Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson was on the OverDrive show on TSN 1050 in Toronto on Tuesday afternoon and talked about a lot of topics, including Connor Bedard‘s new contract and offer sheets, the addition or Bowen Byram and some other topics. But… the hot topic of the week did come up.
Hosts Bryan Hayes and Frank Corrado asked Davidson about the increasing heat around the possibility of Patrick Kane coming back to Chicago. Here’s what he said:
“Patrick is someone that our organization, myself, have had a relationship with for a long time. I don’t necessarily think it’s right for me to comment on the process he’s going to be running this offseason. A guy like Kaner has done pretty much everything there is to do in our game. He’s inspired probably every young player playing hockey today with what he’s accomplished, and he’s earned the right to take his time and make a decision. We see him very often. He trains at our practice facility in the offseason. We’ll await his decision, but he knows our door is always open. He’s a Blackhawk at heart for life, even if he’s not wearing our jersey. We’ve got a great deal of reverence, respect, and love for Patrick Kane, so we’ll leave him to that decision and we’ll see where he ends up when that day comes.”