Empty Netters Podcast - 104. Stanley Cup Final Predictions

Episode Date: June 3, 2024

Connor McDavid beats the Stars and makes his first trip to the Stanley Cup Finals! Waiting for him is the extremely dangerous Florida Panthers who finally killed the Cockroaches. And Matthew Tkachuk is desperate to right the wrongs from last year. The boys give their Stanley Cup Final predictions. Find out who’s winning it all. PRESENTED TO YOU BY LABATT BLUE LIGHT SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuf52MHW1O7guPMzsMvv2kA FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/empty.netters/?hl=en FOLLOW US ON TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@empty.netters (0:00) – Intro (4:12) – Rangers (12:33) – Rangers/Panthers Game 6 (26:36) – Oilers/Stars Game 6 (42:24) – Cup Predictions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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And then they toss me one. I catch it, I snap it open, and we are dialed in just like that. If you want that experience, all you got to do is crack open a blue-cold one. Go find one right now. On this episode of the Empty Netters podcast, The Cockroaches are dead. New York Rangers out of the Stanley Cup playoffs yet again. Connor McDavid, Mick Jesus is finally in a final. We got the Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers.

The Stanley Cup final is set. We're doing our predictions, and we're about to get on the road. Ice is ready and we are back with another episode of the Empty Netters podcast is Sunday night and Connor McDavid has punched his ticket to the Stanley Cup final. We record at night now. We're night guys. Wheels is bailing us out big time. Shout out Wheels.

Huge producer hookup for us. Question for you before we get into this. Yep. Does my face look red? Yeah, you got sunburn today. It's overcast. I got a sneaky sunburn. I went on a hot boy walk today.

Walked for a while. I walked like 10 miles today. miles today. Too far. Just walking around Venice, got a couple drinks on the way, but it was overcast, and I was walking straight into the sun. I felt like an eclipse chaser. I was just staring into the sun, and that's when it'll get you, dude. When it's cloudy, that's when you get burnt. People forget that. They forget that, and that's when it'll get you, and I do feel a little crisped. Yeah, but it's okay, because Sunday is the time for crisps. Is it? Yeah. If you're, you think I mean that in the English way that they call chips. Oh, fuck you, dude. And I eat a

A lot of chips on Sunday. That was good. You know about Sunday roasts in the UK? That's another good one, yeah. Do you actually know about those? Yeah, they roast a pig every Sunday. No. Dude, let me tell you about a Sunday roast.

Because that was a sick, like talking about crisps on a Sunday was nice. Got you fired up. In the UK, in England in particular, every pub on every corner does Sunday roast. Oh, pot roast. Yeah, it's like pot roast. It's mashed potatoes. Churchill had a pot roast. They sometimes, especially in the winter, they got mold wine going on.

And it's like every bar and every pub and restaurant has like a Sunday roast menu. And a lot of people in the UK are like on Sundays we do roast. Till they sell out or they just got endless roast? No, they'll sell out, I imagine. But it's like you're not going to sell out because there's a pub in every corner. You know, everyone's got a pub where everyone knows your name. And people are doing it at their house too. Like people are going to get Sunday roast.

Sick. So there's crisps in those pubs too. So Sunday crisps, Sunday roast. Of course you sunburn, dude. What do you need is the best day to get a sunburn? Sunday? I don't think so. I think you've got Sunday scleries.

There's anxiety. You don't need an added sunburn to make you sleep worse on Sunday. But then you go to work Monday and you got a ton of sun and everyone goes, fuck, dude, you were at the beach all weekend. You had a sick weekend.

I was inside. Fucking crying, watching Netflix, cracking stick too much and you were at the beach. What kind of Sundays are you having, bro? Bad ones, dude. Not good. Do I look sunburn?

No. I think the opposite happens. I think you show up on Monday with a burn and people go, oh, didn't put the sunscreen on, buddy? Like, you look like an ass. You do have to deal with the one person, the one who's always like, you know, happy Monday. Yeah. You got to deal with that person.

I think it's Wednesday. Case of the Mondays. And I'm like, shut up, Megan. And she goes, nice. Where's the sunblock? Oh, forgot some of the SPF I noticed. Oh, you used it for a reason. I think it's Wednesday because then you show up to the weekend looking like a golden brown cookie.

Wednesday, it's already tan by Friday. Yeah. But who's getting sunburn on a Wednesday, dude? What? I don't know. Apparently if you're walking down the street in an overcast day, you can get something. True, true.

That's all I'm saying. Let's talk about the Rangers. Can I do something first? Yeah, I would love that. Can I do something first? Do anything you want. Okay, here we go. Let's get nuts.

Here we go. You're right, dude. I think. Yeah, you're right. We can't do this the whole time. Thank you. The. Good night.

Jim Kite, dude. Listen, we're going to get into this series, but let's just quickly go over this. It's been a long road with the Rangers fans. It's been a long road. We earlier in the season talked about Igor Shasturkin, having a bit of struggles.

The Rangers fans lost their fucking minds. Yep. We then were in Nashville, had our buddy Bobby Ryan on the podcast. He called them frauds, as did you. People lost. their minds. And then I made a calculated decision. Yes. I said, you said, if you can't beat them, join them. I was sick of it, dude. I was sick. I was a weak man in the DMs and I couldn't handle the hate and the vitriol. I also, I love my boy, Chris. Yep. So I was like, I'm going to get on board.

I'm going to jump in the trenches here. And we befriended the Rangers fan. Yeah. Met a lot of cool people. A lot of people Cool people along the way It's not about the destination It's about the journey They're not all bad That's what I'm going to say Those Rangers fans

They're not all bad And listen we befriended them We made a nickname We sold some t-shirts I sprinkled the little action On the Rangers And I didn't want to steal your thunder You sprinkled

You sprinkled Yeah this whole time I've been invested too It was your thing So I wanted you to keep riding with it But I was also financially invested In the Rangers Listen I just thought

Because people were like You're not a real fan You're trying to mush us Yeah And I was like, I am not a real fan. I don't like this team. But I'm not trying to mush you. I've literally got money on you.

