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OverDrive - June 9, 2026 - Hour 2 - Mike Johnson

09 Jun 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the latest update on the Stanley Cup Final between the Golden Knights and the Hurricanes?

0.183 - 21.846 Jeff O'Neill

Hour 2 Overdrive continues, powered by FanDuel, bringing you more ways to play your game your way. We're live at TPC Toronto, the RBC Canadian Open. Here all week, we got First Up was here this morning, right? Golf Talk Canada was here all day. Carlo and AK be just... They were absolutely on fire this morning, and they'll be here throughout the week. We're going to be here tomorrow, right?

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21.926 - 24.049 Jeff O'Neill

I'm in the Pro-Am tomorrow, again, the annual event.

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24.089 - 25.33 Unknown

Are you nervous? Are you nervous?

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25.31 - 31.963 Jeff O'Neill

I'm nervous about the first shot. That's what I'm always nervous about. I need to get it off the ground.

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32.004 - 48.465 Jamie McLennan

No, dude. In the air. It's not the driver. Because the driver, the tea goes in the ground. It's airborne. You sweep it. What I want for you... is a short-sided tight-lie lob shot around the green early.

48.625 - 54.835 Jeff O'Neill

Okay. I worry about that because that's where you can take a pro out. Dude, you saw me at St.

54.855 - 57.88 Jamie McLennan

George's. I was 65 yards away, flat stick.

57.96 - 61.466 Jeff O'Neill

Yeah, Texas wedge, which you would never, ever do in a million years. Never.

61.606 - 70.604 Jamie McLennan

But I want to see you with just a little sizzler shot where you're like, this could – You know the one where you stick it in the ground and some weird stuff could happen.

Chapter 2: What does Mike Johnson think about Mike Babcock's potential future with the Oilers?

106.082 - 108.928 Jeff O'Neill

It's going to play long. You've got to hit fairways and greens, man.

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108.948 - 117.988 Jamie McLennan

He just got a flat-out hit of good. I don't think it favors a bomber. It's just a guy that can put it in the fairway and hit good iron shots. Nicky Taylor, I wouldn't be shocked if he had a great week this week.

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118.008 - 132.434 Jeff O'Neill

Well, he had a great week last week, right? And if he's in the hunt, you know Nick Taylor's a guy that can close. So I expect a lot of Canadian content, certainly throughout the week. So more on that as we get cooking. We're going to get to our picks, right? We'll do that tomorrow for sure.

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132.454 - 138.202 Jamie McLennan

I just had a source tell me that Corey Connors on the range didn't miss a shot for 47 minutes straight.

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138.222 - 138.402 Jeff O'Neill

Really?

138.943 - 142.788 Jamie McLennan

Watch for him. Flushing golf balls? You have sources on the range.

143.189 - 146.914 Unknown

A high-ranking source. High-ranking. Very high-ranking.

146.894 - 150.34 Jeff O'Neill

Well, we're in Doogie's butler cabin. That's what we're calling this.

150.36 - 162.421 Jamie McLennan

Doogie is running the whole operation, like we said. We need a jacket. We need an RBC jacket. We're going to present it to the Gatman, who's been the Lifetime Achievement Award at TSN, and we're going to give it to him in the Doogie butler cabin.

Chapter 3: How does Connor McDavid's performance impact the Oilers' coaching decisions?

201.306 - 204.834 Jeff O'Neill

You lost. It's completely irrelevant that you stormed back and tied that game.

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204.854 - 215.639 Unknown

You said yesterday, though, and I thought of this, which is completely egregious because Marner had the game of his life. If Carolina wins that game, we're talking about him missing a penalty shot.

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215.659 - 216.34 Jamie McLennan

Not clutch enough.

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216.4 - 218.104 Unknown

The guy had a hat trick in six minutes.

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218.124 - 219.668 Jamie McLennan

And not knowing that they changed the goalie.

219.688 - 224.018 Jeff O'Neill

Yeah. That's the best part. Do you think he makes that comment if they lose the game?

224.599 - 230.412 Unknown

I think he was joking. I really do think he was joking. I think he was just tongue-in-cheek, but he might not have been.

230.392 - 249.964 Jamie McLennan

I don't know how any offensive player could not have recognized that a different goalie... Like, that's something any offensive player says, boys, new goalie's in. Like, it's just something that's said. New goalie, new goalie. Right, how about a coach? We've... You don't think guys sit on the bench, Grant Fears out, Noodles is in? Yes, believe me.

250.264 - 268.308 Unknown

Guys would say, yes, guys, shoot from everywhere. That's what they'd be yelling on the bench. We've got bonuses. Shoot from everywhere. But I've played with players, I don't know if you have, where I swear to God they have no idea who they're lining up against, whatever. And this is regular season where it's like, who are we playing tonight?

Chapter 4: What are the latest insights from the Confirm or Deny segment?

