Decision Time for the Chicago Blackhawks

Jeff opens the show talking about Patrick Kane’s big night, potential landing spots for Jesse Puljujarvi, and Tim Stutzle’s breakout season. Dr. Ali Rendely stops by to give her thoughts on Jonathan Toews dealing with Long COVID along with Chronic Immune Response Syndrome, and forecasts his potential recovery time. Later on, The Athletic's Mark Lazerus weighs in on Patrick Kane’s future with the Blackhawks, why this situation has played out for so long and why his legacy in Chicago matters so to him (32:05). Producer Matt Marchese brings us today's "Random Player of the Day" – Doug Favell (50:00). Next up, Shayna Goldman of The Athletic and the Too Many Men podcast looks back on Ryan O’Reilly's trade to Toronto, St. Louis needing to get creative in their “re-tool”, and highlights the players in need a change of scenery that could help teams on the fringes (01:00:37). Garry Galley wraps things up with a chat about how well the Rangers are playing ahead of their matchup with the Jets, Vladimir Tarasenko's fit in the Big Apple, and Winnipeg's trade deadline plans (01:23:38).

 

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