dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː kˈæmbəl kˈɑːnfɹəns fˈaɪnəlz, tˈɛsɪɚ wʌz kwˈoʊɾᵻd æz sˈeɪɪŋ ðætðə blˈækhɔːks plˈeɪɚz nˈiːdᵻd "hˈɑːɹt tɹænsplˈænts" ˈæftɚ ɡˈɪvɪŋ ˌʌp sˈɪkstiːn ɡˈoʊlz ɪnðə fˈɜːst tˈuː ɡˈeɪmz ʌvðə sˈɪɹiz ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪ ˈɛdmɔntən ˈɔɪlɚz, ænd tɹˈeɪlɪŋ ɪnðə sˈɪɹiz tˈuː ɡˈeɪmz tə zˈiəɹoʊ.
During the 1983 Campbell Conference finals, Tessier was quoted as saying that the Blackhawks players needed "heart transplants" after giving up 16 goals in the first two games of the series against the Edmonton Oilers, and trailing in the series 2 games to 0.