NHL FREE AGENCY LIVE: Where Will the NHL's Top Free Agents Land? | CHGO Blackhawks Podcast
7/1/20262 hr 4 min
NHL free agency has begun! Jay Zawaski, Greg Boysen, and Mario Tirabassi go live as contracts start rolling in, breaking down every major signing from around the league and discussing what the moves mean for the Chicago Blackhawks. From Sergei Bobrovsky, John Carlson, Jason Robertson, Matthew Knies, Anders Lee, Jacob Trouba, Mason Marchment, and Luke Schenn to the latest Blackhawks rumors, the crew has you covered with live reactions and analysis. Will Kyle Davidson make another splash after acquiring Bowen Byram? Join CHGO Blackhawks as they follow every move from the opening of NHL free agency.
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First 90 secondsJay Zawaski· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Happy free agency day. Welcome into the CHL Blackhawks Free Agent Frenzy show. We are glad you're here. Thanks for being with us. Do us a favor, hit that like button, and be sure to subscribe to our YouTube page. Every time you hit the like button, the, uh, chances increase that the Hawks sign the player you want. That's just science.
Mario Tirabassi· Host0:31
We never heard him.
Jay Zawaski· Host0:32
Do we really?
Mario Tirabassi· Host0:33
Trevor van Riemsdyk is going to the Penguins.
Jay Zawaski· Host0:35
[laughs] And you know what? [laughs] We joke. Trevor van Riemsdyk has made a nice little career for himself.
Mario Tirabassi· Host0:39
Good little career for himself.
Jay Zawaski· Host0:40
Yes, he has.
Greg Boysen· Host0:41
That's the Blackhawks legend- Stanley Cup champion Yes.
Jay Zawaski· Host0:43
He's been the same dude his entire career, and it's working.
Greg Boysen· Host0:45
He's never won a title outside of, uh, Chicago. Or was he on that Caps team? He was on that Caps team.
Mario Tirabassi· Host0:50
I don't think he was. Anyways.
Jay Zawaski· Host0:53
Anyways, that's not why you called.
Mario Tirabassi· Host0:54
[laughs] All right. That's the show. Thanks for coming.
Jay Zawaski· Host0:55
We appreciate you, uh- First out of the gate ... we appreciate you all being here.
Mario Tirabassi· Host0:57
Trevor van Riemsdyk [laughs] We are, again, free agency just opened, and teams are a lot more careful these days about, like, sending the press release right at 11:00 because they don't wanna be- [laughs] ...
Jay Zawaski· Host1:06
charged with tampering, so they'll wait till 11:20- Right, because you could- ... to send anything ...
Greg Boysen· Host1:09
totally negotiate- [laughs] ... a really complicated- Yeah ... uh, intricate contract in 10 minutes Why are we pretending like we care?
Jay Zawaski· Host1:15
It is good for the g- whatever. That's a different show. Uh, so as news breaks, we'll let you know, but we do have a little bit of Hawks news to start with. Bowen Byram's contract is official. Well, it's not official, but it's going to be official. Six years, 12.5