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We're going through Chicago Sports. Burning questions this summer. We're at number

three right now. We hit Caleb Williams. We hit the Cubs. And this is kind of a good transition point,

Brendan, because look, I don't think either of us are going to profess to be hockey aficionados,

but we are going to do it very, very quickly in a segment that I like to call Hockey Corner, presented to you by

Zambonies and leather jackets. Want to go to a Blackhawks game or a hockey game, throw on a leather

jacket and watch a Zamboni. All right, here we go. We're talking about Caleb Williams. We're

talking about stars. I just want to talk about Connor Bedard because I saw something really

interesting where you're reading a lot about the draft lottery they got the number one to pick in the draft which is great news for the

Chicago Blackhawks organization but you're also reading a lot of pundance analysts out there saying

that the Chicago Blackhawks are still three to four years away from even competing for a

playoff spot I wanted to get your take on that because

that sounds like a bunch of BS to me. I don't know a ton about hockey. I know that they're

probably bereft of talent. I know that the Seth Jones contract is probably going to last for

the next 10 years until I'm 50. I just entered my 40s now. They got $33 million in cap space,

Brendan. And look, I think with Caleb, Connor Bedard, Angel Reese, we're getting an influx

of superstardom here in Chicago right now. So when you hear that the Chicago Blackhawks are

three or four years away from competing for a playoff spot.

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