Welcome to Episode 217 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. The usual trio of Dave, Eric and Betsy gathered ahead of the 2026-27 NHL regular season for a full preview of the upcoming 84 games, with a wide-ranging discussion that touches on projections for Connor Bedard's injury-abbreviated-season, what kind of steps forward could be taken by the youth-heavy lineup, how Patrick Kane will fare in his return to Chicago and whether or not making the playoffs is an attainable (or necessary) outcome for the season.

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Welcome to Episode 216 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. The usual trio of Dave, Eric and Betsy gathered to discuss the first couple of Blackhawks preseason games during this year's abbreviated training camp, the forward and defense combinations that have emerged over the last week and comments from coach Jeff Blashill on analytics.

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We're back! Welcome to Episode 215 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. After the offseason break, the usual trio of Dave, Eric and Betsy returned to discuss some sad news in the hockey world that broke Wednesday night, Patrick Kane's upcoming return to the Blackhawks' lineup and their reflections on this year's rankings of the Blackhawks Top 25 Under 25.

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