That was my blood oath. Yeah. But I'll tell you what, it's great to not be doing this anymore. Dude. Because I feel bad for the other fans. You are like, can you shut the fuck up about the Rangers? The Rangers glazing is finally over. And they're right.

And I'm just delighted to not have to do it anymore. Because as I've said multiple times, I love the Panthers. Yeah. And it was brutal. to, we had a blast hosting the watch party at Blue Haven East. I hope to do it again. And I will say this, I'm a fucking sell sword. I am a gutless worm in that any amazing city that hosts us and wants us to do a watch

party with the sweet-ass fans of that team and meet cool people, I'm going to root for you. You put, I'll tell you what, you put 12 buffalo wings on a side of blue cheese in front of Dan at a local watering hole near the rink, and he's your guy for the rest of the play. Yeah, dude. if you're going to ask us to host a watch party, meet some cool-ass fans and watch some hockey, I'm gonna root for your team. I'm, of course.

I'm only one man. Every time I'm gonna do that. I'm a fucking sellout, dude. You are a fucking sellout, bro. I'm a sellout for the people. You are a bitch. No, I'm a cell out. You were a bitch.

You are a bitch. I am for the people. I'm a man of the people. I'll say this, man. I was financially invested in the Rangers, and for all the people being like, okay, enough Rangers talk, you got to admit,

Even the listeners that are mad, were mad at us. You got to admit this was a magical rangers run. Yes. Even they have to do it. So it was hard not to get caught up in that. Yeah. My team was out. And I was like, okay, this is kind of cool.

Now. It was the 94 thing. You thought of a year anniversary. There was a lot going on. And I want to be very clear that making it to getting two wins in the conference finals. Yeah. Means against the team that went to the cup last year. Yep.

Means you weren't fraudulent. I was saying they were frauds, and I think if you make it, if you get two wins in the conference finals and up, you are not fraudulent. I think, do you agree that that's fair? I think, as much as I want to, I think it'd be hard for me to be like this,

you guys are fraud, see? Like I said. I don't think that's fair. I think they're kind of fraudy, dude. Oh, shit, dude. I think they're kind of fraudy, and they couldn't handle Fort Lauddy. Listen.

Okay, but I, but I, but I, I'll tell you why. Just to finish it though. I'll tell you why. You can finish. Just to finish it. I wanted to say though, I fucking looked you fucks in the eye and said Panthers and six. Yeah. Because they're better than you.

Can I can I? And it was because they're fucking way better than you. And can you back me up in that off air? I was like, I think it's Panthers. Yep, you had no choice. You had to go. You sir had no choice. I was allowed to speak the truth.

Look at me. My hands were tied. Tied by a, well, no, not him. A blood oath. Yeah, you were blood oath. Yeah. I was tied by a blood oath. I think someone asked on the hockey talk today, is this season of failure? And I do not think it is. I think the players would go, yes, because we want to win the fucking cup.

I love that attitude. And we won the president's trophy this year. And I don't think it's a failure because you lost to the team that went to the Stanley Cup from the East last year who didn't lose anyone really and only added good players. And who's way better than you? They're healthy. they were the better team. Lost to a way better team. I think they're kind of fruity.

Two wins. Just a little bit fruity. Because... They lost in five. I would have said yes. I think you're kind of frotty. Because you're the president's trophy winner. Yep.

You're one of, if not the best team all year long. And then certainly since January, since the All-Star break, they had this identity. They're so good. They've got all of their stars. And then what happens, dude? They get to the playoffs. They play, no offense caps, easily. the worst team in the playoffs.

Oh my God. Get past them. Then they play the Canes. They went in six, but I got the screenshots, dude. Yep. And that's a respect thing to Rangers fans. A lot of fans going,

you guys are right when you keep saying that Carolina out played us. And we just somehow won in six. That was when you and I talked off air and I was like, it's Panthers in six, I agree. Yeah, dude. Because I was like, they're getting beat by everyone right now,

everyone, but they're getting beat right now, and Igor is just winning them games. I don't think even with how good Igor is, and he is easily the best goalie in the playoffs right now. Was, because he's not there. But I was like, they're kind of fraudy dude, because ho-hum, the big boys ghosting yet again, ghosting yet again, and then like they're getting outplayed by Carolina and they somehow sneak in and then lose game one. three nothing to Florida and then boom, two wins, but it was like, how the fuck did you win those games?

And then it was just loss, loss, loss. And I was like, all right, dude, like, this is a little fraudy because they were the president's trophy, best team in the league, this team was different, blah, blah, blah, blah, and then it's like, you kind of got worked in a series win, which is a weird thing to say in round two, and then here we are in round three.

And you get in that little bag, spread, you got worked in round three. Go back and watch the bobby clip, dude. He's like, who Panarin, ghost in the playoffs. Don't have the jam. Who's going to, no jam? Who's going to the net? Who's scoring some dirty goals? I'm like, our boy, Chris Kreider's always going to be there and scoring dirty goals. Not really in this round. Nope. Ziba, don't even get me started, dude.

I think he's hurt. Where's the top line? I'm going to show some love to Mika. I think he's hurt. It's awful, dude. Panarin, one goal, five assists, minus four, 14 giveaways. Ziba, zero goals, four assists, even plus minus 11 giveaways. Sheesh. Like, that can't happen, dude. Oh, dude.

And it was like, and you've seen this two years ago. go. I think Zeebo was actually nasty in the playoffs. Yeah. I'm pretty sure if that memory holds. But I feel like he wasn't there last year either, dude. Like there were moments where these big guys go away on that team. And that's been the problem over and over and over. Oh yeah.

Let's talk about the game real quick. Sam Bennett. What a fucking nip job, dude. A little cat nip. Dude, people out here people out here being like, that didn't even go. Like live, they were like, that didn't even go. And I'm like, what are you watching? Oh, dude.

