The Florida Panthers won 5-4 in double OT! Brad Marchand turns into a legend!

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The Panthers win arguably the greatest game of all time! Leroy explains what he went through Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final Friday night. Did he almost pass out in the jacuzzi for the Cats!? The Florida Panthers won 5-4 in double OT. Gus Forsling puts his body on the line for the team, then Brad Marchand turns into a legend with the game winner for the Cats.

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00:00I bet it. Two minutes, seven seconds into the game. The Panthers strike first tonight. It's

00:041-0 here in game two. Just to know that they're on the ice, you have to be aware of them all

00:10the time. You have to know a little bit of their tendencies as well.

00:13Dreisaitl drop past McDavid. Right circle cuts in front. Can't pull the trigger. Bounces out to

00:18Dreisaitl at the right point. Pass across. In stride. McDavid shakes into the far circle. What a

00:22move. And finally scored. Oh my goodness. Leon Dreisaitl finished it off. A one-timer out of the

00:28right circle. But Connor McDavid, an all-world play. And there's no other way to size that

00:36one up. They're going to get their chances. That's just a fact. You just can't feed them

00:40and you can't create the environment that they get more than they need. Even though they don't

00:45need much. There's an energy to it. There's an edge to it because you can all feel it coming.

00:49But there's not the tightness that maybe we found from the first time we did this. Right.

00:53Here's Dreisaitl cruising in. Perry Dreisaitl. Out to the right point. Nugent Hopkins can't find

00:58it. Lundell. Short-handed breakaway. Marchand. In Marchand. Down low. He scores! A short-handed

01:06goal for Brad Marchand on a breakaway. He beats Skinner down low. And the Panthers are up 4-3.

01:14Take it. You know, I just don't think it gets too big for him. You know, right? He just,

01:18he's one of our most vocal guys, you know, throughout the third, the first, and second,

01:23you know, overtime and admissions. And it doesn't seem like he ever gets, you know, too riled

01:28about it, which is something you need. He's a veteran presence guy that's got a ring. So

01:32I'm really, really lucky to have him. Out to the near court. It's one-handed along

01:37by the corner by Wallman. Picked up by Perry. In here on the near boards, McDade. Perry,

01:41out to the line. Wallman, long shot. Lose off of Jocs. It's been able to score. And it's

01:46Corey Perry tying the game with 17.8 seconds to go. In regulation time, this game is tied at

01:53goal.

01:55Bouchard near a circle in the Edmond 2 zone. Chris Noblok switches out the 4-0 group. And left side,

02:01it's Kane, Brown, in front of him. And saved Mabrowski. He got just right off the left.

02:05With the glove, Hanton knocking away as Connor Brown was knocking on the door. Here's Klingberg

02:09on the end boards for Edmonton. Where Hagee picked his pocket. Where Hagee in front of Chance.

02:12And it's hit. Oh, one of the saves, Skinner. And then it's rolled on the low second try.

02:16And Marshan stole Price. And look how clear. Stewart Skinner's biggest sequence of the night.

02:23He made an acrobatic save. And then on the second one, looked like he may have gotten a little

02:27piece. And then hit the post. Then it's Dreisaitl behind the net. Dreisaitl out to

02:33Echol to 5. It's wide. Out to the near point. Out to the zone. It's Marshan. A pass ahead.

02:38Rodeau Marshan. A break to a head to Marshan. Can he tie the series? And he scores!

02:43Brent Marshan in overtime. And the Panthers win game 2-5-4. The series is tied. And a game

02:52of peace.

03:08That was one of the greatest games I've ever seen in my life.

03:12The angst. Oh, my God.

03:15Oh, my God.

03:16I got to tell you. I was outside. Because you guys tried to kill me.

03:23We lost contact with you. It was like the mission was going well. And then we're like,

03:29Leroy, Leroy. It's almost like an action movie. We're like, I think we lost him. I think we've

03:33lost him.

03:35So, I was outside. And I'm like, go!

03:39Oh! The neighbors had to hear me. Because, I mean, it was hectic. And I was so glad to get a

03:49shorty. Because it always happens against us. I was like, oh, yes, shorty.

03:56Yeah, but what was your emotions in the hot tub? So, what did you do? Did you go hot tub in an

04:03intermission and you watch from the pool? No. So, every time the status changed, I changed.

04:14So, every time there was a lead change. So, like, you just kept changing in the first period?

