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

Okay, so pump the brakes on the Kneelander talk here for a little bit, although Luke Fox will be stopping by at some point in hour or two for more comments on the new contract signed by

Nielander, eight years.

11 and a half is the A. A. V.

We turn our attention now to the Calgary Flames.

And not to but too much on one game, but what the hell was that? First of all, gritty performance by Chicago who had more money off the ice than on it,

but a tough one for the Calgary Flames who limp back to Calgary after that game on the wrong side of 500.

Eric Francis who has a really good piece about it on the SportsNet.

C.a joins me now Eric how are you pal?

I'm great my man hey listen I felt like I had to bring some Nelander content

So I'll open with that before I get into the flake

Okay, it is national Nelander day so

Michael Nelander Day. So, Michael Neelander, of course, the flames for five years. And that's when William was born here in Calgary. So

Calgary, she takes some credit for developing this great young

hockey player but the other thing that actually really was interesting to me

throughout this whole process is Lewis Gross represents William Nelander Lewis Gross represents William Nellander.

Lewis Gross also represented Johnny Goudreau.

And if you recall, the absolute screw job that was, you know,

thrown at Brad Schill living in the Calgary Plains by

Louis Gross and Johnny Gudro at the 11th hour. That's just that was an interesting backdrop

to these negotiations. I remember when

your living went over to Toronto I remember they get and hey everybody's got

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