I think you're being harsh. That was such a nip that I think it was fair to go, did that go in? I think more people were going, did that go in? I mean, like, Chuckie even put banged in the rebound because he was like, I don't fucking know. That hit like the very beginning of the inside back bar. Dude, I think it, no, I think it hit the right post, bro. I think it hit the right post and then shot all the way across but like crossed the goal line on its way in. Dude, it was like wanted, you know, or like it like, it curved bullet.

Are you sure? Dude, Sam Bennett, Angelina Joe Lee from the slot. Are you sure? Watch this. Because I think it went in, like up in under the crossbar. You know how the back bar starts to her? I think it hit that and then came out and hit the post and came out. I don't even know. I don't even know, dude.

It was everywhere. Yeah, see? You wouldn't even know either. I think it hit the right post and then watch. You're out of your fucking shit to people. Hit the right post wanted. Curve-bullet. But you know what else I love, dude?

First of all, bro, actually, what the flying fuck was Jacob Truba doing on that play? I don't know, dude. It gets turned over, comes to Bennett. And then, like, Rodriguez, like, overrunner ran out of batteries. Dude, he just, like, went at Rodriguez. Like, he was like. His controller ran out of battery. I think he was like, I'm going to flying elbow someone.

And I don't know who. And then he was like, wait, who has the puck? And then he just, I was like, dude, why did you miss the guy? He didn't even knock him off. He was just, I want to show some love to a couple of our boys. Pasha went on a carved job. He did. A carve job on chicklets and just, like, sewered Truba out of, from the clouds.

Yep. Which, which I don't even, I love Pasha. and I ain't even mad at everything he said, but I don't even want to go that hard. That's what I'm saying. Like, Pasha went hard. And Lazz came out of him and was like,

this might be exactly what Rangers fans needs. Like, Pasha's the biggest mush in the world. Yeah. And it was real tough because I was like, maybe a Jacob Truba Truba revenge game here. And then Jacob Trubba's controller disconnected and he just like slipped into the class.

Where are you going? That was weird. I don't know what happened. What I love, dude, after that. Because some of the Rangers were scrambling. Like, did that go in? Because they didn't know Angelina. Jolid that.

shit and then Matthew Kachuk all the Panthers are celebrating yeah everybody against the wall Bennett dude getting his glory Matthew Kuch scoots over slams that puck in yeah dude because he ain't gonna fucking let any no whistle get fucked around right did you see his pregame fit too yeah dude black on black on black with the Gucci slipper shoes I'm here for a funeral dude do you hear my taps trumpet dude it was here for the funeral that was fucking beautiful it's a beautiful fit it reminded me of KG when he would like you know Everybody does it now, but, you know, KG, like, swathed that shot. Yeah, yeah, I loved it.

Cichuk was like, I'm putting this in the net. This is going in your net, period. He's like, I don't know. The post, I'm just fucking cleaning up the trash, baby. You know what I don't love is the lot of, listen, when your team loses, for the most part, with the exception of a couple racist and bigoted slurs, like some of the Carolina Hurricane fans were thrown at us on Twitter. Yeah, that was crazy. You were given a five hour.

I'll give you 24 hours. I went from five to 24 right there. Big jump! Big jump, dude. You're given a 24-hour window to be angry and upset and say bad things. There's a lot of fans being like rip the sea off Trubis sweater, buy him out that bitch loser, blah, blah, blah. And I just think maybe take a deep breath because you've had the best season they've had in a long,

long time. You looked better than you have in a long, long time under the first year where Trubis captain. That's a good season, dude. And I think the boys in the locker, I'm absolutely love them. So take it easy on your cap. Yes, dude, totally agree. Relax. Panthers get an insurance goal from Bad Vlad.

And, dude, did anybody on that roster need a goal more than Bad Vlad? The collective breath of fresh air, dude, your Mario 64, you're underwater, your meter is running out. Pye's going out. Pye's turning red. Pyes turning red. He's starting to scramble. Oh, my God. And then he finally breaks the surface of the water.

And that meter fills up. Dude, every Florida Panthers fan when that goal went in for A, insurance, and then B, Vlad finally doing something. Where you been? That was monster. Where you be, Vlad? That was monster. You know, because you know what, Dan, he was, you know, that, I'm pretty sure they traded him for, like, a fourth and a third. Yeah.

And I think actually that fourth might turn into a later third if they win the cup. Yeah. Which they could now. They sure could. So it's not like he was traded for a first round pick, right? I'm not trying to put all the pressure on him in the world. But when that move happened, we were both like, and most of the hockey world was like, that's a massive pickup because he's a guy who can change a game by himself.

Yeah. That guy, and he looked that way to end the regular season. That guy has not been here in the playoffs. And he was turning into one of those trade guys now. Oh, yeah. You know what I mean? He was turning into one of those guys where you're like, if Vlad had done literally anything, we win the cup.

But he, he yarmour yagered himself on the Bruins and-Vatomir-Oterisenged himself on the range. He did the Rangers act, and the Rangers fans were laughing the whole way, dude, because they were like, look, we already tried that way. I can't score. Guy can't do anything. So he was turning into one of those guys. Yeah. And now, dude, you don't want to be a trade guy. Dude, if you watch one of those trade guys, it's one of the worst things you can be. Oh, my God.

I'd rather be a bust pick than one of those trade guys. Because one of those trade guys has proven it in the league and then got traded to a cup team and puked on himself and the team. Yeah, it's terrible, dude. If you're a bust, you're just a bust. You're busted. You suck. I'd rather have. I'd rather be a, I'd rather be a Tyler Boutousie last year on the Bruins.

Devastating first round loss, but, oh, I see. I had my guy. He led the team in goals. He was like, I did my job. You fucking idiot. You president's trophy winning idiots. You blew it. I did my job.

