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

Okay, a quick note, thanks to McDonald's for providing lunch for the folks at the radio station.

McDonald's is unleashing the Wick Donald's universe.

You heard that right.

In restaurants and beyond with manga inspired packaging

episodic shorts and an all new sauce to celebrate as we continue to celebrate the

week and the days leading up to trade deadline and that concludes Friday at 3 o'clock eastern so we just

had a conversation with Greg Wishinsky coming up at the top of the hour Elliot Freedom will stop by in the

meantime I always cherish these conversations that one of my favorite people to talk to from the athletic, the great Eric Stevens.

Eric how are I today, pal?

I'm good, Jeff.

How's it going?

It's going good?

not a whole lot of sleep and I'll be honest with you.

I always find, maybe you're the same way, I always find the week leading up to deadline.

I do my worst job of watching hockey games because I'm always on the phone

either texting or following or on phone calls and I'm kind of glancing at the

games as much as I can but really like I have to admit

my failure here I haven't been able to sit down you know for a couple of days now and really

watch solid night in night out hockey are you the same way like do you

find yourself this week just like checking it on everybody what's going on

where's this guy going like are you the same way Eric? It's a great question, Jeff, and I was sort of that way.

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