Jonathan Toews remains vague on his upper-body injury

The Chicago Blackhawks final media sessions continued on Monday, with captain Jonathan Toews answering questions about the injury that had him sidelined for the final eight games of the season.

In typical Blackhawks fashion, though, Toews stayed vague about the details of the injury sustained March 20:

Toews wouldn’t say whether his late-season injury was head related. He would only describe it as an upper-body injury.

— Scott Powers (@ByScottPowers) April 9, 2018

Elsewhere, Nick Schmaltz, who won just 40.1 percent (321-480) of his faceoffs this season, said that’s going to be a major offseason focus for him:

Nick Schmaltz said his priority is improving his faceoffs this offseason.

— Scott Powers (@ByScottPowers) April 9, 2018

Patrick Sharp had his final media session as a member of the Blackhawks after announcing last weekend that he’s retiring:

Sharpy on playing his last @NHL season with the #Blackhawks pic.twitter.com/phX2k0RAcx

— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) April 9, 2018

No matter where his future takes him, Sharp said the Blackhawks will always be a part of him:

Patrick Sharp on the #Blackhawks organization: "It's part of my identity at this point."

— Eric Lear (@BHTVeric) April 9, 2018