Than one of the trade guys. Yeah, I'd rather be Burt than go to the conference finals and lose as a trade guy. And he was like, I didn't score. I didn't do anything. Because everyone's looking at you going, you couldn't have done anything. You couldn't get one goal, dude? couldn't, dude. So massive goal for the kid I was happy for him. Huge. Rangers, we, or go ahead. No, no, no, no. I was just going to say, Rangers, we already said it. Too little, too late.

Redman, none of the big guys. Couldn't, dude, that's two games in a row, right? They had that really late goal, but it was like, yeah. No, it's not it. Doesn't mean anything. I want you to do something for me. Hit me. I want you to look into that camera. Boom. Camera two, camera three, camera five, camera eight. I would like you to apologize to Igor Shosturkin. What do I do? You know what you did. I said he was the fourth best goal in the playoffs You verbally abused him a couple times this year Oh I think he's yeah

Well he has I think we did this last day You know what if you don't want to apologize that's fine But I'd just like you to take a quick moment And give him his flowers I thought Igor Shisterkin had a tremendous Conference Finals Yes tremendous conference finals I stand by my evaluation of Igor Shisterkin the goalie

In that I don't believe he's like this world leader who's going to win five Vezna's like everyone in New York thinks. I think he's very good. I think he can touch the sun, which I just saw. Yeah, he just did it. Yep. Quit putting caveats on it. Just give him some love.

Great. Hey, great ECF. I think best goalie performance in any series so far these playoffs. I think it just edged swayman would be the one. It just edged sway. It's interesting. Maurice went through the handshake line against Boston. He was like, I've seen some performances.

That's right up there with one of the best. I haven't seen anything yet. I imagine he, Deschstein was like, dude, I, another great one, Jesus Christ. Had to happen. Jesus. Had to have happened. So listen, Rangers go out in six.

You knew it. Roaches. I knew it. Can be killed. They can be killed. Some quit. And it just, it's, it, at the end of the day, Florida from game one, puck drop of game one was the better team in literally all six games.

It's amazing that the Rangers snuck two wins in there because of, of Igor. And I think Rangers fans take your time, go through what you got to go through, but I don't think it's panic time yet. You know, like, just calm down. You got a great team there. You got a great team. You're going to be back next year. Great head coach who's making everyone feel good. Dude, you're excited if you're excited. Everyone chill. And dude, who are you, I was talking to our boy Mark, we met at East, Blue East, or Blue Haven East. Who were you fucking scared of in the Met, to be honest? Except for maybe the Devils, if they figure it out and get a goalie. The devil's trade for goalie. And I'm like, okay. We'll see. We'll see.

what Carolina does this summer but like it looks bad yawn yeah um the the devils yeah yeah the devils get a goalie which they I promise you they're getting a goalie you're like fuck me yep and the devils were hurt as shit all year and then nope

that's it so I'm like dude you're fine but pit fans are sure that everything's gonna work out you're certain of it we're gonna make all these trades we're gonna get all these guys yep scared of pit yeah before before before we move on. Okay. There was something I wanted to talk about last week and I decided I would wait for this week. Oh, dude, yes. I'm really, I'm really, the, the real thing that I'm upset about,

and you know, we'll just pick it up later that with the Rangers losing is that we don't get to go to New York again because I still got to knock off my chicken palm list. Yep. So people asked how the chicken palm search was going. I think I am going to become, I don't know if I'm stealing this from Booch. I feel, so like Booch, pee-pee-wack me if I'm doing this, but I think I want to be the chicken parm guy. Is he the palm guy? I think he's a parm guy, but I'm not sure if he's like the, I go and like taste test it. I'm not trying to be the portnoy of parm.

Yeah, right. But I do want to be a parm guy. Like I want to have my palm book. So whenever someone's in a city, they can hit me up and go, hey, what's the best parm in the city? So that's gonna be my thing. Yep, one parm, everybody knows the rules. No, no, no, I can't do that. Because then I'm just the Portnoy of Parm.

Yeah, yeah, right. But I want a booklet. I want my parm book. Yep. And I just want to be able to give people wrecks. Mm-hmm. Someone asked me how it was going, and I posted a video of me eating Parm. Copolis.

Yeah. Really solid Parm. I got skewered in the DMs because on my plate of Parm was a side of brocolini. People couldn't believe it. And I'm here to say, guys, this is a hack. This is a genius hack you all need to get on board. Because here's the thing. I love Italian food.

I like pasta. I believe that when I'm eating pasta, it's like a pasta dish. You know what I'm saying? Like I'm making a Caccio Pepe. I'm making a carbunara. I'm eating that pasta. Chicken parm for me is about the chicken. I don't need a side of spaghetti.

I don't need a side of ziti or anything like that. I want to just enjoy that chicken. And also, if I'm eating chicken parm with all the cheese, with all the mazarel, with the maranara, I don't need pasta as well because then I'm going to be. a fat fuck and I just want a side of green. And I'm telling you it's better. You don't feel so bloated. You can eat more of the chicken. You just enjoy the chicken taste. It's a great hack. What do you think? This is literally your worst take in all time. Dude, and I'm being, I've heard some fucking doosies come out of your dumb ass mouth. And this is quite literally the worst take

I've ever heard. It's not. It's a good take. Bro. You get a little side salad. You get a Get some brocolini. Yeah, you're like this. Oh, okay. I'm ordering a taste of India tonight. I'll have the tiki masala. Just the chicken, please. And give me some brocolini.

Throw them fucking chicken tiki masala over some brocolini instead of some delicious rice, as it is meant to be served. You're going to fucking look chicken parm. You want to have a parm book and you're going to have chicken parm with brocolini? You want to have a, you want to be the guy with a parm book and you're eating chicken parm with broccoli. Because I'm telling you about the chicken parm. I'm not telling you about the spaghetti. That's how it comes, Dan.

