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 Fudday, ten am to noon on Check. 4 00:00:14.080 --> 00:00:15.439 I think you're gonna want to hear this. 5 00:00:17.719 --> 00:00:20.440 Your local sports coverage lives here. 6 00:00:20.760 --> 00:00:21.359 Two nothing. 7 00:00:21.440 --> 00:00:25.960 It's Alva not so fast Coho breath with John Taylor. 8 00:00:26.199 --> 00:00:28.600 I say that the winner of the draft lottery should 9 00:00:28.640 --> 00:00:29.879 be the winner of a two man loose. 10 00:00:30.120 --> 00:00:32.719 And Rick Dolly Wall I had a cherry tree a 11 00:00:32.719 --> 00:00:34.600 little Ricky. I used to go up that tree and 12 00:00:34.679 --> 00:00:37.240 just sit there for hours and bunch on New Cherry Years. 13 00:00:37.359 --> 00:00:42.479 Donnie and Dolly. 14 00:00:42.479 --> 00:00:45.359 Ten o'clock in downtown. That Gover Bronther Paul Carson Studio. 15 00:00:45.399 --> 00:00:47.520 Thanks for tuning in, folks. It's Donnie and Dolly the 16 00:00:47.560 --> 00:00:51.640 team on Check. Don Taylor, along with Rick Dollywall. Ryan 17 00:00:51.679 --> 00:00:53.719 Henderson is our producer. He is the man at the 18 00:00:53.759 --> 00:00:58.039 controls our director. The voice of God is Derek Wong. 19 00:00:58.119 --> 00:00:59.079 How are you Lovely? 20 00:01:00.479 --> 00:01:04.359 Switzerland over Canada two to one last night or yesterday 21 00:01:04.439 --> 00:01:08.480 last night? The game shuttered at noon yesterday at BC Place. 22 00:01:09.239 --> 00:01:14.480 Canada will now play South Africa Sunday in Los Angeles 23 00:01:14.519 --> 00:01:19.359 in the round thirty two. Canada advanced. That's the good news. 24 00:01:19.400 --> 00:01:22.439 There is some negative news. We'll talk about that a 25 00:01:22.439 --> 00:01:27.640 little bit later. Meanwhile, as the press conference Ryan's still 26 00:01:27.680 --> 00:01:30.959 going on, it is still going so Canucks GM. Ryan 27 00:01:31.079 --> 00:01:34.719 Johnson is meeting with the media ahead of the start 28 00:01:34.799 --> 00:01:39.560 of the NHL Draft tomorrow in Buffalo, and as you 29 00:01:39.599 --> 00:01:44.760 would expect, he's tackling several subjects. Let's start first of 30 00:01:44.760 --> 00:01:48.799 all with his thoughts, Ryan Johnson's thoughts. So this is 31 00:01:48.879 --> 00:01:51.879 curtesy'son from Thomas Drantz. Thomas Drantz, our friend from the 32 00:01:51.879 --> 00:01:55.000 athletic He's going to join us on the show tomorrow. 33 00:01:55.239 --> 00:01:58.719 First of all, Many Mahultra, and this is taking a 34 00:01:58.760 --> 00:02:02.319 long time coaching staff, and only his coaching staff, but 35 00:02:02.400 --> 00:02:06.480 the coaching staff in Abbotsford, Yes, where Ryan Johnson and 36 00:02:06.920 --> 00:02:10.719 Manny Maultra have left. They have to fill vacancies there 37 00:02:10.840 --> 00:02:15.400 as at least coaching wise. We got that tweet from Thomas. 38 00:02:15.199 --> 00:02:17.800 Dress do the honors there, Rick, all right, So Ryan 39 00:02:17.879 --> 00:02:20.879 Johnson on filling out Manny Malta's coaching staff. Hope to 40 00:02:20.919 --> 00:02:26.080 have something by early next week. Also, Assistant GM Richard 41 00:02:26.080 --> 00:02:28.280 Seeley's on his way to hiring a new head coach 42 00:02:28.759 --> 00:02:32.759 in Abbsbord. And so they're starting to move, Donnie, They're 43 00:02:32.759 --> 00:02:35.080 starting to move because you know why, you know, what's 44 00:02:35.120 --> 00:02:38.159 early next week the prospects camp. You know, it'd be 45 00:02:38.240 --> 00:02:41.560 nice to have a coaching staff in place be checking 46 00:02:41.599 --> 00:02:42.400 out the prospects. 