Will Connor Bedard ‘going’ to Chicago change the relationship with Patrick Kane?
Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on The Jeff Marek Show: The Bedard Effect on the Chicago Blackhawks, Connor Bedard and Patrick Kane.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Marek: “I asked (Mark) Lazerus this, and he said, “No.” I’m curious. I’ve had zero conversations with Pat Brisson about any of this, but do you think there is any way this changes the Chicago Blackhawks and the relationship with Patrick Kane?”
Friedman: “Ah, no. I don’t. I don’t get that sense. I mean, I could always be wrong Jeff, but I really don’t get that sense at all. Like, Patrick Kane wanted to stay, and just like Jonathan Toews, (it didn’t appear?) that wasn’t going to be happening. So, I don’t think that changes anything at all. ”
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