# Johnathan Toews - whither?

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** hockey-nhl\
**Created:** [February 28, 2021, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnathan-toews-whither/933924 "2021-02-28T01:36:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnathan-toews-whither/933924/1 "2021-02-28T01:36:31Z")

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Any relatively reliable theories?

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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnathan-toews-whither/933924/2 "2021-02-28T13:00:54Z")

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Are you suggesting he’s deceased? Or just looking for theories as to why he’s been out with a mystery illness?

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**Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnathan-toews-whither/933924/3 "2021-02-28T14:24:47Z")

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Yes, of course, wondering about his strange health condition. Not a word, not a peep about what ails him, besides fatigue. I guess he’s just more private than a lot of public figures, but it’s rare that there hasn’t even been the occasional rumor or a leak of information from a friend of his. I don’t use social media, so I may have missed the latest theory. Just wondering if anyone has an actual idea of why he’s out and if he’s going to play again, this year or ever.

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**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnathan-toews-whither/933924/4 "2021-03-01T16:06:32Z")

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My initial assumption was that he had Covid but I really don’t know. I mean ongoing lethargy is a symptom to many issues.

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**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnathan-toews-whither/933924/5 "2021-03-02T15:27:41Z")

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No information really circulating around Chicago. Lots of bogus rumors, but the media is essentially respecting his original request for privacy.

Pretty much nothing good could explain it and I think it was said at the outset that it was not COVID related. It’s either unknown or private, likely the latter at this point but you never know.