Toews: Blackhawks' 7-1 loss to Devils is 'just embarrassing'

The Chicago Blackhawks were blown out on home ice on Monday night against the New Jersey Devils. Captain Jonathan Toews was noticeably frustrated after the tilt.

"Just embarrassing," Toews told NBC's Charlie Roumeliotis. "Pretty tough all around. Not much to say."

The Devils, who recently traded star forward Taylor Hall to Arizona, own the second-worst record in the entire NHL.

Toews called out his team's effort level.

"There's no games where you can cakewalk and it just looks like that was our assumption tonight," he said.

The Blackhawks entered the evening coming off two impressive victories over the Winnipeg Jets and Colorado Avalanche, but they'll enter the Christmas break on a sour note, sitting eight points out of a playoff spot.

"Enough's enough," he continued. "We've talked about being pissed off, we can't keep letting this slide."

Toews is second on the team with 27 points in 38 games.