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

This is indeed and a couple of days away from an H.L. trade deadline.

Why don't we have a laugh? Why don't we have a smile?

Why don't we have a giggle?

When we stop taking ourselves so seriously?

But all these trades, I'm as guilty as anyone else.

I know I get the fur brow on all serious about trades on Twitter and don't get a chance to watch as many games

lately because you're on your phone every time, every time there's a game on that is

so let me let me light in the mood a little bit to kick things off here

Elliot's gonna join us in hour to Greg Wishinsky standing by normally he's an hour

two on Wednesdays we bumped him up to the top of the show. He's in the besty spots. So Papa Mitch on Twitter X last night tweeting this one. Okay, Hanifin Mock Trade Time. Here's my wishful return for number 55, double

nickels, in a trade the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tampa gets Hanifin plus an eight-year

extension.

The flames get a first-round draft pick in 2026,

a solid prospect, and a press conference

on live TV from the Tampa Bay Lightning owner confirming the puck was in during the 2004 final game six.

With that we'll bring in Greg Wishinski.

How about that one is a contingency on the deal. Jeff

Fennick has to get out there and say, yeah, you know what? That goal should

have counted. I really give the Stanley Cup and to afford the Calgary Flames.

See, I thought it was going to be, and Jeff Vennick loans them, so $150 million. of the Lightning is something I find really intriguing because to me, you know, you think about where the lightning was a few years ago where they are now and we've all talked about obviously like the degradation of the bottom six and all the checking line guys that left but really one of the basic things

that they've never been able to suitably replace in my eyes is Ryan McDonough and the idea that you can have I agree that third

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