WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.480 --> 00:00:06.240 Check Podcasts. 2 00:00:06.679 --> 00:00:10.160 Thanks for listening to the Donnie and Dolly podcast. Catch 3 00:00:10.199 --> 00:00:13.279 the show Monday through Friday, ten am to noon on Check. 4 00:00:14.599 --> 00:00:16.000 I think you're gonna want to hear this. 5 00:00:18.280 --> 00:00:21.440 Your local sports coverage lives here. 6 00:00:21.359 --> 00:00:24.320 And the man wearing Dennis Currn's old number six makes 7 00:00:24.359 --> 00:00:27.280 it too nothing With John Taylor, I was just gonna 8 00:00:27.280 --> 00:00:31.679 say underrated egg, deviled egg and Rick Dolly Wall, Now are. 9 00:00:31.559 --> 00:00:33.799 You gonna go on the coach at eight o'clock tonight? 10 00:00:33.920 --> 00:00:36.280 Sits down and let's put it in gears? 11 00:00:36.439 --> 00:00:37.880 Donnie and Dollie. 12 00:00:40.439 --> 00:00:43.399 Ten o' clocket, Downtown Vancouver, one of the Paul Carson Studio. 13 00:00:43.439 --> 00:00:45.560 Thanks for tuning in, folks. It's Donnie and Dolly the 14 00:00:45.600 --> 00:00:48.000 team on Check. Don Taylor, along with Rick Dolly Wall. 15 00:00:48.520 --> 00:00:51.000 Ryan Henderson is our producer. He's the man at the 16 00:00:51.039 --> 00:00:54.920 controls or director. The voice of God is Derek Wan. 17 00:00:55.359 --> 00:00:57.039 How are you on this show, lovely friend? 18 00:00:57.079 --> 00:00:59.880 Oh Friday, it's the weekend's here, Donnie, the weekend's here. 19 00:01:00.479 --> 00:01:02.560 Well, we still got two hours to go here, Yeah, 20 00:01:02.880 --> 00:01:05.400 two hours. Let's get through that. There's actually quite a 21 00:01:05.400 --> 00:01:10.040 lot to talk about today. Let's start, as we often do, 22 00:01:11.519 --> 00:01:14.280 with the Abbotsford Cannucks, not the Abbtsford Cannucks, but the 23 00:01:14.359 --> 00:01:18.359 Canucks organization. We often start with that Abbotsford Cannucks. Tonight 24 00:01:18.400 --> 00:01:19.959 down in Loveland, Colorado. 25 00:01:20.200 --> 00:01:23.519 Loveland, Colorado, about thirty minutes out of Denver. Donnie, is 26 00:01:23.640 --> 00:01:26.680 you've done your research on I. I googled Loveland, Colorado this 27 00:01:26.719 --> 00:01:28.640 morning to get a better feel for I've never heard 28 00:01:28.640 --> 00:01:29.359 of Loveland, but. 29 00:01:29.319 --> 00:01:32.239 Anyways, well you googled Loveland first. You don't want to 30 00:01:32.280 --> 00:01:34.879 talk about what came up, but Loveland, Colorado. 31 00:01:34.920 --> 00:01:37.239 I googled Loveland, and a bunch of stuff popped up 32 00:01:37.280 --> 00:01:40.760 that I talk about. I bet it. Okay, listen, Donnie, 33 00:01:40.879 --> 00:01:43.200 I'll win by ABBSBD tonight. They're off to the Western 34 00:01:43.200 --> 00:01:46.280 Conference Final and they're only five wins away right now 35 00:01:46.319 --> 00:01:48.640 from the Calder Cup, which is the American Hockey League 36 00:01:48.680 --> 00:01:52.200 championship series. Manny Maholtra and his group doing a great job. 37 00:01:52.400 --> 00:01:54.599 Here's a stat for you, Donnie. This is what I 38 00:01:54.640 --> 00:01:57.879 do for you. I dig up stuff. Twelve oh to 39 00:01:57.920 --> 00:02:01.120 one in their last thirteen or old games for Abtersburg. 40 00:02:01.200 --> 00:02:03.799 That's pretty going back to the regular season. Yeah, yeah, 41 00:02:04.319 --> 00:02:09.439 going back twelve one. Ryan, you got a problem with that. 42 00:02:09.439 --> 00:02:12.080 That's the research that we do. It on the shoulder, 43 00:02:12.360 --> 00:02:14.759 make sure our listeners are informed. Yeah, puts us a 44 00:02:14.800 --> 00:02:18.080 notch above everybody everyone else. I don't hear bruff and 45 00:02:18.159 --> 00:02:20.919 rough talking about that. Twelve oh one. That's good. 46 00:02:21.520 --> 00:02:25.400 Jonathan Lecker Mackie has four points in his last two games. 