When the Ducks host the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday, fans of the Chicago Blackhawks may be expecting Rod Serling to call the game.

The “Twilight Zone” vibe will emanate from two three-time champions in Chicago eschewing tomahawks and headdresses in favor of aviation and avian themes, respectively.

Former Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews now skates for the Jets and, of course, one-time Chicago coach Joel Quenneville is now the bench boss of the Ducks, with both men returning to the NHL after lengthy absences.

Toews’ bout with a vague but debilitating immunological disorder caused him to miss the past two campaigns and three of the last five. Quenneville was sidelined by a 2021 ban by the NHL resulting from his improper response to a sexual abuse scandal at the outset of the Blackhawks’ dyna

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