying careers, Toews' expression seemingly never changed. He was interested just one thing—winning—and that meant putting in the work to get better on an everyday basis.
That's Toews' philosophy and it has paid off in a huge way. Toews has captained two Stanley Cup-winning teams in 2010 and 2013, and he has also been perhaps the most vital member of Canada's O ...
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