47 00:02:25.800 --> 00:02:27.840 We'll see if that can continue today. 48 00:02:28.039 --> 00:02:30.199 And when you got a young kid like that, twenty 49 00:02:30.280 --> 00:02:32.879 year olds old, twenty years old Donny in a pressure 50 00:02:32.879 --> 00:02:36.400 cooker playoff series in the American League and producing like that, 51 00:02:36.400 --> 00:02:37.719 that bodes well for that kid. 52 00:02:39.759 --> 00:02:43.800 Meanwhile, the Canucks have signed a forward from Latvia. I 53 00:02:43.800 --> 00:02:46.479 know you wanted to talk about you've done your research, 54 00:02:47.039 --> 00:02:50.080 not on this guy. Twenty two year old forward Latvia. 55 00:02:50.240 --> 00:02:53.280 He's from Latvia, Donnie six three and twenty one pounds. 56 00:02:53.319 --> 00:02:55.319 This guy's gonna be good, Donny. You look at his 57 00:02:55.400 --> 00:02:57.039 size and you look at the fact that he's a 58 00:02:57.080 --> 00:02:58.599 power forward. You gotta love it. 59 00:02:59.439 --> 00:03:05.159 Enre Ravinskis Ravinscus from Lafia playing in Finland. I think 60 00:03:05.199 --> 00:03:07.960 he got promoted from one league to the other. But 61 00:03:08.400 --> 00:03:11.759 the Kata twenty one points in twenty three games with 62 00:03:11.879 --> 00:03:15.560 the Kata of the Finnish League. It's like there's yeah, 63 00:03:15.680 --> 00:03:17.039 there's something, there's something there. 64 00:03:17.039 --> 00:03:18.240 I would say size. 65 00:03:18.360 --> 00:03:20.319 He played his junior hockey in the Quebec League, in 66 00:03:20.400 --> 00:03:23.560 the Quebec League, but Quebec Maritimes League. Well, what's the 67 00:03:23.599 --> 00:03:27.039 thing that sticks out, Donny, size six'. Three you know 68 00:03:27.039 --> 00:03:30.080 what he can. Skate you saw the breakaway goal a 69 00:03:30.120 --> 00:03:32.280 couple of seconds. Ago so this is what The canucks 70 00:03:32.360 --> 00:03:34.840 do is you have your pro scouts all over the 71 00:03:34.840 --> 00:03:37.520 world looking at, players and they've identified this guy and 72 00:03:37.520 --> 00:03:41.159 they've signed. Them but this one could be a good. 73 00:03:41.199 --> 00:03:44.479 Signing henri ravinscis of. 74 00:03:44.439 --> 00:03:47.439 Course the question to be asked twenty two years. 75 00:03:47.479 --> 00:03:50.080 Old why hasn't he been picked up by AN nhl 76 00:03:50.080 --> 00:03:51.599 team or drafted by AN nhl team? 77 00:03:51.639 --> 00:03:55.120 Before or, no he wasn't. Drafted but we're going to 78 00:03:55.199 --> 00:03:57.280 talk to a guy Named Brendan dillon today who didn't 79 00:03:57.319 --> 00:03:59.360 go in The battom, draft who didn't go in THE nhl, 80 00:03:59.479 --> 00:04:02.199 Draft but he didn't give. Up he didn't. Quit these 81 00:04:02.199 --> 00:04:05.919 guys don't. Quit and because there's thirty two teams in the, League, 82 00:04:06.439 --> 00:04:08.960 donnie these, guys The canucks and every other, team they're 83 00:04:08.960 --> 00:04:12.400 not stopping looking for. Talent and here they founded In. 84 00:04:12.479 --> 00:04:15.120 Latvia you, know this guy could be a good player. 85 00:04:18.480 --> 00:04:20.839 As far As Brendan dillon Goes rich has. Mentioned we 86 00:04:20.920 --> 00:04:23.680 recorded an interview With Brendon dillon In pride Of, SURREY 87 00:04:23.920 --> 00:04:26.720 oh with The New Jersey. Devils now he's suffered with 88 00:04:26.800 --> 00:04:32.079 that gruesome looking neck injury first game Against carolina. 