Eric Francis on The Cup Final, Calgary's Draft, and More!

About this episode

Pat Steinberg and Eric Francis discuss the Stanley Cup Final and the Calgary Flames' prospects in the NHL Draft.

On this hour of Flames Talk, Pat Steinberg is joined by Eric Francis for another edition of The Eric Francis Hour...this time coming live from Vegas for the Stanley Cup Final! He talks about how he believes this is one of the best Stanley Cup Finals we've had in recent memory, how impressive Carolina has been, and how difficult of a decision it must've been for Rod Brind'Amour to go to Bussi amid the struggles from Andersen. (26:24) Later, Pat and Eric continue to talk about the Stanley Cup Final and how they feel Rasmus Andersson has performed in his slightly less prominent role with the Vegas Golden Knights, and why Eric believes the Calgary Flames will be one of the biggest stories coming out of the NHL Draft.

People in this episode

Host: Pat Steinberg

Guest: Eric Francis

Topics covered

• Stanley Cup Final
• NHL Draft
• Calgary Flames
• Carolina Hurricanes
• Rasmus Andersson
• Rod Brind'Amour

Keywords

• Stanley Cup Final
• Calgary Flames
• NHL Draft
• Eric Francis
• Rasmus Andersson
• Rod Brind'Amour
• Carolina Hurricanes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Calgary Flames, Carolina, Vegas Golden Knights

Places: Vegas

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