Patrick Kane returns to Chicago Blackhawks on 2-year deal

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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

Unknown 0:01

Rahimi Harrison-Grody. I mean, I'm just going to make it happen. I'm a dog. Middays 10 to 2 on 104.3 The Score.

Chris Chelios 0:09

Well, I am not going to lie to you guys. It is down to Buffalo and Chicago. I know that, obviously, because I spoke to him. But it's a tough decision for him. It really is. You know, whether to go home, make it easy on his parents and his family and his friends and finish like he did, or like, you know, kind of like Taser tried to do, or he comes back and, in my opinion, you know, he's a Blackhawk. And, you know, he's a Blackhawk. You know, the Blackhawks, you see how tough it is to make the playoffs.

How did Chris Chelios spark the Patrick Kane return conversation?

Chris Chelios 0:38

It's hit or miss, there's no guarantees. With the absence of Connor, you know, in the beginning of the season, no telling when he's going to be back yet. How great would that be?

Vinny Rotino 0:50

That is Chris Chelios a week ago today on July 15th. And he started out by saying, I'm not going to lie to you. We've had a couple legends recently, Marshall. Spill the beans. Don Mattingly doing that with Kyle Schwerber in the Home Run Derby. And sorry, Chelly, you were the one to spill the beans as to whether or not Patrick Kane was going to go to Buffalo or Chicago. I thought if it was the hometown move, he would have done it by now. Lo and behold, this morning, Patrick Kane back with the Blackhawks on a two-year deal.

Marshall Harris 1:19

it's such a big big thing because first of all nostalgia is greater than everything in my opinion when it comes to sports right and we all know what this guy has meant in his first tour of duty with the black hawks and then i just remember distinctly how he wasn't coming back and like He wasn't going to be a part of the future. So I think it says something that now this opportunity exists for him to come back and for it to make sense for both sides. And I love that for Blackhawks fans. I love that for those who really have just, they miss good Blackhawks hockey and what that was like. And when I say good hockey, I mean playoff hockey. It's been a long time. It's hard to believe it's been as long as it has.

Vinny Rotino 2:08

Yeah, and we talked about it a little bit with Jay Zawoski when Jay was trying to figure out whether or not this was going to take place. And really, I think this is also an answer with Conor Bedard going down for as long as he is. The season begins earlier. By our math, it looked like November, you know, with the shoulder surgery and Patrick Kane now fitting into this equation.

Marshall Harris 2:31

Do you think they were less likely to sign him if Bedard's healthy?

Why was Patrick Kane's decision described as 'down to Buffalo and Chicago'?

Vinny Rotino 2:34

Yeah, I do. In fact, I remember us talking about it the day that he had shoulder surgery. Chris Emma rolls in at our conversation. Some people like Chris Emma. First thing he says is they got to sign Patrick Kane. And I'm like, do you think that's really going to be the move? Chris Emma, it was really the move. Actually, it was the pillow after all.

Marshall Harris 2:53

That guy knows his hockey. So I like to think that Kane makes sense even if Bedard's healthy.

Vinny Rotino 3:00

Yeah, I mean, they're going to have a log jam at forwards. We know that, but nobody knows that better than Kyle Davidson once Bedard is healthy. But I would like to go back to a couple of times where we thought things were different. Let's listen to Kyle Davidson on with Mully and Haw yesterday regarding if he had heard the rumors about a possible Patrick Kane return.

Unknown 3:22

Well, we live in an interesting time when it comes to rumors and what's going on and who we're trading for. Believe me, I hear it all the time. I walk down the street and found out we're trading for some guy I didn't know was available. So, you know, that's the world we live in now, and everyone's got a scoop, and sometimes they're breaking news to the guy that's supposed to break it to everyone else. And so, you know, it is what it is.

3:50

Yeah.

Unknown 3:50

It's a fun time. It may be a confusing time for some, but you have to have fun with it, too.

Vinny Rotino 3:59

What was all that? What did a million talk? You know what it reminded me of? The quote from Billy Madison, the puppy who lost his way, where Billy Madison's having to explain the answer. Now that got off the rails pretty quickly.