89 00:04:31.879 --> 00:04:33.680 In the, playoffs and he's on his road to. 90 00:04:33.720 --> 00:04:36.399 Recovery and one thing we didn't realize when we were 91 00:04:36.399 --> 00:04:39.439 talking about Getting brendan on the show, yesterday you mentioned 92 00:04:39.480 --> 00:04:42.199 him not being drafted nine hundred and seventy FOUR nhl 93 00:04:42.319 --> 00:04:44.600 games on his way to one. Thousand we'll talk to 94 00:04:44.720 --> 00:04:47.600 him about that and about what it's like to play 95 00:04:47.639 --> 00:04:50.279 with The hughes brothers oh In New. Jersey maybe he 96 00:04:50.319 --> 00:04:53.560 has the insights to stay tuned folks on whether or 97 00:04:53.560 --> 00:04:56.680 not there's you, know some thought that the three brothers 98 00:04:56.720 --> 00:04:58.399 may be playing together and. 99 00:04:58.439 --> 00:05:01.160 One way or the other One, johnny are you kids 100 00:05:01.160 --> 00:05:03.360 out there that don't go in The battom draft and 101 00:05:03.360 --> 00:05:05.000 don't go in THE nhl, draft don't give. 102 00:05:05.079 --> 00:05:05.160 Up. 103 00:05:05.240 --> 00:05:07.839 Dawn look At Brendan dillon almost at a thousand. Games 104 00:05:08.120 --> 00:05:12.480 Brendan dylan was Playing surrey midget a Three Dawn he 105 00:05:12.560 --> 00:05:15.120 went From Surrey MIDGET a, three which is the third 106 00:05:15.160 --> 00:05:18.079 best team In, surrey to the whole. Team, yeah to 107 00:05:18.120 --> 00:05:22.120 The hope Ice breakers and Then. Seattle and there's a 108 00:05:22.199 --> 00:05:24.519 kid that never gave. Up but and then he had 109 00:05:24.560 --> 00:05:26.639 twenty two teams after. Him at the age of, nineteen 110 00:05:26.680 --> 00:05:29.279 he Picked. Dallas canucks were in on, that but he Picked. 111 00:05:29.319 --> 00:05:32.240 Dallas but never give. Up And Brendan dillon From surrey 112 00:05:32.279 --> 00:05:35.839 is a great example of never giving. Up so we 113 00:05:35.839 --> 00:05:37.040 we thank you for. 114 00:05:37.079 --> 00:05:41.800 That we see those highlights of nre Ravinskis, yeah now 115 00:05:41.800 --> 00:05:45.519 A canucks prospect from From latvia playing In finland on 116 00:05:45.560 --> 00:05:47.120 the big, ice and that leads. 117 00:05:46.879 --> 00:05:50.399 To The World Hockey. Championships canada, losing oh yesterday To 118 00:05:50.519 --> 00:05:53.920 denmark too. ONE i was giving up two late. Goals what? 119 00:05:54.040 --> 00:05:56.000 HAPPENED i was in. Shock are we gonna have a 120 00:05:56.079 --> 00:05:59.279 what do they call it a In? Canada? Summit you're 121 00:05:59.279 --> 00:06:00.920 gonna have a? Summit are we gonna have a? SUMMIT 122 00:06:01.319 --> 00:06:03.800 i see a lot of heat on dubas was right 123 00:06:03.800 --> 00:06:06.959 away When canada. Lost dubis was what do they call? 124 00:06:06.959 --> 00:06:11.360 It On twitter In? Canada when he's. Trending he was 125 00:06:11.399 --> 00:06:14.600 trending and they were ripping dubas they were ripping Port Deed, 126 00:06:14.639 --> 00:06:19.360 everson Former Vancouver giants coach everybody to, everybody, relaxed it's 127 00:06:19.399 --> 00:06:21.399 it's it's it's a world. HOTE i think it's a good. 128 00:06:21.439 --> 00:06:24.600 Thing, Yeah and first of, all it's it's good for 129 00:06:24.680 --> 00:06:27.839 hockey right spread the game throughout the, globe and not 130 00:06:28.079 --> 00:06:30.839 that it's not already pretty big In. Denmark but they 131 00:06:30.879 --> 00:06:34.720 won The Four. Nations If i'm a big law of averages, 132 00:06:34.759 --> 00:06:37.639 guy if they won The World Hockey championships with a 133 00:06:37.920 --> 00:06:39.480 by the, way a star start of the, lineup that 134 00:06:39.480 --> 00:06:43.319 should not have lost that. Game but does that decrease 135 00:06:43.360 --> 00:06:47.439 their chances of going three for three by winning a 136 00:06:47.480 --> 