TJ Oshie, Spurs Force A Game 7, Baseball and Presidents + Fyre Fest Of The Week

Episode of Pardon My Take · May 29, 2026 · 2 h 30 min

The Pardon My Take crew previews Spurs–Thunder Game 7, debates Pochettino and Christopher Sanchez, and hosts TJ Oshie on playoff hockey, Olympic shootouts and golf.

Summary

The hosts opened with the Western Conference finals between the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder, which had been forced to a Game 7. Dan Katz called the series toxic, citing flopping discourse, Victor Wembanyama skipping media after Game 5 and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's cease-and-desist against Underdog; PFT Commenter preferred to call it fun. Both picked the Thunder to win Game 7. They also covered Mitchell Robinson's broken pinky, the Vegas Golden Knights' sweep of Colorado to reach the Stanley Cup Final, NHL playoff seeding, Christopher Sanchez's scoreless May (which drifted into presidential trivia about Grover Cleveland Alexander), J.J. McCarthy and Kyler Murray, and reports that USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino met with AC Milan before the home World Cup.

TJ Oshie then joined to discuss the American Century Championship in Lake Tahoe, playing through injuries in his final playoff game, and his Capitals Mount Rushmore. He analyzed the Carolina Hurricanes' forecheck and how to beat it with short passes, said Montreal needed to score first in Game 5, and predicted a tough final for Carolina against Vegas. He said he leans toward Alex Ovechkin returning next season, recounted his 2014 Olympic shootout against Russia shot by shot, and described Barry Trotz's pivotal tirade and the 2018 Stanley Cup celebration in Las Vegas. He closed by settling internal debates on figure skating versus sprinting and other trivia.

The episode ended with belated birthday gifts for Max Delente, a recap of the staff softball team's first loss, Katz's purchase of a San Diego Chargers practice field goal post over Hank Lockwood's objections, and Fyre Fest segments on a stuck motorized shade, pool ownership, Pokémon, and PC gaming woes.

Chapters

  1. 2:36

    Spurs force Game 7

    The hosts debate whether the Spurs–Thunder series is toxic or fun, criticize Wembanyama's media absence and make Game 7 picks.

  2. 12:50

    Mitchell Robinson's pinky and Villanova feud

    Memes weighs the impact of Robinson's broken pinky before the group jokes about Memes adopting Max's Villanova fandom.

  3. 18:19

    SGA, Underdog and the refs

    Discussion of Gilgeous-Alexander's cease-and-desist to Underdog, possible Game 7 officials, Lu Dort and Jared McCain.

  4. 26:02

    Golden Knights reach the Cup Final

    Katz and PFT praise Vegas's franchise success and criticize the NHL playoff format while watching Carolina outshoot Montreal.

  5. 30:26

    Christopher Sanchez and presidents

    Max's push to discuss Sanchez's scoreless May turns into riffs about Grover Cleveland Alexander, Grover Cleveland and Zachary Taylor.

  6. 42:36

    NFL notes and Pochettino's AC Milan meeting

    The hosts discuss J.J. McCarthy and Kyler Murray, Josh Jacobs, and argue over Pochettino meeting AC Milan before the World Cup.

  7. 55:15

    TJ Oshie on golf and injuries

    Oshie discusses his American Century goals, playing through a broken hand in his final game, and his Capitals Mount Rushmore.

  8. 1:02:37

    Breaking down the Stanley Cup playoffs

    Oshie explains Vegas's run, Montreal's chances and how to beat Carolina's forecheck.

  9. 1:15:12

    Ovechkin and the 2014 Olympic shootout

    Oshie says he leans toward Ovechkin returning and recounts each of his Sochi shootout attempts.

  10. 1:28:05

    Winning the 2018 Stanley Cup

    Oshie recalls Barry Trotz's tirade, the team's buy-in and celebrating with the Cup in Las Vegas.

  11. 1:36:24

    Oshie settles PMT debates

    Oshie addresses the school pickup line, figure skating versus sprinting, iShowSpeed versus Trump and other questions.

  12. 1:46:21

    Max's birthday, softball and the field goal post

    Max receives a 99 Meatballs jersey and other gifts while the crew argues about where to put a Chargers field goal post.

  13. 2:06:19

    Fyre Fest of the Week

    Hank, PFT, Katz and Zach share grievances about a broken shade, pool ownership, Pokémon and PC gaming.

Key points

What was said, by whom, with the exact words. Timestamps jump to the moment.

  • Dan Katz

    Katz argues Wembanyama skipping media after a loss is a poor move for someone who wants to be the face of the league.

    “That's a lame-ass move to not go and talk to the media, especially when you want to be the face of the league”

    Listen from 5:34 · San Antonio Spurs

  • Dan KatzDidn’t happen

    Katz predicts the Thunder will probably win Game 7 against the Spurs.

    “if you had to go gun to your head, I think the Thunder probably win game seven because it is like”

    Listen from 9:31 · 2026 NBA playoffs

  • PFT CommenterDidn’t happen

    PFT Commenter predicts the Thunder will win Game 7 easily.

    “I think that the Thunder win, and they win easily”

    Listen from 9:57 · 2026 NBA playoffs

  • PFT Commenter

    PFT Commenter argues the NHL playoff format produces non-competitive late-round series, which hurts the sport.

    “The fact that it's reached this point where we're getting non-competitive series in the conference finals on a pretty regular basis is very bad for the sport”

    Listen from 27:43 · 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs

  • Dan Katz

    Katz rejects claims the expansion draft was rigged for Vegas, saying the team simply made good moves that were criticized at the time.

