OverDrive - July 21, 2026 - Hour 2 - Kyle Davidson
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How did the hosts introduce Hour 2 and set the show’s agenda?
Hour 2 Overdrive continues, powered by FanDuel. Brian Hayes, Frankie Corrado, we're up on YouTube Live, streaming later this evening up on Crave. And we got Confirmer Tonight coming up later in the hour. Jay's back in action tonight. The federal government making a big investment in sport. I'm sure you saw that this morning, Frankie. A billion dollars being pumped into the system. I like hearing that.
I saw that.
I like seeing that. I think the World Cup fever, let's keep that going. Let's keep the national team going on the men's and the women's side. Let's keep rocking.
Yeah, you've got to strike while the iron's hot, man. Build the soccer fields, and not just soccer. Build nice baseball diamonds, football fields. We have a lot of untapped potential when it comes to sports in this country that we have to try and extract.
I like that. I like that viewpoint, and I agree with it. So we'll get into that a little bit later in the hour, including Tom Brady and what he's up to recently. That's coming up in Confirm or Deny. But we had Trevor Zegers on last hour, and Trevor just went through a contract negotiation himself. And obviously we were talking about Conor Bedard, Leo Carlson. The league has kind of been turned upside down. It's pretty wild what's going on, especially with these younger players. And one of the teams that has been, I'd argue, most active this offseason and most compelling in terms of kind of what they're doing and what their plans are moving forward would be the Chicago Blackhawks. And the guy in charge down there, the guy that's running the whole operation, joins us now.
Here's the GM of the Blackhawks, Kyle Davidson, back on Overdrive. How are you doing, Kyle? Hey, guys. Doing well. Thanks for having me. Yeah, thank you so much for doing this. Is it a relief, like the Bedard deal, getting that over with? I'm sure you always knew it was going to happen, but now that it's done, you know the number, the term, how much relief comes with that, and how much does it allow you to kind of plan for the next five years?
It's definitely exciting. Whenever you can lock in a cornerstone piece like Connor, it's certainly a good day for the organization. We're excited to make that happen and cross the finish line the other day and get going on planning out the next couple of years, which we're very, very excited about.
I know you can't divulge too many details about a contract negotiation, but how's the dynamic between you guys and Bedard as far as how that deal comes to be? Were you pushing for more years on that deal, or were you happy with where it settled at?
Yeah, I think you're always advocating for your position as the player advocates for theirs. But it was a really healthy discussion, I would say. I think we both achieved what we wanted there. out of it. I think we're both very, very happy with where it's settled in. In the end, it's about getting the player signed, making sure that they're receiving the right value. You want to make sure that the value they're receiving is um, commensurate with that, uh, that they're, you know, providing and we feel we've, we reached that. And so that's, that's, um, you know, a good merger when you can, you can kind of make everyone happy and, and, and achieve things for both sides in the negotiation.
How much, if at all, did the Leo Carlson contract affect negotiations?
Yeah, I don't, I don't necessarily know if it, um, impacted them, uh, you know, to, uh, to a, you know, a great degree, but it's certainly the, I would say without a doubt, the, the landscape changed under our feet, you know, mid negotiation. I don't think there's any doubt about that. I don't know if that will persist moving forward within the marketplace, but it was, it was, um, you know, it was certainly a, a somewhat of a land shift there and, and something that we certainly had to consider and be mindful of in the discussions. But I think in the end, you know, we kind of stuck to our path and kind of stayed within our own negotiation and found you know, a good point of agreement, you know, within our own ecosystem that we establish in negotiations.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
How did the hosts introduce Hour 2 and set the show’s agenda?
0:00–6:28
2
What did Kyle Davidson say about finalizing Connor Bedard’s contract and its impact?
6:28–18:08
3
How did the Leo Carlson offer-sheet situation influence Bedard negotiations and the market?
18:08–36:03
4
Why did the Blackhawks trade for Bowen Byram and what are the expectations for him?
36:03–42:28
5
Which young Blackhawks prospects did Kyle Davidson highlight as the next wave?
42:28–47:25
6
Is Patrick Kane returning to Chicago and how does the team view veteran additions?
47:25–48:09
Speakers
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