00:06:48.160 gold medal at the. 137 00:06:48.160 --> 00:06:51.759 Twenty twenty Six. Olympics that's just me, karma law of. 138 00:06:51.839 --> 00:06:54.839 AVERAGES i believe in. That though there's no need for a. 139 00:06:54.839 --> 00:06:56.879 Summit and by the, way Bull horvat got, hurt he, 140 00:06:57.000 --> 00:06:57.800 left he had. 141 00:06:57.720 --> 00:07:02.439 To go Big. Centerman, sure but what there were THREE 142 00:07:02.600 --> 00:07:05.519 nhl guys On. Denmark there are more AND i saw 143 00:07:05.560 --> 00:07:09.279 this tweet yesterday more Future hall Of famers on The 144 00:07:09.319 --> 00:07:12.160 canada or there was More Future hall Of famers on 145 00:07:12.199 --> 00:07:14.680 The canadian roster than there Was nhler's on the on 146 00:07:14.759 --> 00:07:15.199 The danish. 147 00:07:15.279 --> 00:07:17.000 Roster Nick heeler's got one of the. Goals they got 148 00:07:17.040 --> 00:07:19.920 the first goal for the. Yesterday guess What Nick eelers 149 00:07:20.040 --> 00:07:25.079 is in a few weeks maybe where uf what he's 150 00:07:25.079 --> 00:07:27.199 saying he's coming to? There, NO i don't start, there 151 00:07:27.480 --> 00:07:30.399 But Nick, eelers, boy if he Hits july, First chi, 152 00:07:30.519 --> 00:07:31.279 Ching chi, Ching. 153 00:07:31.279 --> 00:07:33.920 We're gonna talk about The Stanley cup final as. WELL 154 00:07:34.439 --> 00:07:36.560 i know you wanted to talk about THE nba, playoffs 155 00:07:38.360 --> 00:07:41.360 all kidding, aside but let's stick with The World championships 156 00:07:41.360 --> 00:07:45.839 for a. Second why Because checchia is. Out they lost 157 00:07:45.879 --> 00:07:51.319 their quarterfinal game To. Sweden But Philip perona had some 158 00:07:51.360 --> 00:07:55.160 pretty good numbers there first and foremost six, assists no, 159 00:07:55.279 --> 00:07:58.199 goals but six assists in the eight. Games he has 160 00:07:58.279 --> 00:08:03.279 three years left seven point two five Per and there's 161 00:08:03.319 --> 00:08:07.319 some talk around conduct nation that if The canucks are 162 00:08:07.360 --> 00:08:11.199 gonna indeed do What rutherford And alvin want them to, 163 00:08:11.240 --> 00:08:14.639 do but what they have to do picking up a 164 00:08:14.639 --> 00:08:17.160 top six forward that they have to trade from a 165 00:08:17.199 --> 00:08:22.319 position of. Strength Is Philip heronic a possible trade piece 166 00:08:22.920 --> 00:08:23.519 for the banker of A. 167 00:08:23.560 --> 00:08:25.759 Canucks first of, all there's no evidence to The canucks 168 00:08:25.759 --> 00:08:29.920 are Shopping. Heronic it's just people throw stuff out On, twitter, YadA, YadA. 169 00:08:30.000 --> 00:08:33.759 YadA BUT i will ask you, This don if they Trade, heronic, 170 00:08:34.399 --> 00:08:36.879 exactly who is The canuck's new right SHOT d in 171 00:08:36.919 --> 00:08:39.879 the first? Pair chris tnn have left and they never 172 00:08:39.919 --> 00:08:42.759 got a defenseman to play With hughes until they Got. 173 00:08:42.759 --> 00:08:46.440 Heronic The canucks did a good job of Identifying heronic 174 00:08:46.919 --> 00:08:51.000 bringing them, here re signing long. Term you do all, 175 00:08:51.080 --> 00:08:53.000 that you, do all the heavy. Lifting now all of a, 176 00:08:53.000 --> 00:08:57.679 sudden you're gonna cough Up eronic for what a top six? Center, okay, 177 00:08:57.840 --> 00:09:00.559 well who's your new top right SHOT d With. Hughes 178 00:09:00.679 --> 00:09:03.919 It's Tyler. Myers you know What Tyler? Myers? Victor you 179 00:09:03.919 --> 00:09:06.320 know he scored the other. Day now you know What 180 00:09:06.360 --> 00:09:09.360 myers turns in a few. Months thirty, Six don thirty. 181 00:09:09.399 --> 00:09:11.840 SIX a lot of miles on that guy over a thousand. 