And if you want to change out the spaghetti for a little penny, then fine. Of course. That is your right. But if you think that you were subbing out. You're not letting me sub the pasta for some pasta. If you think you're going to sub out some pasta for a bed of fucking iceberg lettuce and have the chicken parm's hooked over that, then you can get fucked, dude. I'm making a sacrifice for the people. And the fact that people took time out of their day to give you palm recommendations.

And then you spit in their eye. Oh, come on. You spit in their eye with the broccoli. You spit in their eye with broccoli. It's about the parm. It's not about the parm. It's not about the pasta. Every time you order greens, you spit in the eye of a great New Yorker.

Come on. This is your worst take of all time. Come on. Get your vindaloo over lettuce, dude. I get chicken tiki masala with cauliflower. Have some lamb vindaloo over iceberg wedge. You bitch. This is unfair.

This is unfair treatment. This is the worst take I've ever heard. I'm telling you, it's a good move. No, it's awful. It's a good move. It keeps me lean. Doesn't bloat me. I'm bloated.

I'm too bloated, dude. I can't have the pasta. It's too much. I'm loose. It's too much. Let's get into the next series. Taking a quick break from the pod to talk to you guys about the number one name in hockey. You already know what it is.

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No, no. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, you are. Oh, yeah. This is our temporary... Can you read it? Yep. This is our temporary dunce cap. You've got to keep that on this whole segment.

Well, I'm going to keep it on for a bit, and then you're going to wear it, too. Okay. But I want to say this. Credit to me for saying, on the internet. Credit to me for saying on the internet that I will crack an egg over my face on camera. Yeah, you did. I was so confident in Dallas Stars, I said I would crack an egg into my face on camera

if the Dallas Stars were to lose game two or game three. And they wound up, those were the only two games they won. And they lost every game in the series except for those two. In fact, I'm just realizing right now, Dan, if I had just kept up with the egg thing, the Stars would have won in five. Yeah. And actually, oh, the city of Dallas, a massive apology. Yeah.

Now that I think about it. Yeah. If I had said, if the stars lose game four, I'll crack an egg, stars win. Yeah. And instead, I let it all slip away. Yeah. That's devastating. The stars go out in six games, just like the Rangers.

Here we are. We got a full week now, pretty much, until... I think they might move it. I don't think it's locked like the NBA one. Yeah, I should move it. Yeah, I think they will. They moved it last year. Oh, did it?

Yeah, because it was a sweep and full in six, and they moved it last year. listen, I'm wearing this dunce cap because, you know, we doubted them. Yep. I think we both picked Dallas and five. Yes, we did. And we doubted the Oilers. And I'm here to say this. I'm sorry.

Also, Oilers fans, feisty bunch. Feisty bunch. Wasn't ready for it. Feisty, bicey bunch. Those guys up there in Alberta thought they'd be a little more, you know, chill, a little more relaxed, maybe like those Canucks fans, but no, no, they're feisty, and I like it too. I like it because they're not, they don't motherfucker, they just go, listen, buddy, you're wrong.

And we were wrong. Look at me and my dunce cap. Yeah, I do. We were wrong. And I'll tell you what, I stand by everything that I said because up to this point, playing the Kings, you know, just a deflated Kings team, a very banged up Vancouver team. The Oilers all season long, regardless of how good they were doing. They didn't really show me enough on the defensive side and the goaltending side for me to go,

you can get past a very good team in the playoffs. And game one, great win. Game two and three, I was like, and here we go. This is exactly what's going on. Game four, we thought Skinner was going to get yanked. Yep, up two goals and three shots. And then they just, they went, nope, and never lost again. And Dan, since that moment, I was trying to do the math my head.

I'm pretty sure Skinner saved 19 shots for the rest of that game. Yeah. And then 20 of 22, the next game. Yeah. And then 34 of 35 in this game. Yeah. So like, 54, he playing. He playing.

He played. He gave up two goals in 75 shots. Yeah. I mean, over the next. A hundred and, fucking, 140 minutes. He's absolutely dialed. I was like, Jesus Christ, dude. I've been telling them to get a new goalie.

And that, yeah, I'll give it to me out. Now, I'm going to pass that to you because you were a dunce as well. You're a dumb boy. Because I was killing him, dude. You're a dumb boy. I'm absolutely killing him. But I'm going to go ahead and say this, because this is where I'm going to give myself a little pat on the back here. I said in January as well.

No, maybe it was February. It looks great on you. Oh, no, you ruined it. I just got to retape it. You ruined it. I just got to retap it. I just got a retake. I said in February.

To you and Bobby. Yeah. I said there's something this year about Connor that feels different. Yep. He had his 60 plus goals. He's won his hearts. He's probably going to win another. Keep it just like, you fucking idiot.

He's had his MVP seasons. He's probably going to win another one. And I just think that something clicked. I'm regurgitating what I already said. But I said, I think that something clicked where he goes like this. I don't give me a fuck about anything except lifting that Stanley Cup. And for him to come into this game, up three, two, they're playing in the oil rig. Yeah, dude.

And he gets... Are people calm? at that yet? I don't know if they're not, you better. We've got to be calling it the oil rate. Yeah. And he gets the first goal of the game. Dude. I mean, come on. That was just like, that he scored

and I went like this and we are done here. Game over. We are done here because if Connor is dropping his hog on the table like that and going, yeah, dude elimination game, I could do it with me. I can smell it,

dude. I can smell the alloy of that. cup. Smell it. And I'm going for the first time and he gets the first goal. You're dead, Dallas. Dude. It was so, I was like, we're done here. And then, Dan, we were joking, no power play goals, right?

And then last game, Oilers, bang, power play goal, bang, power play. And you go, oh. And we said two goal lead, suck. Yeah, and we go. And we go, oh, don't let the power play get going. Immediately, bro. They hadn't shot yet. Immediately.

