“We are starting to feel some pressure and we have got to get some secondary scoring, at least my line (needs to) get going so we can help those guys out and not have to rely on them every single night, which they have been doing,” Toews said.
The emotions of frustration and anticipation disappeared with a deft touch off the stick.
Jonathan Toews scored his first goal as a Winnipeg Jet in a 2-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Monday night.
“It is nice to get that first goal and start to build some confidence in the offensive zone,” Toews said.
With the Jets trailing by one goal entering the final period, Toews tipped a Neal Pionk shot past Dustin Wolf for a power-play goal at 2:41.
“It’s probably a big weight off his shoulders but, at the end of the day, we’re not looking at thes