After sitting out the third period in Tuesday's 5-0 loss to the Hurricanes due to an illness, Jonathan Toews will not attend the NHL All-Star Game this weekend in Nashville.
By rule, the Blackhawks captain must sit out the team's first game back on Feb. 2 against the Colorado Avalanche.
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"[Toews] was pulled from Tuesday night’s third period because of an illness and remains symptomatic today," Blackhawks team physician Michael Terry said in a statement. "Rest over the break is most important for him to properly recover and be fully healthy heading into the rest of the season."
Predators forward James Neal has been added to the Central Division roster as Toews' replacement.