Connor Bedard sounds off on a potential return from Patrick Kane.

Connor Bedard has just made his feelings crystal clear.

For weeks now there have been rumblings about a potential return to the Chicago Blackhawks for former Blackhawks superstar forward Patrick Kane and, on Monday, Bedard was asked to share his feelings on that possibility.

While you might think there would be room here for feelings of jealousy, or perhaps Bedard simply feeling overshadowed by a player with such a tremendous legacy in Chicago, there was absolutely zero indication of those types of feelings in Bedard's response. Instead, the young Blackhawks forward sounded very much like a player who was doing everything to convince Kane to come back to the city he called home for so many years.

"I hope so," admitted Bedard as per Scott Powers. "I don't know what I can say to persuade his decision, but we'd all obviously be so excited to have a player like that, but also a guy like that."

He also spoke of the response we would likely witness if Kane were to return to Chicago.

"I can't imagine his first game back at the UC, the reaction he'd get and how much juice that would bring not only to our team but our fans as well," said Bedard.

As I said it sounded very much like a sales pitch from Bedard, and I suspect that will make fans in Chicago love him even more than they already do.

"That would be incredible to get to play with him and learn from him," said Bedard. "Hopefully he decides to come back. You talk about the legacy aspect of it, but as a team, it would make us a way better team. He's still an amazing player. I don't know if this is the best pitch, but hopefully he comes back and we can play together, for sure."

The ball is in your court, Patrick Kane.