47 00:02:42.479 --> 00:02:44.759 Thank you, likely to be playing some of them would 48 00:02:44.800 --> 00:02:47.120 be likely to be playing in Abbotsford, thank you. 49 00:02:47.360 --> 00:02:48.159 Yeah, it is. 50 00:02:48.280 --> 00:02:51.800 It is taking a while, but you get the idea 51 00:02:51.919 --> 00:02:54.639 that this group takes a measured approach to everything, and 52 00:02:54.639 --> 00:02:56.680 I don't have a problem with that. 53 00:02:56.879 --> 00:03:00.560 They are very, very patient. Unlike some on Twitter, They're 54 00:03:00.599 --> 00:03:01.759 going to do it at their pace. 55 00:03:02.800 --> 00:03:04.639 Either that or there's a lot of people saying no 56 00:03:04.759 --> 00:03:05.039 to them. 57 00:03:06.319 --> 00:03:07.360 Possibility. Okay. 58 00:03:07.439 --> 00:03:12.439 Meanwhile, one of the big concerns with the Canucks and 59 00:03:12.560 --> 00:03:16.080 every Canadian team in the National Hockey League is with 60 00:03:16.199 --> 00:03:21.319 you know, players, most recently Brady Kuchuk American players leaving 61 00:03:21.479 --> 00:03:26.680 seemingly left and right for teams in the USA. Ryan 62 00:03:26.840 --> 00:03:29.680 had this to say, again courtesy Thomas Drants, are we 63 00:03:29.759 --> 00:03:35.199 paying him today? I think maybe we should courtesy Thomas Grants. 64 00:03:35.280 --> 00:03:39.680 On the situation with American players and Canadian teams and 65 00:03:39.719 --> 00:03:41.039 the National Hockey League, Rick. 66 00:03:41.759 --> 00:03:44.199 So this is what Ryan Johnson had to say as 67 00:03:44.240 --> 00:03:47.120 an organization and to talk about it. Is it something 68 00:03:47.159 --> 00:03:49.520 that would make us shy away from drafting a player 69 00:03:49.639 --> 00:03:53.879 because of his nationality. Not at this point. Why this 70 00:03:54.039 --> 00:03:57.240 is important is because there is a very good possibility 71 00:03:57.280 --> 00:04:01.520 the Vancouver Canucks may defense may draft American defenseman Chase 72 00:04:01.560 --> 00:04:05.479 Reied tomorrow at the number three spot. So this is 73 00:04:05.520 --> 00:04:07.520 the reason why this quote is very important. 74 00:04:07.960 --> 00:04:10.199 Well, and plus, you've got a lot of American players 75 00:04:10.240 --> 00:04:13.120 on the on the team and like going forward, and 76 00:04:13.319 --> 00:04:17.000 do you do you acquire American players in the future 77 00:04:17.120 --> 00:04:20.160 knowing that they might bolt at the first opportunity. I mean, 78 00:04:20.160 --> 00:04:20.800 that's out there. 79 00:04:20.839 --> 00:04:24.560 Well, and Donnie, they got another high drafted American defenseman, 80 00:04:24.720 --> 00:04:27.680 z Buuyam who this summer could sign for seven or 81 00:04:27.680 --> 00:04:31.160 eight years. So there's a lot of Americans on Vancouver 82 00:04:31.240 --> 00:04:33.000 to discuss about. 83 00:04:33.199 --> 00:04:36.120 Yeah, and again I've said this before on the show, 84 00:04:36.240 --> 00:04:42.839 but American players, unlike Russians and Czechs and Swedes and Finns, 85 00:04:42.879 --> 00:04:46.680 the only nationality that has that, you know, option of 86 00:04:46.920 --> 00:04:49.519 playing in their home country in. 87 00:04:49.480 --> 00:04:50.560 The National Hockey League. 