182 00:09:11.840 --> 00:09:15.159 Games Victor, mancini let me say this about. Him Victor 183 00:09:15.200 --> 00:09:17.200 manscini is great in The American. League he's never been 184 00:09:17.240 --> 00:09:20.320 AN nhl full time. Defenseman where did The canucks Get 185 00:09:20.320 --> 00:09:23.440 mancini when they got him into Trade? Hartford American Hockey 186 00:09:23.519 --> 00:09:25.799 league a lot of, potential but he has not been 187 00:09:25.879 --> 00:09:29.279 AN nhl everyday defenseman. Yet don And Will. Lander he 188 00:09:29.360 --> 00:09:31.679 might start in atmospher last, year next, year we don't. 189 00:09:31.720 --> 00:09:33.919 Know so all of a, sudden if you Trade, heronic 190 00:09:34.120 --> 00:09:36.440 what's your right side look? Like, well it's a lot 191 00:09:36.480 --> 00:09:37.799 thinner than it used. 192 00:09:37.840 --> 00:09:41.240 To and there's no shortage of people who will say 193 00:09:41.720 --> 00:09:46.440 That Elias, petterson the Young Elias petterson could move To 194 00:09:46.440 --> 00:09:48.559 he's a, lefty but could move to that right, side 195 00:09:48.720 --> 00:09:49.919 maybe in the top pairing With. 196 00:09:50.039 --> 00:09:53.519 Hughston just that that talks out, There, well why not 197 00:09:53.600 --> 00:09:55.799 Keep Ellious patterson the defenseman on the left side where 198 00:09:55.840 --> 00:09:56.639 he's a natural left? 199 00:09:56.639 --> 00:09:59.879 Shot D, well because WHAT i just, said because maybe 200 00:10:00.200 --> 00:10:03.000 need help on the right side If ronic was to 201 00:10:03.080 --> 00:10:05.399 leave via. Trade all of this leads to a Waddling 202 00:10:05.440 --> 00:10:08.440 Don pole quest and visit one Of victoria's favorite pumps 203 00:10:08.559 --> 00:10:11.360 where you can enjoy twenty, taps twenty. Screens you're home 204 00:10:11.360 --> 00:10:14.159 for The canucks IN. Ufc come sit and stay at 205 00:10:14.200 --> 00:10:17.200 the dog. Today rick all, right got her. 206 00:10:17.240 --> 00:10:19.720 Up ryan the waddling dog pop pole, question and here it, 207 00:10:19.759 --> 00:10:22.399 is should the Canuckstrate Philip peronic to acquire a top six, 208 00:10:22.440 --> 00:10:25.919 FOUR i think if they Move, heronic and if there's 209 00:10:25.919 --> 00:10:29.519 no evidence they're shopping them, anyways, way just sell this. 210 00:10:29.639 --> 00:10:32.679 Question i'm just Saying i'm not hearing their shopping. Them but, 211 00:10:32.720 --> 00:10:35.559 anyways people throw stuff out On twitter and everybody believes. 212 00:10:35.600 --> 00:10:39.080 It but, anyway, well you're the number one colfort for that. Stop, 213 00:10:39.320 --> 00:10:42.320 anyways should The knucks Straight philiperonic to acquire top six? 214 00:10:42.360 --> 00:10:47.360 Forward look at, This donnie close six say, no forty 215 00:10:47.559 --> 00:10:50.440 percent say, yes three hundred plus. Votes we just posted, 216 00:10:50.480 --> 00:10:53.879 it so there you. Go Don i'm not in the 217 00:10:53.919 --> 00:10:56.879 group to Trade. Heronic they worked hard to get a 218 00:10:56.960 --> 00:10:59.000 right shot d in the first, pair and now you're 219 00:10:59.000 --> 00:11:02.519 gonna cough them up don for a top six. PIECE i, 220 00:11:02.519 --> 00:11:05.840 mean who replaces? Ironic you're not getting a defenseman that. 221 00:11:06.080 --> 00:11:10.000 Deal as ridges that might sound to some. People three years, 222 00:11:10.080 --> 00:11:11.840 left seven point two five. 223 00:11:13.200 --> 00:11:13.799 Cap hit. 224 00:11:15.320 --> 00:11:19.679 Has become tradable in the NEW, nhl with the cap 225 00:11:20.000 --> 00:11:21.960 going up over the next several. 