The Biggest Game in NHL History with Fernando Pisani and Chris Pronger

The Jeff Marek Show

Sportsnet

Sports, Flames, Canucks, Canadiens, Maple Leafs, Stanley Cup, Nhl, Oilers, Jets, Senators, Hockey

4.4 • 887 Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Jeff kicks off the show with Stanley Cup Champion Mike Rupp as they tee up the “biggest game in NHL history”. They discuss what is going through the minds of both the Panthers and Oilers heading into Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, what to expect from Sergei Bobrovsky, his experience on hockey's biggest stage, and more. Then, former Edmonton Oilers forward Fernando Pisani joins the show to reflect upon the Oilers playoff run in 2006 (31:10). Later on, Hockey Hall of Fame defenceman Chris Pronger joins the program (50:00). He shares his mentality heading into the biggest games of his career, his memories of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals with Edmonton, who has the most riding on tonight, and much more. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	This is the Jeff Merrick Show on the Sportsnet Radio Network.
0:08.5	So here's the question.
0:09.4	Is this the biggest game in the history?
0:13.0	That goes back to 1917, folks, of the National Hockey League.
0:17.8	Pause it.
0:19.0	Think about it for one second.
0:20.6	I'm going to get a couple of seconds here because if it's not,
0:22.7	what is the biggest game in the history of the NHL? It's a game seven. It's a three-nothing comeback. It's the greatest player in the world right now. They're meeting head to head tonight. Florida Panthers, Edminton Oilers, at 8 o'clock Eastern for the Stanley Cup. This is going to be either the greatest comeback in hockey history.
0:22.4	I'll do. for the Stanley Cup. This is going to be either the greatest comeback in hockey history.
0:41.3	All due respect, 1942,
0:42.9	was a very, very much different era at that point.
0:46.5	And maybe the greatest comeback in all of sports history.
0:49.2	If the Edminton Oilers can pull this off,
0:51.5	and the sidebar to all of it is the greatest choke job in the history of hockey
0:59.3	the florida panthers end up losing this thing stakes are high someone's getting the cup
1:05.1	someone's getting their name scratched on it someone's going home and saying we were right there and we had four shots at it and we squandered each
1:15.9	and every one of them no idea what's going to happen tonight nobody has any idea all we have
1:24.9	is speculation and questions but the storylines are juicy.
1:29.8	And for anyone who doesn't believe in momentum in between games like yours truly,
1:36.3	this series is saying, oh yeah, there's momentum between games.
1:40.6	But is there momentum between game six and game seven?
1:43.1	The venue shifts to Florida.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Sportsnet, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Sportsnet and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.