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The Jeff Marek Show

Decision Time for the Chicago Blackhawks

The Jeff Marek Show

Sportsnet

Sports, Flames, Canucks, Canadiens, Maple Leafs, Stanley Cup, Nhl, Oilers, Jets, Senators, Hockey

4.4887 Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2023

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

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). The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is the Jeff Merrick Show on the Sports Net Radio Network.

0:06.0

What went through your mind when Toronto traded for Ryan O'Reilly?

0:09.0

There's some speculation that that might have been a team that.

0:13.0

Oh, yeah, I don't think there's really, I mean, at least that I know of much discussion of that being an option, so I think that was I know there's there's a

0:27.3

different reports out there and not all of them are true so got to be careful what you listen to.

0:35.8

And that's Pat Kane hat trick last night

0:39.6

just reminding everybody right just reminding everybody but how good he really is. And despite all the

0:44.9

conversation about the hip and slowing down and blah blah blah blah blah. Five goals in two games by

0:50.8

Patrick Kane and everybody is wondering where he's going.

0:55.1

I think it's moved past once again if he's going, although I still don't think

0:59.7

it's a guarantee that he is going anywhere.

1:02.5

This is his decision.

1:04.2

I think we're wondering where he's going.

1:06.5

And a couple of different locations

1:07.9

that do make a lot of sense.

1:09.1

And right there he shot down,

1:11.1

the obvious Maple Leaf's question, you're playing Toronto. You've played him a couple of...

1:15.0

I think we wonder about the Dallas Stars. I think we wonder about the Edmonton Oilers and I think we wonder about the Vegas Golden Knights.

1:24.4

Like I think we're all of the mind that Vegas is going to do something...

1:29.2

Well it's Kelly McCrimmons you have to say big right?

1:31.2

It's the Vegas Golden Knights you have to say big, right? It's a Vegas golden ice, you have to say something big, right?

1:35.0

I think we're going to do something big here.

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