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.
At the 1983 Campbell Conference finals, Tessier remarked that the Blackhawks' players required a "heart transplant" following their defeat by the Edmonton Oilers in the opening two games of their series, with the team trailing 2-0.