I mean, it was early, but they hadn't shot yet. Oilers power play. Oh, shit. Let's see what happens. McDavid. Wheeler. Is it dry, title back door? No, doesn't have to be. You know why? A little towee, a little forehand,

backhand. How is your dad? I heard that he has been unwell. And how is he, dude? I'm curious. Bang under the bar. Is that a fucking joke from him, dude? He was not going to be stopped tonight. He was not going to be stopped tonight. He is a man on a mission. And then, dude, the second one, by the way, was he passed Hyman. And Hyman's, I think it was Eddie on the broadcast. Hyman comes down. that's a 60 goal man. That's a 60 goal man right there. Walking down Broadway, Dan, with his pants off. No one gave a shit.

And he goes, Snip job. And Eddie, on the broadcast, I think, goes, Oh, Otter didn't look ready for that one. And I go, didn't look ready. That's a 60 goal man in the slot by himself. Nude, naked. No one within 10 feet of him. He scores that every time, dude.

And would you like a formal greeting, Otter? Yeah. What come and give me a break? Jesus. And dude, they didn't look back after that. They got those two goals on 10 shots, and they went like this. We're done here.

They didn't shoot again. We're done here. Why would you? Why would you? You've already won. It's unbelievable. And I'll say this, dude. McDavid is their father.

This team. The city. I think Nuge and Nurse are kind of maybe the veterans on that team. I think. Nuge certainly has been there longer than Connor. I think he's like the elder state. But Father McDavid will lead them to the promised land. And that's what I'm saying when I said back in February, something has changed within him.

his spirit has arisen. He is ascending as we speak. And they shall follow Father McDavid to glory, to Valhalla. And I'm telling you, that's clearly what's happening here. Like the D is clicking all of a sudden. Skinner's clicking all of a sudden. I wonder how. Because you're reading the ancient tablets of Father Connor.

And that's clearly what's going on here. Dude, and he's, you know, he had that nurse post game, you know, and he's like, I'll take, they asked Skinner and him. He's like, I'll take that. Oh, dude, that was a fucking fat hog moment. Dude, because he right now, he is like this. I birthed all of you. Dude, you were all my sons.

He went like this. You were my sons in the whole city. You were my sons and daughters. He looked at that reporter and went, don't raise your voice at me, you little shit. I am your father. Like, that's what he, they tried to, they tried to insult his child. I think, dude, that he.

And he went off. He might be, it might become Edmonton. I'm excited. We've never been. I've never been dead. I can't fucking wait, dude. I'll tell you what, that flight's gonna suck dick. Yeah, dude, Murals better not be fucking kidding about that plane by the way. I'm telling you that. I'm serious. He better not be fucking joking. I don't even know what you're talking about. Murles says that he was like he's going to get a charter plane for them, us, LAS. He has to. And then some people in the family of the Panthers players, family of the oldest players, some other media. And then we can help they will zip a direct. I've never needed anything more than my entire life, dude. But dude, yeah, keep going on your Edmonton. Put it on bed NGM. Yeah, exactly. I'm just saying it's like, we, dude, we were talking with wheels when we walked in here.

Like, I, this series made no sense to me. But it's because there is a spiritual element to this team now. Like going in, Dallas was just the, they had it. They were the deeper team. I was telling you, every time Dallas was roll a line out at another superstar will come on the ice, I was like, how are they losing this game? It's insane, and they couldn't even get shots until this game, and then it didn't even matter because Skinner is fucking Dominicassic now. He's a brick wall, dude.

I think my picture, Edmonton, maybe I'm willing this prophecy into existence, but I picture, I'm sure we're going to get there and it's like gorgeous, you know, and just like really pretty and beautiful. Yeah. And it's Canada in the summer. But I picture it like Mad Max. Like we are going to get there, and there's going to be three-story tall monster trucks zooming around. And some dude in an oiler's jersey dangling from cables playing electric guitar as fire. loads out and that Connor McDavid is a Morton Joe. He's like, do not become addicted to walk.

I will carry you myself through the gates of Valhalla. Witness me. Witness me. I need every Oilers witness me. This is what we're doing. Like, Oilers, witness me is your thing now. And we're going to bring you a weighted shiny and chrome to the cop to the cop. The cop shiny and chrome.

It's all making sense, dude. This is the, we are on the Fury Road. And the Oilers are in Martin Joe. Edmonton is Fury Road and the cup is shiny and chrome. Yes, dude. We're getting there. David doesn't want them to get addicted to play off victories. Oh, God.

It's just like, I'm telling you, there is another element. There is a celestial being and light driving this Oilers team, and it's fucking crazy. Dude, the couple more things about that game. Stars had their looks, by the way, with the empty net. Shop! Robo had a few. Oh, Robo got that one at the end. He had one walking down the slot.

Not even the one with three sets. seconds left. Yeah. Like with 40 seconds off. No, that's what I'm talking about. Like the camera cut to him and it was just you could tell he was like, are you fucking kidding? Um, and bro, and because he is Immorton Joe and it's allowed. McDavid should have got a penalty on closing his hand on that puck with five minutes left. Yeah. He grabbed it, dude. He grabbed it. Hey, hey, what I say? He grabbed what I say. No talking about missed calls. He were done. And then he dusted it off. Give it a spit shine. Gave it a spit shine. Called his mom said, we're going of the cup and then pump fake

David got a little Tom Brady pump fake over here pump fake over here play clear and I said sir Olchek was right he was like what the fuck just happened it's two minutes scotter he was a little dirty dog no no no no but not when it's shiny and chrome let's give a couple of parting words on Dallas

okay devastating for them you know what it is for me devastating for DeBoer we've talked a lot about big boy stuff these playoffs time for people to grow up yep time for people to grow up We thought Carolina might be big boys Grow up Unfortunately they're still using

They're still using pull-ups They're still using Shop for your pull-ups Yeah And when they when they use the real toilet I say great job Yeah yeah But you were children

We thought maybe The Rangers had grown up No No unfortunately they're still using A little booster seat on the pod Punk teenagers Still you still need that little booster seat Yep

We saw Florida grow up Yeah Yeah And we said We actually released a clip about this, regardless of the result of this series, we saw Edmonton grow up. It looked like they're big boys now. And I thought that maybe this year was finally the time for Dallas to grow up.