88 00:04:50.600 --> 00:04:52.000 I mean, I guess you could go to the Cave 89 00:04:52.000 --> 00:04:54.959 if you're Russian or the Swedish league if you're you're Swedish, 90 00:04:54.959 --> 00:04:58.680 But in terms of playing for a national Hockey league 91 00:04:58.720 --> 00:04:59.879 team in their homeland, it's. 92 00:05:00.199 --> 00:05:02.160 Or the US and that that's it. 93 00:05:02.720 --> 00:05:06.120 So yeah, it's it's it's become it's seemingly becomes trend 94 00:05:06.160 --> 00:05:08.399 and of course, of course it's it's a concern. 95 00:05:08.720 --> 00:05:11.199 Okay, the other I've got a new one. Okay, we 96 00:05:11.199 --> 00:05:12.279 should get to now we're going. 97 00:05:12.199 --> 00:05:14.279 To talk about moving back in the draft. 98 00:05:14.480 --> 00:05:17.959 Yeah, let's save that one because the main talking point 99 00:05:18.000 --> 00:05:20.680 this week has been Philip Ronic thank you, right, and 100 00:05:20.720 --> 00:05:24.160 so Thomas, you got this one. Derek Thomas just tweeted 101 00:05:24.199 --> 00:05:28.000 this one out moments ago. Ryan was asked if he's 102 00:05:28.000 --> 00:05:30.759 approached veteran players with no moves and no trade clauses. 103 00:05:31.199 --> 00:05:35.199 Quote not at this point, specifically ironic. The second part 104 00:05:35.279 --> 00:05:38.800 adds that they're doing due diligence and if something develops, 105 00:05:38.879 --> 00:05:41.480 that's when they'll approach Canucks players. 106 00:05:41.839 --> 00:05:46.800 Didn't say no, Wow, didn't say no. What we said 107 00:05:46.879 --> 00:05:47.439 not at this. 108 00:05:47.560 --> 00:05:49.240 Yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, which means. 109 00:05:49.120 --> 00:05:51.800 Maybe somewhere in the near future he will. 110 00:05:51.600 --> 00:05:57.560 Ask but was it specifically asked the question? Have you 111 00:05:57.639 --> 00:06:01.600 asked herosas specifically ronic, so he said not at this point. 112 00:06:01.680 --> 00:06:04.480 So it's a possibility still, But as how can you 113 00:06:04.519 --> 00:06:08.600 trade him? But nobody seems like nobody seems to think 114 00:06:08.639 --> 00:06:12.759 that he's available John Shannon yesterday there was another insider 115 00:06:13.600 --> 00:06:16.240 he's not available. Cannucks want to keep him. They need 116 00:06:16.240 --> 00:06:19.879 a veteran, they need a captain. There's nothing to signify 117 00:06:19.959 --> 00:06:20.439 that he's out. 118 00:06:20.720 --> 00:06:23.839 They can't trade him. He's going to be their captain, 119 00:06:23.920 --> 00:06:24.160 isn't he? 120 00:06:24.279 --> 00:06:26.959 Rick, Yes, yes, there's a very good possibility he's going 121 00:06:26.959 --> 00:06:29.920 to be their captain, is right? Though sarcastic. 122 00:06:30.000 --> 00:06:31.879 There's no way Philip pron is going to be the 123 00:06:31.920 --> 00:06:35.319 captain of that hockey team. No way, no chance. I 124 00:06:35.360 --> 00:06:37.120 think I have a total respect for him as a 125 00:06:37.120 --> 00:06:37.800 hockey player. 126 00:06:38.600 --> 00:06:41.120 Rick, right, I haven't. I haven't heard a reporter and 127 00:06:42.000 --> 00:06:43.040 say that he's available. 128 00:06:43.120 --> 00:06:43.480 He's not. 129 00:06:43.519 --> 00:06:46.120 I haven't seen a single report that yeah, they're thinking 130 00:06:46.120 --> 00:06:46.920 about trading him. 131 00:06:47.439 --> 00:06:50.160 Well then, so things can't come out of the blue. 132 00:06:50.639 --> 00:06:51.839 They do all the time. 133 00:06:52.000 --> 00:06:54.360 I know we're just hearing scuttle butt the at least 134 00:06:54.360 --> 00:06:56.000 at the very least about every other player. 135 00:06:56.199 --> 00:06:59.399 Well, look nothing, if if he is available and you're 136 00:06:59.439 --> 00:07:01.279 looking to him, load them you want that news to 137 00:07:01.319 --> 00:07:01.879 get out there. 