Toews says he's far from only leader

PHILADELPHIA - Jonathan Toews would be the second-youngest captain in NHL history to raise the Stanley Cup should the Blackhawks win it Wednesday night at the Wachovia Center.

"We still have to check the birth certificate and make sure he's only 21 or 22, whatever he is," teammate Patrick Sharp said. "From Day One he entered the league he hasn't changed, on or off the ice.

"Maybe he's lightened up a little bit now. Takes things seriously. He prepares to play just as hard as anybody else. He cares about the game and winning. It's been great to see over the years, but he's a great leader if he wins or not."

Toews says he is only one of a number of leaders in the dressing room.

"I think different guys say different things," he said. "But as a team we've always had a pretty good conscious of what we need to do as a team in that moment, whether it's be smart with penalties or, you know, not get frustrated by calls that we disagree with or this and that.

"So it comes down to the individual. If you feel you have to say something, whether it's Patrick or Duncan (Keith) or myself, it doesn't really matter. I think that's why we get along so well in our locker room. Guys are stepping up, and it reflects in their play.

"You see a lot of games we won in this series and in previous series, goal-scoring and big plays from guys all over our lineup. It's the same way in the locker room."

Pronger watch: Jonathan Toews doesn't expect Chris Pronger to change anything in his play, even after being minus-5 in Game 5.

"We know he's going to come back and be better," Toews said. "That's what makes him a good player and why he's had such a successful career. He's not going to dwell on that game. The series isn't over. He knows that.

"We worked all series to try to get on him and some of their top players. That doesn't change for us. We'll try and be just as hard on him as we were last game."

Hossa is ready: Marian Hossa didn't practice Tuesday, but there's no chance he would miss Game 6.

"He was resting today. He's fine," Hawks coach Joel Quenneville said. "I thought that line (Hossa, Jonathan Toews and Tomas Kopecky) was very dangerous last game. I thought he was a big factor why that line had the puck a lot."

Poster boy: Chris Pronger was asked if he saw the photo-shopped poster of him in the Chicago Tribune wearing a skirt.

"I don't read what you guys write, good or bad," Pronger said. "I really couldn't care, to be honest with you. I'm worried about playing the game."

Joel Quenneville sidestepped the issue.

"I just heard about it," Quenneville said. "No comment."