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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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John, did you ever give yourself a nickname back in the day?
No, in fact, I've been for, you know, as long as I've been alive, and I'm trying to tell people don't use nicknames for me. Just call me John. John. I'm against, I'm an anti-nickname guy.
I'm not a nickname guy either, you know that. Yeah. Because I know that you listen to our broadcasts, and you know I rarely... We'll use a nickname for a player. First identification is always first and last name on a player.
And then once you've established, you know, first touch as an example for a play-by-play guy, you don't need to establish the player again unless there's a change of possession there. But I'm very particular on this sort of stuff. So there you go. I had a lot of nicknames over the years. I'm sure you did. Yes. Not all of them were quite flattering, as you know.
And you know what my guess is, Shani, some might say the same with you as well. Listen, the only Shani story I have, and I think I've told it in this station before, is that for the longest time, Brendan Shanahan would be around, and whether he was a player or he was with the league or he was in management with the Maple Leafs,
And we'd be sitting together and somebody would say, hi, Shannie, and they were pointing at me. And then Brendan would point at me and say, you can't be Shannie, I'm Shannie. And I said, I don't want to be Shannie. So you can have it. So that became a running gag between Brendan Shanahan and me for years.
We had something similar happen when Taylor Hall became an Edmonton owner because of Edmonton. Halsey, of course, Brian Hall. Brian Hall, Halsey.
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Chapter 2: What are the latest updates in the NHL?
who did one of the greatest interviews of all time when he was in his prime with Muhammad Ali in the early 1970s. Like, it was spectacular radio. And, you know, Halls, he was a big is, emphasis on the word is, a big personality. And certainly was a guy that had a little bit of fun once in a while stoking the fires on other markets around. And Taylor Halls playing in the Stanley Cup final.
What did you think of game one last night, John?
it exceeded my expectations bob uh i thought it would be a good game i i thought that we would see quote unquote big boy hockey two uh teams that are relentless uh one team a little bit bigger than the other but another the other side a little faster uh i expected some physical play we got it i'm not sure we saw the physical play i thought we were going to get but
There were enough mistakes made, and that created excitement. And to get a 5-4 game in a Stanley Cup final is exemplary. And to me, it was the perfect way to start a series.
Yeah, it was a terrific game. I miss the Oilers not being in the Stanley Cup final, John. They went to the last two. And, of course, game one last year, 5-4 in overtime for the Oilers on a Leon dry saddle goal. Gary Bettman had his State of the Union address.
The game's in a pretty good place, isn't it? I think it is. I think that the amount of revenue that is coming in, I think the relationship with the players, which has been a tremendously underrated storyline for the last three or four years with Marty Walsh running the Players Association.
A lot of what we have seen in the growth of the game goes to the lack of politics between the Players Association and the league right now. face-off without the players and the league working closely together. We don't have the revised All-Star game in Long Island next year without that.
There are so many different avenues that Marty Walsh and Ron Hainsey and the Players Association have done a marvelous job in creating and understanding the partnership between the players and the owners. And quite frankly, I think that the fans have been the biggest beneficiary.
There were a couple other discussion points yesterday. One was around Bruce Cassidy and the Vegas Golden Knights. Basically, Bill Daly and Gary Bettman saying they're within their rights. Of course, there's no standard coaching contract, so we don't know what that coaching contract entails. Right.
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Chapter 3: How did game one of the Stanley Cup finals play out?
In Sweden, I believe. For Vakcha, yeah.
And former order prospect Joel Pearson had a big year there. And he played four NHL games, two for Carolina, and he got two fights in his first NHL game. He got underneath the skin of Vinny LeCavier, and then he beat him in the first fight, so then Vinny LeCavier wanted to fight him again. And that's the way to break it all.
That's how you send a message.
Oh, yeah. I still talk to Kevin. His dad's a beauty. I haven't talked to Keegan for a couple years, but... Kevin always enlightens me on topics on a regular basis. And one thing about Kevin, he is like Wayne Gretzky, people-pleasers, real nice guys, good guys. If you missed any of today's show, make sure to download and subscribe to the Oilers Now podcast, available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify.
And anywhere you get your streaming audio, I want to read this text. Bob, true story. A buddy of mine and I were sitting in front of Credo having a coffee, 7.30 a.m. one day last week, and we see a gent approaching. I said, look at that. That looks like Bob Stauffer about 30 years ago. Sure enough, it was actually you. You're looking fantastic and obviously taking care.
Keep up the fantastic work. Huge fan of the show. Which one of your family members is texting in? Well, none of them are here, so... They're all out in B.C. now, man, let me tell you. So it wasn't, yeah, I don't know. I did some guys say, hey, stuff. It was kind of funny. Brennan Escott. Tomorrow, Ron McLean, Louis DeBrus, Bruce Kerlock. What did you think of game one?
I mean, if you're expecting defense, you sure didn't get it.
That was awesome. That was a great game.
Exciting. Yeah. Oh, yeah.
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Chapter 4: What is the current state of the NHL's revenue and player relations?
We'll ask his partner in crime, Dennis Bernstein, about Owen Tippett tonight, both in the fourth period.
And ask him about who's going to get the Kings job.
Yeah, definitely. I mean, he'd be in the know of that. So Dennis is coming up at 7.05 this evening. Stick around for that one. Running back of the Edmonton Elks, Justin Rankin, with the season set to kick off this weekend, will join us at 6.30. And Tim Adams from Free Play for Kids to join at 7.35. We'll get an update on what's going on there. Awesome stuff, Brendan. Thanks for popping by.
Have a great show and enjoy your night off tomorrow night. Yes, sir. As you get to watch game two. Great job today, Aiden. We're booked and ready to go. Thank you, Kellen Kennedy and Derek Scott, and thank you to everybody who texted and participated in today's show. Have a wonderful Wednesday. Brennan Escott, Inside Sports, after an 880 News weather traffic update.
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