321.941 - 339.331 Jeff O'Neill

Absolutely. Like, now it's a consmite, which I think he locked up the other night, if Vegas wins, with a just phenomenal all-time great game. Yes. You know, that now he gets to own, and it's his. And, like, we had Koepka in, and he immediately starts needling us about Marner.

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339.431 - 340.152 Jamie McLennan

Thanks for that.

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340.172 - 340.873 Jeff O'Neill

Like, the whole sports world.

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340.894 - 346.784 Jamie McLennan

First he went for Marshan. And then to Marner, he knew the right needles to get after, didn't he?

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346.844 - 353.014 Jeff O'Neill

Yeah, he did. But he did throw out the first pick overall is coming to Toronto, right? Gavin McKenna.

353.074 - 356.24 Jamie McLennan

And then he had a wry smile and saying, you guys will screw that up too.

357.221 - 359.205 Jeff O'Neill

Or it'll come around in three or four years.

359.866 - 381.325 Unknown

That's my biggest worry for Gavin is I still want him – Like, he's going to... I think they're picking him, so I'm just... Feels that way, but we don't know for sure. But, like, you've got to allow him to settle into the NHL. Like, this is where... You know what's going to happen. He's going to score a hat-trick in preseason against a bunch of junior players and AHL players.

382.026 - 388.794 Unknown

And the hype around him will just continue to grow. And I just want him to be able to settle in.

Chapter 5: What are Bryan's FanDuel Best Bets for the upcoming games?

475.068 - 494.286 Mike Johnson

Because I took a look at that cart video, and that was something to behold. That was Jeff O'Neill at his very best going after a hoagie mid-round bid interview. It was outrageous. It was so good. Well, speaking of that, dude, go back to John.

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494.266 - 498.03 Jamie McLennan

Donnie, because you look like you're at the Mandarin right now yourself.

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498.211 - 515.57 Mike Johnson

Where are you? I'm sitting at the top of the press box at the arena at T-Mobile. I'm in the rink. Game starts in a few hours, so I had to get here early to talk to you guys. I love it. So I'm right in the rink. I got Patty Maroon, three-time cup champ, hanging right over my shoulder. Oh, yeah. Thanks.

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515.59 - 519.955 Unknown

There he is.

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519.975 - 523.854 Jeff O'Neill

Patty Maroon. Yes. We got to get a headset on that guy.

523.874 - 534.452 Mike Johnson

He's basically a borderline. He's a quasi-golf pro on this trip. These guys golf every single day in Carolina and Vegas. They are putting the work in on the course.

534.672 - 539.958 Jeff O'Neill

I love it, man. Well, he was a tour professional down in Tampa, I think, when you were down there a month and a half ago, two months ago.

540.018 - 546.065 Jamie McLennan

It's the worst slice ball fade off the tee you've ever seen in your life. But it's predictable and repeatable.

546.305 - 569.728 Jeff O'Neill

It is. Greg, he knows how to operate, man. Well, we were just talking about Gavin McKenna, Johnny, and – You know, you had some, like Joe from the Bridge was tracking how many pull-ups he was doing. Fourteen. Fourteen pull-ups. And what does that mean for the, what is it, the VO2 test? I think so. Like, he's not a big guy. 5'11", 170. That's the official, like, number. That's not a big guy.

Chapter 6: How do the hosts analyze the performance of Canadian golfers at the RBC Canadian Open?

589.061 - 607.715 Mike Johnson

I was expecting less. He's very thin. He's still very young. And I know they work out in college quite a bit, but I thought his numbers were good. He skipped the World Championships, presumably to prepare for that. Looked like he put in the work. And that's what you want is a guy who's going to put in the work. I was thinking, what a good cop for him, guys. The Artemi Panarin.

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608.376 - 622.907 Mike Johnson

As far as current NHL guys, like, you know, Panarin's been a brilliant player for a really long time. Smaller guy, play-driving winger, as opposed to saying a Kucherov or Patrick Kane, but, you know, Panarin's done it more recently. I expect him, when he gets picked...

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622.887 - 648.422 Mike Johnson

to play and be good not perfect but be good and he's going to play with better players so you know the bedard comparison i would expect him to almost look better than bedard because he won't be asked to do as much he'll be playing with better players and a better sort of infrastructure around him he'll be a good producer and he'll have moments like oh he doesn't look fast enough oh he doesn't look strong enough but he'll put up plenty of points and plenty of goals the way you'd want him to

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648.773 - 669.424 Jamie McLennan

Johnny, please tell me you agree with me, and this is kind of a little bit off topic, but I need to bring it up. I think that fitness testing is a creepazoid fest, and I think it needs to be done behind closed doors. And if you want the result, there's no reason that those guys should be doing that testing in front of people with the sawed-off shirts on. I don't like it.