    “they just made good deals at the time, and people shit on them, and it turned out they built a good organization”

    Listen from 28:32 · Vegas Golden Knights

  • Max Delente

    Max notes Sanchez had pitched over 44 consecutive scoreless innings.

    “he's 44 and two-thirds innings straight without giving up a run”

    Listen from 32:28 · Christopher Sanchez scoreless streak

  • Dan Katz

    Katz argues fans are hypocritical for criticizing J.J. McCarthy's honest answer while complaining about cliché athlete answers.

    “we're all hypocritical when it comes to how athletes talk”

    Listen from 44:11

  • Dan Katz

    Katz wishes Pochettino would focus on the World Cup instead of meeting with AC Milan.

    “I would like for him to maybe focus on the World Cup”

    Listen from 48:35 · Mauricio Pochettino AC Milan talks

  • PFT Commenter

    PFT Commenter says Pochettino and U.S. Soccer deserve full criticism if the team underperforms at the home World Cup.

    “he deserves and U.S. soccer deserves all the criticism in the world because this has been the World Cup that we were supposed to be good for”

    Listen from 50:57 · Mauricio Pochettino AC Milan talks

  • TJ Oshie

    Oshie names Ovechkin, Backstrom, Carlson and Holtby as the Capitals' Mount Rushmore of his era.

    “if we're speaking just that era, I think it's Ovi, Backstrom, Carlson, Holpe”

    Listen from 1:01:17 · 2018 Stanley Cup Final

  • TJ Oshie

    Oshie believes the Vegas–Colorado series would not have been a sweep had both teams been healthy.

    “I think both teams fully healthy. The series, I don't think, is a sweep”

    Listen from 1:05:26 · Vegas Golden Knights

  • TJ Oshie

    Oshie says Montreal's only path back against Carolina was scoring the first goal in Game 5.

    “the only way they can get back is if they score the first goal in Game 5”

    Listen from 1:06:38 · Carolina Hurricanes

  • TJ Oshie

    Oshie explains beating Carolina's forecheck requires drawing in pressure and making short passes rather than long ones.

    “you actually suck them in and bring their pressure to you, right? And then you don't make a long play. You make a little short play”

    Listen from 1:08:36 · Carolina Hurricanes

  • TJ Oshie

    Oshie observes that younger NHL players communicate on the ice much less than players of his era.

    “these young guys a lot less. I don't know, maybe because they have their head up more than us, but they they talk on the ice a lot less”

    Listen from 1:11:51

  • TJ Oshie

    Oshie says he leans toward Ovechkin returning next season but has no inside information.

    “I personally lean that he's going to be back, but I have zero facts to back it up”

    Listen from 1:15:33 · Alex Ovechkin retirement speculation

  • TJ Oshie

    Oshie says he was so confident in shootouts that he would face anyone in the world.

    “I would put myself up against anyone in the world in a one-on-one shootout thing”

    Listen from 1:20:02 · Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – USA vs. Russia shootout

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    TJ Oshie

    Oshie recounts Barry Trotz threatening veterans' ice time unless they defended properly, which he credits with turning the season.

    “if you don't start defending the way you have to defend, you will not play again”

    Listen from 1:28:27 · 2018 Stanley Cup Final

  • TJ Oshie

    Oshie says adopting a Moe Norman-style single-plane swing has reduced his back pain.

    “I've been trying that out this spring and it's, it's taken a lot of pain out of my back”

    Listen from 1:35:43 · American Century Championship

  • TJ Oshie

    Oshie judges Olympic figure skating more impressive than sprinting, saying top hockey players couldn't approach figure skaters' skills.

    “the things that figure skaters do on the ice, the best hockey player in the world wouldn't even come close”

    Listen from 1:40:58

  • Zach

    Zach warns console gamers not to switch to PC after weeks of tech-support trouble.

    “your friends try to convince you that it's time to move away from the console and go to the computer”

    Listen from 2:22:37

People

In the conversation

  • Dan KatzBarstool Sports personality known as Big Cat, co-host of Pardon My Take
  • PFT CommenterBarstool Sports writer and co-host of Pardon My Take
  • Max DelentePardon My Take producer and Philadelphia 76ers fan whose bachelor party is referenced
  • Hank LockwoodPardon My Take contributor and Boston Celtics fan
  • MemesPardon My Take staffer and New York Knicks fan
  • ZachNewest Pardon My Take staff member, Knicks fan
  • TJ OshieRetired American NHL forward, 2018 Stanley Cup champion with the Washington Capitals

Discussed

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From the publisher

Spurs Force a Game 7 Saturday night after they kill the Thunder and the series has gotten increasingly chippy with storylines everywhere (00:00:00-00:12:08). Mitchell Robinson broke his pinky. Vegas is headed to the SCF. We discuss Christopher Sanchez’s dominate month and Presidents plus the USMNT coach is taking meetings for his next job before the World Cup (00:12:08-00:54:08). TJ Oshie joins the show to talk about playoff hockey, being captain America, the upcoming American Century Golf Tournament, plus he settles some current PMT debates (00:54:08-01:43:21). We finish the show with some birthday presents for Max and Fyre Fest of the week. You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Netflix. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/pardon-my-take

Summary, chapters and key points were generated from the episode transcript on September 28, 2026. Quotes are checked word for word against the transcript.

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