226 00:11:22.039 --> 00:11:25.840 Years each and every year we've. 227 00:11:25.519 --> 00:11:27.480 Gone on and on though on this show about how you. 228 00:11:27.600 --> 00:11:31.679 Look people, Go, okay you you want a top six? 229 00:11:31.720 --> 00:11:34.759 Forward what can you give? Philipro they can't give him? Up, 230 00:11:34.840 --> 00:11:37.440 No eli you can't give him. Up he looks so. 231 00:11:37.480 --> 00:11:38.559 Prominent you got to give something. 232 00:11:38.639 --> 00:11:40.600 Up, oh you gotta give. Something and your position of. 233 00:11:40.559 --> 00:11:43.279 Strength right now is probably, defense which again we go 234 00:11:43.360 --> 00:11:45.799 on and on about do you take a chance with 235 00:11:45.879 --> 00:11:49.480 the kid and you ship him? Out Elias petterson looked pretty. 236 00:11:49.519 --> 00:11:51.960 Good if you, know here's the, thing talk about the right, 237 00:11:51.960 --> 00:11:54.240 side talk about the left. Side what if you trade 238 00:11:54.240 --> 00:11:57.320 one of the lefties A Marcus petterson And Elias, petterson 239 00:11:57.440 --> 00:12:00.440 and then quinn us leaves a couple of years you left, 240 00:12:00.440 --> 00:12:01.200 with then well. 241 00:12:01.080 --> 00:12:03.039 Here's another one for. You if they trade, ronic how 242 00:12:03.080 --> 00:12:07.240 happy Is Quinn Hughes his favorite coach just. Walked horvat, 243 00:12:07.240 --> 00:12:09.159 Walked miller. Walked, well they didn't walk the. Games he 244 00:12:09.200 --> 00:12:11.440 likes foot. Too, yeah you, know he loves. Foot but 245 00:12:12.000 --> 00:12:14.279 he lost His, uh he lost his favorite coach of 246 00:12:14.320 --> 00:12:18.440 all Time Rick. Talckett horvat, Traded miller. Traded, well don't forget. 247 00:12:18.480 --> 00:12:20.919 It The besser's got one foot of the. Door he's 248 00:12:20.919 --> 00:12:23.279 gone in five. Weeks you're trading all his buddies and 249 00:12:23.320 --> 00:12:26.000 you can then you expect that it's been expect him 250 00:12:26.039 --> 00:12:28.120 to sign back in two. Years come, on it's more 251 00:12:28.120 --> 00:12:28.519 it's more. 252 00:12:28.600 --> 00:12:31.279 When he go't forget who else they let go a 253 00:12:31.279 --> 00:12:34.720 long time, Ago Chris, tanne his partner. 254 00:12:34.440 --> 00:12:36.919 On The biggest blunder of all, time was Letting Chris 255 00:12:37.000 --> 00:12:39.759 tanna go the biggest blunder of all, time, well one 256 00:12:39.759 --> 00:12:42.519 of the. Biggest it's up. There there's a there's a couple. 257 00:12:42.639 --> 00:12:48.039 More hey finalist for The Jim Gregory award announced, Today Jim, 258 00:12:48.120 --> 00:12:50.840 neil who's one of the last two. Years he gets 259 00:12:50.840 --> 00:12:54.159 the nod again as a. Finalist Kevin schveldeff of The Winnipeg, 260 00:12:54.279 --> 00:12:58.279 jets you know first Overall president's, trophy can understand. That 261 00:12:58.720 --> 00:13:02.480 and And Bill, zito, who by the, way is maybe 262 00:13:02.519 --> 00:13:03.320 the best. 263 00:13:03.039 --> 00:13:06.559 General manager to watch the puss. Box he. 264 00:13:06.720 --> 00:13:10.000 Is he is very very, intense Uh and what a 265 00:13:10.080 --> 00:13:13.919 job he has, done Grabbing Brad marshawn And Seth jones 266 00:13:13.919 --> 00:13:17.559 And Nate schmidt looks good for Former cannuck for The Florida, 267 00:13:17.600 --> 00:13:20.120 panthers and they're just on fire right. Now WHEN i 268 00:13:20.159 --> 00:13:22.159 look at, this you know what comes to? Mind what 269 00:13:23.320 --> 00:13:25.159 first of all three handsome, guys there's. 270 00:13:25.159 --> 00:13:29.360 That but, Secondly Patrick alvin was the finalist last. Year 271 00:13:29.399 --> 00:13:31.120 he was a finalist last. Year he didn't win. It, 272 00:13:31.759 --> 00:13:37.200 No but how quickly things? Change, Yeah RICK, tk when 273 00:13:37.240 --> 00:13:41.039 you Used Norris tempco The, besident there you, go Seven 274 00:13:41.080 --> 00:13:43.679 All stars last, year there you, go there you. 275 00:13:43.720 --> 00:13:46.480 Go but how quickly things can? Change as people In 276 00:13:46.759 --> 00:13:50.679 Jim nail are doing a populous job In. Dallas another 277 00:13:50.720 --> 00:13:51.679 Former cannuck. 