I thought we were going to watch all of these young sweet whippersnappers grow up and just get past the war boys of Immorton Joe, but they could not. So unfortunately, Dallas still needs to grow up. They're still preteens. The DeBoer said, he goes, last year we didn't know if we could hang. We were playing Vegas and we were like, God, I don't know. Yeah. I don't know if we can win.

I hope we can. Yeah. This year we know we can. Yeah. You can't, dude. You must be this tall to ride this ride. And unfortunately, you are a short bitch. So go back on the fucking merry-go-round for another summer and call me next year when you get some pubs.

Make sure. You get some hair on your shriveled up beanbag. Dude. Make sure to buckle your seatbelt on old Nessie there, you fucking idiots. Because they couldn't hang, dude. Like, you thought you could hang. you could not. Another probably case of too little too late

because I don't want to totally crown him, but what a game from Joey Tip Drill today. Pavlsky was absolutely pants on fire today. He looked tremendous. I'm devastated for him, to be completely honest. Oh, I said I'm not sure there's a single, I am sure. There was not a single guy left in the playoffs

that you wanted it more for. Oh, God. But that team is stacked, and they're going to be just fine. Do you think we see Joey Tip Drill again? Yes. I think so. Is he free agent?

I don't. I'm not sure. We'll dig into all Dallas's free agents. it later, but I think we do, because he's just... He's too good. If he can come back to that. He was a little slow in these playoffs. 100%.

He's got a knock, but he had a great regular season. If he can come back to this team, if he's got it in it. Put up another 60 plus points. I know it's here. I saw it was here today. If it's here still, because you need it here. In here. If he's got it in and mentally. I don't think that that's true at all, dude. There are plenty of guys who still have it here and here, but you can't go.

I know, but I'm saying I know he has it here. Are you sure? In here? He's got it here. Oh, yeah. But I don't know if he's got it, the mental game to be like another summer of grinding. All right. But I think he does.

Last thing I want to say, Corey Perry, fourth finals appearance in the last five years. Yeah. Diabolical. I mean, the man, remember that run? It was just like, join this team. Lost. Join the other team. Lost.

Join the other team. Lost. And like, here we go. Now, we're on a team back in the cup. I mean, the guy's got the juice. When he got scooped, someone in this room said, that's going to be a massive pickup for the oilers. I think we both did. And here we are.

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So we got the Oilers. And I miss me with the Cabs. The last time a Canadian team even made the Cup. Yeah. I think is Edmond, Vancouver. Yeah. Against the Bees. Because I know the Habs made it like two years.

ago, but it was the bubble year, so I don't really count it because it's like, A, you had a Canadian bubble, which was ridiculous, and B, there was no one in the fucking crowd, so it didn't really feel like Canada got to be like, we're in the fucking cup. So it was the Canucks, and now it's your chosen one. It's the father, and he's here in the final. Father Connor shall take the war boys to Valhalla. Want to do a little, a few predictions? Let's close it out with our Stanley Cup final prediction. Here we are. We're headed to Florida. We're Headed to Edmonton, what do you think? Are you ready? I think I'm ready because you would think that I'm a student of the game and of life.

The game of life, the game of hockey. Yeah. And I might have learned lessons over the years. Yeah, you might have. Maybe I have. Okay, I'm ready. I'm ready to. Three, two, one.

Panthers and six. five and I almost said four I want to go on record saying I hated it I hated saying that after what we just did we just talked about the road to you think I'd learn the road to Valhalla

and I'm going to pick against it I'm sorry Oilers fans because I feel like we just went through this whole I wore a dunce cap for you I apologized Connor is the father and he is bringing his children I just don't think I don't think this dig, reach down into the bottom of Mary Poppins bag and pull out this performance can continue against this Florida team.

And it's the physicality. Yep. The physicality that we saw, I mean, a physical Boston team got beat up. Yep. A really, really good New York team got fucking dummied. Yep. And I'm just like, ah, can you hang with that? Can you handle this?

I don't think you can handle this, dude. That was awful. That just happened organically. I hated every second of that. I don't think, maybe it's not, I don't want to talk about, let's not talk about it like a negative.

Let's flip it to a positive. I think that physical presence that the Panthers bring is going to be just so strong that they're going to be able to take care of business. When Matthew Chuck said, with no smile on his face, came to the bench and went,

I told you we'd be back. He was pissed, dude, agree. He was not like, oh, hell yeah, we won. He was like, I'm fucking angry. This took us six games to get there because we should have been there in fucking four.

And now we're going back. Meet me in Sunrise. Dude, the announcers, multiple times in this game, game six that we just watched, multiple times got a little physical. And they said, we haven't seen this all series. This has been, there have been no scrums, no after the whistle shit, no physicality in this series. The Oilers, Dan, every game after this series, they've been going to bed, bottle of Advil, full on the side of their table. They're watching Netflix, baby reindeer, having a great time laughing. dude, no icy hot, no nothing. Fine. You are fucking high if you think that's going to happen

against the Panthers. Get the CBD pens out, boys. Get the fucking heat pads out. No TV anymore, dude. Get the fucking cold tub going. They are going to be beaten to a pulp by this Panthers team. Call up Val Nishushcheon and get some of the Russian gas. You're going to need everything you can get. You're going to need it. They're going to probably, if I was Connor, I'd get one of those peaceful noise, white noise machines. Oh, yeah. Because that's the only way. Keep talking. Keep talking. The only way, yeah, yeah. The only way you're sleeping is if you're hearing the steady breeze off the island next to the lighthouse and the gentle waves crashing against the shore, knocking the rowboat against the dock.

