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St. Vital's Toews healthy, optimistic despite Blackhawks' woes

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"I think the long off-season this past couple of years has definitely helped get that fire back and that energy and coming in this season in really good shape," said Toews. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune files)

Jonathan Toews is the archetype of a winner in the hockey world.

For starters, he's a three-time Stanley Cup winner, a two-time world junior gold medallist and a two-time Olympic gold medallist. All of which made it strange to hear the 30-year-old captain call for his Chicago Blackhawks to be the "spoiler" prior to their Thursday night tilt with his hometown Jets.