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Listen: Bryan Bickell Talks New Season With Spiegel & Mannelly

(CBS) Blackhawks winger Bryan Bickell has high expectations for Chicago as it prepares to open the new season at Dallas on Thursday night.

"They're looking good," Bickell said of his teammates during with the Spiegel and Mannelly Show on Wednesday. "(We have) elite athletes who come into training camp in the best shape they can. They lead by example on and off the ice -- we have that core of (Patrick) Sharp, (Jonathan) Toews, (Patrick) Kane, (Marian) Hossa. You go down the line, and it's (Brent) Seabrook and (Duncan) Keith. We have elite players, and I'm happy to be on this team."

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Listen to the full interview below. Bickell also talks about the line flip-flopping, playing with Brad Richards and more.

Bryan Bickell on the Spiegel and Mannelly Show

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