04:19So, when the Panthers were going to, I stayed put. Right? Then when they tied it, I got in the pool.

04:27Panthers score, back in the pool. Jacuzzi. Right?

04:34So, lead jacuzzi, tie pool.

04:37Yeah.

04:37So, you spent overtime after it was 4-4 and we all wanted to just die.

04:42I was in the pool.

04:44You went into the pool.

04:45Yes, but they were leading for a majority of the game. So, understand.

04:49You were in the hot tub.

04:50Oh!

04:51So, you were in the hot tub for basically the whole third period.

04:54Pretty much.

04:55And then after they tied it, pool.

04:57And then when they said 17 seconds and they scored, I slid out of the jacuzzi and used my

05:05last bit of breath to get into the pool because I don't think I would have made it another three

05:13minutes in the jacuzzi. And the whole time, as I'm sliding over the edge of the pool, the

05:19jacuzzi to get in the pool, I'm like, damn you, Tobin.

05:24So, you watched all of overtimes in the pool.

05:28Correct.

05:29Got it.

05:30Hey, you did it right.

05:31You did it right.

05:32Did I?

05:33You did it right.

05:35You did it right.

05:36I appreciate it.

05:38I ran out of fluids.

05:39We knew something was wrong because you touched base before third period and you said you

05:49were about to get back in and then we didn't hear from you.

05:53And I was like, this only means two things.

05:54He's either passed out asleep or passed out from fluids.

05:58I was like, I was sitting in the jacuzzi.

06:01I just moved the worst too.

06:02I assumed the worst.

06:03I was sitting in the jacuzzi.

06:09Oh God, somebody score, please.

06:12At this point, I don't care who it is.

06:17Score two.

06:18I don't care.

06:19Just let somebody.

06:20I ran out of fluids.

06:23I'm feeling the whole cooler up.

06:25I had three Gator lights, three Gatorades.

06:30I had a mix of electrolytes that I put in a big bottle of water.

06:38Yep.

06:38Right?

06:38Put two packs in there.

06:40Right?

06:41And I was like, okay, I'm going to make it if I just keep.

06:44No.

06:45So I, and then I'm like, as I'm sitting there, starting to see spots with all the fluid I'm drinking.

06:56You know what the first thought came to mind is?

06:59This Marcos is an idiot.

07:01How the hell does he think somebody could lose that much damn weight?

07:05It's not possible.

07:06Out of focus.

07:08No, dude.

07:10I'm telling you.

07:11No.

07:11It was, uh, dude, that was, it was.

07:16And like, you hear the anxiety and anxiousness of the announcers, the fans, when either side goes on a rush.

07:23And then you see a shot and you think it's open.

07:25It goes.

07:27He like.

07:28Yeah.

07:29Squeaky cheeks.

07:30It was a squeaky cheeks game.

07:31Both sides.

07:32It definitely was.

07:33It was.

07:33I mean, that's two games like that.

07:35No, I mean, it's been an incredible series.

07:36It's been so back and forth.

07:39So even, uh, it's been amazing.

07:42I mean, that first, the first period was on drugs.

07:44It was, it was crazy how, like how back and forth that was.

07:48And, you know, Paul Maurice was talking about this yesterday.

07:50He goes like, I don't think this has been a badly defended series.

07:54Like, I know what the, the, the scoreboard says, but this has been some guys are playing balls out defense.

08:01The, the, the goalie play has been really strong from both goalies.

08:06He's like, this is just some high level stuff from these, from these teams.

08:10But Brad Marchand, dude, I mean, this dude is turning himself from cat's enemy to cat's legend.

08:15Like, like it's been quick.

08:17He's insane.

08:18It's been insane what he's been able to do.

08:21He's like, he, he, and it felt like it was going to be him.

08:24Cause he had like three attempts.

08:27Right.

08:27Like after the shorty where it's like, oh, he's going to find a way to get another one.

08:32Whether it was like the wraparound, whatever.

08:35Like it was like, if this is, this is going to be Brad Marchand's game.

08:38It was appropriate that it ended up being his game winner.

08:41He deserved it.

08:42I tell you who's gonna, who has.

08:48Just put himself in a different stratosphere.

08:52Sam Bennett.

08:53Oh yeah.

08:53Oh my goodness.

08:55Oh yeah.

08:56No, he's, he's, he's.

08:57In a team that has Barkov and Kachuk and Marchand, like Sam Bennett is the guy right now.

09:07He's been awesome.