278 00:13:51.440 --> 00:13:55.279 Eighty two number eight was so vital tough guy eighty, 279 00:13:55.320 --> 00:13:58.519 Two Stanley cup for The canuck's beautiful spring eighty. Two 280 00:13:59.279 --> 00:14:00.000 and he's done a fine. 281 00:14:00.159 --> 00:14:03.279 Job remember we worked in The detroit organization moves on 282 00:14:03.399 --> 00:14:04.519 to under. 283 00:14:04.200 --> 00:14:06.679 The dallas that's, Right, YEAH. 284 00:14:06.759 --> 00:14:08.919 Dtmc is it just me coming up in the eleven 285 00:14:08.919 --> 00:14:09.879 O'clock are you at something? 286 00:14:09.919 --> 00:14:11.440 Else? No pointing away. 287 00:14:11.440 --> 00:14:15.480 There Brandon, dillon we talked about, him the priet Of, 288 00:14:15.559 --> 00:14:18.519 surrey on the verge of playing one THOUSAND nhl. 289 00:14:18.600 --> 00:14:22.000 Games now with the New Jersey, devils he's. 290 00:14:21.799 --> 00:14:23.919 Going to, undrafted like we talked about, earlier he's going 291 00:14:23.960 --> 00:14:25.840 to join us just after eleven. O'clock as we talked 292 00:14:25.840 --> 00:14:28.440 About Big, rye The twitter guy coming up later this 293 00:14:28.519 --> 00:14:31.559 hour and up next from The athletic he used to 294 00:14:31.639 --> 00:14:34.960 work for The Florida. Panthers oh and look what they're 295 00:14:35.000 --> 00:14:36.720 doing AND i know he was pretty excited about. 296 00:14:36.759 --> 00:14:39.720 It and you know when they got Better florida when he, 297 00:14:39.840 --> 00:14:42.120 Left oh, yes when he. 298 00:14:42.200 --> 00:14:44.840 Left Thomas drants from The athletic joins Us Next Donnie 299 00:14:44.840 --> 00:14:47.879 dolly the team On Check donnie And. 300 00:14:48.039 --> 00:14:52.440 Dolly the team is supported By abelauntions dot CA. 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Left oh 340 00:17:18.960 --> 00:17:19.200 is that? 341 00:17:19.240 --> 00:17:23.400 True, yeah, yeah one hundred percent, percent one hundred and. 342 00:17:23.400 --> 00:17:25.000 Fifty not. 343 00:17:25.119 --> 00:17:28.039 IMMEDIATELY i wouldn't say that my departure was that was 344 00:17:28.079 --> 00:17:29.440 the key driver of. 345 00:17:29.480 --> 00:17:31.880 THIS i think it. WAS i think it WAS i 346 00:17:31.960 --> 00:17:34.279 talked to something, WELL i. 347 00:17:34.240 --> 00:17:37.759 WOULD i would refer to the twenty nineteen twenty, season Then, 348 00:17:38.440 --> 00:17:40.440 rick go check that, out go see how much The 349 00:17:40.440 --> 00:17:44.279 panthers improved in my first year away from the. CLUB i, 350 00:17:44.359 --> 00:17:47.759 Look Bill ziito's done a phenomenal. Job he came in 351 00:17:47.880 --> 00:17:51.400 two years AFTER i, left so THAT i think has 352 00:17:51.480 --> 00:17:55.160 been the key change for that, organization you, know the 353 00:17:55.519 --> 00:17:58.240 look a pr guye. Change they certainly upgraded in that. 354 00:17:58.319 --> 00:18:01.039 Area but BUT i don't know THAT i was the. Driver, 355 00:18:01.279 --> 00:18:04.640 no you know WHAT i actually. THINK i actually think 356 00:18:04.680 --> 00:18:07.720 one thing that's under discussed when we look at and 357 00:18:07.759 --> 00:18:09.960 talk about The, panthers and there's been a lot. 358 00:18:09.839 --> 00:18:12.559 Of bold moves that