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Toews: Injury can't be excuse

Updated: March 16, 2010, 2:04 PM ET
ESPNChicago.com

Jonathan Toews said suspending a star such as the Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin for his hit on Toews' Chicago Blackhawks teammate Brian Campbell sends a message throughout the NHL.

"It's not fun to see [Campbell] out and taking the losing end of a hit like that," Toews said on Monday during a visit to the SportsCenter set in Los Angeles with teammate Patrick Kane. "I have a lot of respect for a guy like Ovechkin, but if you make an example with a player like him it sends ...

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