CALGARY – There are friendships in hockey, and then there are lifelines.

Jonathan Toews and Brent Seabrook were never just teammates.

Tethered to one another in ways that transcended locker room banter and shared ice time, theirs is a bond forged not just in the intensity of competition, but in the quiet moments between battles, when the weight of the world presses hardest on a man’s soul.

As emotional leaders of a dynasty, the driving force behind three Stanley Cups in Chicago, as well as Olympic gold for Canada, they always knew they could count on one another in good times and bad.

So when the two met rink-side in Calgary earlier this week, sharing smiles and plenty of conversation at the conclusion of the Winnipeg Jets’ morning skate, you can bet talk of Toews’ healthy return to th

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