they've made that have hit you. 359 00:18:12.599 --> 00:18:15.200 KNOW i Think Bill zedo, especially you, know for, EXAMPLE 360 00:18:15.839 --> 00:18:18.880 i think moving on From Andrew. Burnett after they broke 361 00:18:19.119 --> 00:18:21.400 through and won The President's trophy but sort of fell 362 00:18:21.440 --> 00:18:24.400 short in the. Playoffs they still went around like they 363 00:18:24.440 --> 00:18:27.359 won The President's trophy and won around In burnett's sort 364 00:18:27.359 --> 00:18:30.039 of first, year and they still thought they could do 365 00:18:30.160 --> 00:18:32.640 better and Hired paul, Mcgrae and that was a widely 366 00:18:32.720 --> 00:18:38.839 panned decision By panthers management that's obviously paid massive. Dividends you, 367 00:18:38.839 --> 00:18:41.559 Know Sam reinhart Wasn't Sam reinhart when they dealt. Him 368 00:18:41.960 --> 00:18:45.559 they dealt the NHL's what third leading, scorer plus another 369 00:18:45.640 --> 00:18:49.000 top pair quality defenseman For Matthew. Kchuck that wasn't a 370 00:18:49.079 --> 00:18:53.279 tappen to improve that team. Necessarily but obviously we've seen 371 00:18:53.720 --> 00:18:56.160 the Return Sam bennett for two, seconds massive. 372 00:18:56.160 --> 00:18:59.960 Steel but for, me, honestly, GENTLEMEN i think the roof 373 00:19:00.359 --> 00:19:00.680 of This. 374 00:19:00.720 --> 00:19:05.599 Panthers glow up have to be traced to the fall 375 00:19:05.720 --> 00:19:08.160 of twenty, twenty which was The you remember the fall 376 00:19:08.160 --> 00:19:10.359 of twenty twenty was when free Agency day was on 377 00:19:10.440 --> 00:19:14.359 Like october, Thirteenth and one edge that The panthers had 378 00:19:15.200 --> 00:19:18.559 that other teams didn't, was you, know their, Owner Vinnie. 379 00:19:18.599 --> 00:19:22.000 Viola it was in a business that actually benefited from 380 00:19:22.000 --> 00:19:25.680 some of the market insecurity that sort of hit during the, 381 00:19:25.680 --> 00:19:30.000 pandemic and where every other, team including The, canucks was 382 00:19:30.039 --> 00:19:32.960 sort of tightening belt. Straps The panthers were out there 383 00:19:33.039 --> 00:19:36.119 Signing Anthony deuclair to a one year or two year, 384 00:19:36.160 --> 00:19:38.839 deal you, know at a million dollars In carter verhegy 385 00:19:39.000 --> 00:19:42.759 On a on a cheap flyer deal And Alexander wenberg 386 00:19:42.880 --> 00:19:45.799 on a cheap flyer, deal and other teams were sending 387 00:19:45.839 --> 00:19:48.359 money in money out to even make waiver. Claims you 388 00:19:48.359 --> 00:19:51.319 remember The canucks claimed that next, season The canucks Claimed 389 00:19:51.359 --> 00:19:54.240 Travis boyd And Jimmy, becy but first they had to 390 00:19:54.279 --> 00:19:56.920 Trade Jordy benn at the, deadline, right like money and 391 00:19:57.039 --> 00:19:59.359 money out for everyone. Else The panthers they were just 392 00:19:59.359 --> 00:20:02.599 like no jolseph on waiver, Sure Gustav porzling on waiver. 393 00:20:02.720 --> 00:20:06.720 Sure they played with, volume and they had resources that 394 00:20:06.880 --> 00:20:09.799 just weren't available to other, teams plus the cap space 395 00:20:10.480 --> 00:20:12.920 to utilize those, resources partly as a result of The 396 00:20:12.960 --> 00:20:16.279 Vincent trocheck, Trade so you, know that was a huge. 397 00:20:16.319 --> 00:20:19.079 Swerve they were able to zag when everyone else zig 398 00:20:19.480 --> 00:20:22.359 budget wise during the, pandemic AND i think that really 399 00:20:22.400 --> 00:20:25.160 set them up to have a huge volume of. TALENT i, 400 00:20:25.160 --> 00:20:27.119 mean not only can you draw a direct line from 401 00:20:27.160 --> 00:20:30.000