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

Welcome once again to the program and where do you begin after that weekend?

Like where do you start the conversation?

You start the conversation with Patrick Kane?

Start the conversation with Sydney Crosby

the conversation with Matt Rampi.

Yeah, we might have to at some point talk about Matt Rampi.

What a seven days that was for him?

Sydney Crosby trying to will his team into a playoff spot. We'll get to that, but we should also park some time

and talk about Patrick Kane.

And what we saw yesterday at the United Center, a couple of things.

One, a lovely celebration for Chris Chelyos,

as his number goes to the rafters,

and no surprise, if Chelyos wanted to invite everybody he knows

and probably counts as a close friend the fans would have to leave and all his

pals would be in the stands.

That was lovely.

That was wonderful.

I don't know how you feel about Chris Chelyos,

but for me, my favorite, and still at this point,

and we'll see what happens with the careers.

Although canes make a noise, the best US-born hockey player

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