09:08Yeah.

09:08I mean, like, I think that it's, it's been, it's been an incredible postseason for 13 goals.

09:12Now he's been, he's been unbelievable.

09:14He's absolutely also done that with, you know, a country wanted to take him away in handcuffs,

09:19but you know, like, look, razor thin, but the cats are exactly where they need to be

09:25back in their barn tonight.

09:27Even one game a piece.

09:29And I mean, this building is going to be absolutely on fire tonight, dude.

09:36I can't leave my house after seven.

09:40Why?

09:40Just traffic.

09:42Oh yeah.

09:43Yeah.

09:44Yeah.

09:44The traffic, because keep in mind, they get off of a five 95 and go down one 36.

09:51Yeah.

09:51And I'm off of one 36.

09:53I can't like mess with that area.

09:56And if I go to other way, you got 75 where people try to go 75 route.

10:01Yeah.

10:02Can we give a shout out to our boy, friend of the show, Gustav Forsling.

10:07This man, what a stud wizard.

10:10What a stud.

10:11This dude was diving all over the place.

10:13There is a, there's no guy.

10:17I remember my mother-in-law walking by.

10:19She goes, Ooh, he's, who's that diving on the ground?

10:22I say, Gus.

10:23That's Gus.

10:24He goes, how do you know?

10:25I say, cause that's what he always does.

10:26That's what he does, dude.

10:27That's what he does.

10:28He's just causing havoc.

10:29Oh, you get ready to shoot.

10:30He just, and he don't jump like all the way on the ground.

10:34He just slides down gracefully.

10:36Like a penguin.

10:37Yeah.

10:39Like it's part of the show.

10:40Like a, like a sea lion.

10:41You got that right.

10:42RVA Richie.

10:44Been about to get that money.

10:46Oh yeah.

10:47He's, he's about to get whatever he wants.

10:49It's, it's, it's insane.

10:51Like it's, I mean, we talk about Bennett more than we talk about Barkoff and Reinhardt.

10:57Well, that's been definitely a criticism is like, this is, and I don't know, you know,

11:00what to make, cause obviously they have the top, you know, they, they have to shut down

11:03the high powered, you know, top line that is the Edmond Stoilers, but they definitely

11:07haven't had their impact on this Rhino a couple of times.

11:10Barky's done some, they've had their moments, but they haven't got on the board yet, which

11:15I was, I think in a way can be encouraging for the cats.

11:18Cause I think that there's still, there's still plenty to come.

11:20We haven't even seen from their top dogs yet.

11:22Well, I w I would say this is that I think that because the pandas are so deep to go

11:33in there and have that complaint, right?

11:38Is a bit unfair to how their team is built and how their team has done all year, because

11:45all year we've talked about other guys scoring.

11:49And so this is nothing new to us, not seeing all of your scoring primarily come from Barkoff

11:56and Reinhardt, because there's been a lot of guys during the course of the year that

12:01have stepped up and there's a number of guys in the playoffs that have scored.

12:07So it'd be different if you couldn't score at all, then you tend to look at your star players.

12:14Right.

12:15Yeah.

12:15And it's been two games.

12:16Like, like it is what it is.

12:17I think, you know, with, with, with, uh, Edmonton, you know, that Connor McDavid and dry

12:22sidle when they pair, they have to, though, they're going to be, they're going to be in

12:26a spot where they're going to light up the scoreboard.

12:27I mean, like, if you just look at where the scoring has, like what kind of numbers they're

12:32putting up, that's your hub.

12:35Is Kane hockey intangible?

12:38Yes, very much so.

12:40Yeah.

12:40Pure menace likes to punch people.

12:42Dirty play.

12:43No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

12:45See, hockey intangible is the opposite.

12:49Of basketball intangible.

12:54So is Kane, you know, can I claim Kane?

13:00No, you're not this series.

13:02Like, why do you got Seth Jones?

13:03No, no, no.

13:04I'm just saying in general.

13:05Yeah.

13:06You can claim it.

13:07Okay.

13:07No, no, no.

13:08I'm not saying I'm root for him.

13:09I'm just saying when he scored, I was like, all right.

13:14He's been around for a hot minute.

13:16Oh, no.

13:16I'm not a well liked individual.

13:19Really?

13:20No, dude.

13:21That's crazy because Seth Jones don't never come out.

13:25Like, go get some water, dude.

13:28He is always in.

13:29He is always in.

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