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669.525 - 677.076 Jamie McLennan

It should be done in private. Why do you want, like, a petting zoo where everyone's just like, no way? Agreed?

677.056 - 683.383 Jeff O'Neill

I never thought about it, to be honest. I think there's too many eyes on that. It's professional sports, though.

683.703 - 685.045 Jamie McLennan

Johnny, do you like it or not?

688.048 - 695.035 Mike Johnson

I would have hated it, but do we like the NFL Combine? Why is it different? I haven't heard you have that take about the Combine.

696.257 - 703.942 Jeff O'Neill

You anti-Combine now, too? You don't want to see linemen run the 40? It's a televised event. It does serious numbers in the States.

Chapter 7: What are the implications of the latest NBA Finals games on the series outcome?

767.792 - 768.273 Unknown

This is the sport.

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768.293 - 770.517 Mike Johnson

This is today's life. Everybody wants content. It's all about content.

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770.537 - 771.278 Unknown

I'm fine with it.

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771.799 - 790.527 Mike Johnson

Go ahead, Johnny. You don't have to go. You don't have to go if you're uncomfortable. Listen, put some sleeves on them, then, O, if you want to have, not the tank tops on, but if you want to go there, they prepare for it. They're going to go play pro sports. Like, I don't know. And the good news is, O, how about this? Compromise. It's the last time they ever have to do it.

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790.507 - 812.594 Mike Johnson

There are no more testings. There's no testing in training camp. No, they'll never have to jump on a VO2 in front of someone, yelling at them to go harder or longer or whatever, or do pull-ups or bench press or any of that stuff. It's all gone. There's no testing. So it's the last time they have to do it. I actually think the NHL doesn't do enough. We could... augment the dress code, whatever.

812.614 - 830.29 Mike Johnson

I wish they would do stuff on ice and we can establish a baseline. When McDavid did his blue line to blue line burst, he took him this long, he was going this fast. When Jeff O'Neill did it, it took him this long, he was going this fast. And you have a standard comparable throughout the years to maybe think, okay, is this guy a fast skater or not a fast skater?

830.731 - 836.786 Mike Johnson

I think that would be interesting and worthwhile to do. Do I need to see a guy do bench press with the pulleys on it?

Chapter 8: What final thoughts do the hosts share about the sports events discussed?

836.906 - 842.721 Mike Johnson

I don't, but I'm not anti, but I think they should probably, I think they could do a better job with it actually.

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842.701 - 856.983 Jeff O'Neill

Yeah, they could. Listen, there's a lot of opportunity for content out there, right? If you want to put a camera inside the rink in Edmonton while they're talking about hiring Mike Babcock, I think a lot of people would pay for that kind of access.

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857.263 - 857.624 Unknown

I would.

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857.644 - 878.783 Jeff O'Neill

Right? The idea of John Chayka throwing out – why don't we go – Chat with Joe Pavelski. We're going to look at a guy who's a U15 AAA coach in Wisconsin who played in Dallas and San Jose throughout his career. If you had to pay, let's say, $29.99, you could have access to the Babcock chatter or the Pavelski chatter. Which one would you pay for?

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880.872 - 899.949 Mike Johnson

I'm paying for Babs all day long. All day long. Because it's so much spicier. I mean, Joe Pavelski is a smart guy. He's an incredible player. Lots of confidence. Bright. Been around forever. He would probably sound pretty polished. Probably pretty boring, actually. And that's why they're considering him, I guess, in a Marty St. Louis-like hire.

900.509 - 923.603 Mike Johnson

But the Bab Cop thing, guys, is, to me, thinking about it, and the news took this Stanley Cup final by storm yesterday. It was the first thing anyone wanted to talk about. And it's not a debate about whether he's a good coach. I think we all could sort of accept that he's a very good coach. That's not the thing. But he had to have the perfect storm of a desperate club to win.

924.393 - 945.253 Mike Johnson

Players that were so desperate that they would take on this personality that he's going to bring. An owner, an organization who doesn't care about if there's going to be any backlash. And I don't think Edmonton is in that spot at all. And a team maybe good enough that would warrant Mike Babcock to come out of retirement and to do it. And it all came together. I don't know, guys. Like...

946.33 - 968.361 Mike Johnson

If he's learned, if he's changed, does he realize the world's a different place, you can't treat people the way you once did, even if it worked back then? You guys say yes, but you probably thought he should have learned before he got the job in Columbus, instead of going through people's phones. And so, I would be curious to see and hear from him, What's different?

968.861 - 989.044 Mike Johnson

How are you going to be different? Can you still be as good of a coach if these tools, these sort of mind game stuff you like to do is removed from your toolbox? Can you still motivate? Can you still get the most out of guys? Have you changed? Have you learned? Does Connor like this? Seems like everyone is suggesting that the leadership, without saying Connor McDavid and Leon Drysaddle,

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