That's the only way you're sleeping. After the fucking beat down, Matthew, Chuck's going to put on you every time you circle behind your own net. My God, dude, this is terrifying for them. Why would you do this? Can I give you a couple other things, dude? Oh, hell yeah. Can I give you a couple of things? This is a speech I heard from Ronald Reagan.

Oh, my God. The actor? Ronald Reagan, the actor? 56 men came forward to sign the parchment. It was noted at the time that they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honors. And that was more than rhetoric. Each of those men knew the penalty for high treason to the crown. We must all hang together, Benjamin Franklin said, or assuredly we will all hang separately.

And John Hancock, it is said, wrote his signature in large scripts so King George could see it without his spectacles. They were brave. They stayed brave through all the bloodshed of the coming years. Their courage created a nation built on a universal claim to human dignity on the proposition that every man, woman, and child had a right to a future of freedom and a right to not see a Canadian team win the cup ever again after 1993. He said that in the 80s, Dan. He said that in the 80s, can you believe it?

This man, dude, can you believe it, Dan? Oh my God, no wonder Doc Brown's talking about Reagan because he clearly traveled in time so he could make that speech. USA! USA! U.S.A! Dan, I've decided I'm going forward. full heel. I've had it with the Orler's fans. Get fucked. Panthers in five, maybe

four, dude. You're going to get motherfucking the second we step off that plane. Panthers in five did. This is horrifying. You know what's horrifying? You know what could fuck me though? Oilers fans? I'm here for a good time. Don't lump us together. We need a little Rick Flair, limousine, ride, and high fly.

You want to be the man? You've got to beat the man. And the Panthers are the man right now. All I'm going to say to Oilers fans is this. Last year, win or lose, we had a fucking black. in Sunrise, Florida. Yeah. And I'm excited to get to Alberta.

I want to see you get your car flags out. I want to see face paint. I want to see some flashing. Yeah, dude. And I want to have a good old time in Edmonton. So when we get there, I want a beard cracked over my head so you know that I know how to party after I've been in that city for a couple of days.

Let's get it. I will say a few more flashes might win me over. Oh, dude. Because you think you're a sellout, dude? You think you're a sell-up for some wings and a good time at a bar? I'm a sell up for some knocks. I get enough knocks and I'll sell right out. Give me some bellies too.

I want some big belly. I want a hairy man belly with a beer on it, just showing me a season full of fandom right there. Panthers won them both regular season. 5-3 in Florida, 5-1 in Edmonton. Power play, dude, this year. You know I'm a power play guy. In the playoffs, Orler's 34.7%.

Panthers 23.3, fine. Hey, can I tell you something to? Yep. Panthers most penalized team in the, the league. Not good. Not good when you're going up against that power play. Oilers P.K., 93.5 in the playoffs first. Panthers 88.2. Panthers P.K. tremendous against the Rangers. Yes. Oilers P.K. flawless against Dallas. Literally didn't give up a single. Lawless. So, and I would have said the Panthers needs to rely on their power play at all.

I didn't feel that way about that team, but they kind of did against New York. So that could be a big one. Skinner Bob. I don't need to do this again, but like, if Skinner is fucking touching the sun. Well, you know what we can say, say they're both coming into the you couldn't ask for more yeah coming into the series from both great point they're both playing phenomenally great point so i fucking love that yeah let's tighten up the whistles refs yeah let the boys play let them play rep let the boys play yeah i like that so it's going to be dude i and i'll say this too bro um it is going to be so fucking fun watching connor playing the final okay i'm glad you said that holy shit i want it to be very clear as a hockey fan could you possibly ask for anything better than seeing finally.

Like we got it with Nate Dogg. Yeah. We got it with Kale. Seeing these two fucking guys playing in a Stanley Cup final, I am so juiced. Conard wasn't even playing best versus best because of the fucking shit show with the Olympics. I cannot wait. I cannot wait to see those two, you know, their first shift, game one, I cannot wait. And you know he's going to have the jitters, but like you watch the way he played today where he's like, what's on the line?

He's dead inside. Yeah. He is jaws. Yeah. You ever looked in Connor McDavid's eyes? No, I'm too scared to. You ever seen it? They're all black like a doll's eyes.

Yeah. Lifeless. Nothing behind those eyes. He's got one thing in front of him. It's a Stanley Cup. There's nothing that'll get in his way. You think he's just sitting there, swimming around. Next thing you know, he's going to cross you up, put it between your legs,

tuck one under the bar before you know what happened. That's what Connor MacDavit will do to you. That was just fucking tremendous. I'm telling you, dude. That was tremendous. He doesn't care about anything. The man is dead in the... inside. And he needs this.

He needs it. That's what's scary. He needs it. And I think that maybe Matthew Kujuk needs it too after last year. I don't think so. But this is going to be an absolute... I wanted Dallas. I picked Dallas. I picked Florida Dallas. I wanted Dallas. I thought those were the two better teams. In my mind, those were the two best teams in the league. And I always want to see the two best teams in the league. I always want to see the

Bruins win. If the Bruins can't win, I want to see the two best teams in the league play for the Cup. And you know what's cool? Is we can say this. I thought Dallas was the better team. And on paper, I still think they are. Edmonton played better. It's the two, it's the team's playing the best. Exactly. That's right where I said it. These are the two best playing team. Hyundai P. deserves to be in the Stanley Cup final

because they played better than Dallas. No question about it. No question. You think those crowds were sick in the fucking Western Conference finals? Wait till you see the oil rig. The oil rig is going to be fucking exploding. I can't wait to be in. Showing. Call me Daniel DeLois. I'm going to be covered in oil. I can't wait to see our girls in Florida, by the way.

Oh, hell yeah. Shout out to our shout out our homies at the bar. This is going to be awesome. Unbelievable stuff. Listen, we are set. The board is set. The pieces are moving. Headed down south, then way up north.

We're going to have a fucking blast. Cannot wait to see you all there. And until then, it's the finals baby. Skate hard.