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Hockey Gets Big in... Florida?!

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4.63.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 October 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In June, we saw the NHL season culminate in an epic Stanley Cup Final. Connor McDavid, the biggest star in the game, nearly led his Oilers back from a three, nothing deficit. But in the end, the Florida Panthers, once the laughing stock of the league, took the title in a decisive game seven.  So today, with a new season getting underway, Greg Wyshynski is here to help us get used to the idea of a prestige franchise in South Florida, explain what the Oilers did in the offseason to take some pressure off their team, and take stock of one of hockey's greatest records and when it may finally fall.  For more on the Panthers’ “rat trick” tradition, check out our episode from 2022.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Greg Washensky, we already know that you will go to the ends of the earth for the game of hockey,

0:06.2

but after that Edmonton Florida series last season, have you ever in your life traveled as much as you did during that seven game Stanley Cup finals?

0:15.1

You know, direct flights between South Florida and Alberta in short supply, I have to admit.

0:22.0

Surprisingly.

0:23.0

A lot of connections, maybe sometimes double connections.

0:27.0

It was, I think we'll all remember from that Stanley Cup final mostly is the juxtaposition between staying at a hotel that faced like the

0:36.1

beautiful beaches of Fort Lauderdale and then sitting in my hotel room by myself

0:40.8

housing a personal pizza because there's no restaurants anywhere near me in

0:46.0

Edmonton, Alberta.

0:49.6

That's probably the thing.

0:50.6

Well I guess also it went game seven after a free-nothing rally.

0:53.9

That was pretty exciting too, but mostly the beach and the pizza is what I'll remember.

0:57.6

It wasn't just the distance between Edmonton and Miami that made last season's

1:06.7

Stanley Cup final epic. Connor McDavid, the biggest star in the game, nearly led

1:11.7

his Oilers back from a three-nothing deficit but in the end

1:15.6

Florida Panthers once the laughing stock of the league took the title in a decisive

1:20.8

game seven.

1:23.1

So today with a new NHL season getting underway, Greg Wishinsky is here to help us get

1:27.7

used to the idea of a prestige franchise in South Florida.

1:32.4

Explain what the Oilers did to take the pressure off their

1:35.4

team. He will also take stock of win and how one of hockey's greatest records may

1:41.7

finally fall.

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