Kane, Toews supportive of Blackhawks' decision to keep Quenneville

The Chicago Blackhawks will head into next season with the same coaching staff, and Patrick Kane couldn't be happier.

On Thursday, president John McDonough announced that the organization will bring back Joel Quenneville and general manager Stan Bowman, and Kane feels the team will be better off for it.

"You're not going to find a better coach than Q," Kane said, according to NHL.com's Tracey Myers. "We should all feel very fortunate that he's going to be back another year, try and play better for him next year."

Captain Jonathan Toews echoed Kane's sentiment, suggesting that next season will be up to more than just Bowman and Quenneville to get the team back on track after missing the playoffs for the first time in 10 years.

"We've been through a lot, playing for Joel. Stan's done a lot of great things for this team," Toews said. "I think everyone's committed to fixing the issues and the problems that we faced this year, and the same goes for Joel and Stan."

This year stands to be the Blackhawks' worst finish in 10 seasons, but with the core of Toews, Kane, Brent Seabrook, Duncan Keith, and Corey Crawford still in the fold, and the man who has coached that core returning next season, don't get used to a Blackhawks-free postseason.

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