from Mark Lazerus of The Athletic,

When the puck drops between the Blackhawks and Oilers in Edmonton on Aug. 1, Olczyk will be at NBC Sports studios in Stamford, Conn., nowhere near Emrick. The production team will be scattered between Stamford and Edmonton. And when the puck drops for Game 2, Olczyk still will be in Stamford, while Foley calls the game from the United Center, some 1,600 miles from Rogers Place and some 850 miles from his partner....

“Pat’s sitting in a studio here, I’m sitting in a studio in Connecticut, and we’re doing a game in Edmonton, Canada,” Olczyk said with a laugh. “We’re playing five-card stud with two cards here. The daunting part is the technical part. We’re just going to make it work and try to entertain everyone.”

Now, Olczyk’s task is intimidating. And Foley’s and Emrick’s task is difficult. But Blackhawks radio play-by-play man John Wiedeman’s task seems damn near impossible. He’ll be in the same room with his partners, Troy Murray and Chris Boden, in WGN’s downtown studio. But he’ll be calling the game while watching it on television.

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