138 00:07:01.959 --> 00:07:02.279 I will. 139 00:07:02.399 --> 00:07:05.600 I will say that because you want, you want leverage, 140 00:07:05.600 --> 00:07:08.240 you want competition for him, right, you want you want 141 00:07:08.279 --> 00:07:10.839 as sweet as sweet a package as possible, And the 142 00:07:10.920 --> 00:07:13.319 only way you're going to get that is if multiple 143 00:07:13.319 --> 00:07:14.639 teams are interested. 144 00:07:15.399 --> 00:07:19.560 But it look not at this point. That's that's his quote. 145 00:07:19.600 --> 00:07:20.399 That's just quote. 146 00:07:20.519 --> 00:07:24.519 They are open to this, and of course that's the situation. 147 00:07:24.680 --> 00:07:27.680 They're in rebuilding. Thirty second, overall, they have to be 148 00:07:27.800 --> 00:07:29.160 open to pretty much everything. 149 00:07:29.240 --> 00:07:32.000 They should be open everything except the young guys. But 150 00:07:33.199 --> 00:07:37.720 you do hear Besser's name, you do hear Petterson's and debrusques. 151 00:07:38.160 --> 00:07:41.000 But one team told me they have not heard heronic's name. 152 00:07:41.079 --> 00:07:43.600 So it's jiving with all what the insiders are saying. 153 00:07:43.759 --> 00:07:46.680 It's just not out there. Done. His name's not out there. Fine. 154 00:07:47.480 --> 00:07:49.399 He also, I don't know how quickly you can put 155 00:07:49.399 --> 00:07:51.000 this one up, Derek. Again, we're kind of deal them 156 00:07:51.040 --> 00:07:55.959 with things technically. But Drantz added a quote from Ryan 157 00:07:56.079 --> 00:07:58.519 that said, we're in a rebuild, but it's not a selloff. 158 00:07:58.879 --> 00:08:01.199 Get as young as you can and get your teeth 159 00:08:01.319 --> 00:08:04.439 kicked in, then think things will naturally happen. We want 160 00:08:04.439 --> 00:08:06.959 to instantly players, not just with good players, but great people. 161 00:08:06.959 --> 00:08:09.600 It's not about strip it down as fast as you can. 162 00:08:09.920 --> 00:08:13.279 That was in connection to the asking about the no moves. 163 00:08:13.319 --> 00:08:15.480 And I think a lot of people talking about, well, 164 00:08:15.480 --> 00:08:17.959 why aren't you why have you already traded Patterson Besser 165 00:08:18.079 --> 00:08:19.920 Heronic Debraska, like, what's going on? 166 00:08:20.160 --> 00:08:22.399 Well, first say you want to get the best you'll pifiers. 167 00:08:22.480 --> 00:08:26.120 But secondly, we talked about this a lot, and I'll 168 00:08:26.160 --> 00:08:29.079 go back and I talked about this earlier in the week. 169 00:08:29.439 --> 00:08:34.279 How people have told us that. In the note, Trevor 170 00:08:34.320 --> 00:08:36.399 Lennon said this, you don't want to lose every night 171 00:08:36.519 --> 00:08:40.519 eight to eight one. It's demoralizing. Players are going to 172 00:08:40.600 --> 00:08:43.000 be want or going to young players even are gonna 173 00:08:43.000 --> 00:08:45.799 want out as soon as possible. If you're gonna lose games, 174 00:08:46.159 --> 00:08:48.519 you want at least be competitive. Lose three to two, 175 00:08:48.600 --> 00:08:51.000 four to two, you know, win the odd game and 176 00:08:51.639 --> 00:08:54.320 go from there. But you can't lose eight two. It's 177 00:08:54.320 --> 00:08:55.600 also very bad for business. 178 00:08:55.639 --> 00:08:57.519 You can't lose nine to one. And Ryan, you attacked 179 00:08:57.519 --> 00:08:59.840 me yesterday when I said the Canucks have four defensemen 180 00:09:00.039 --> 00:09:02.840 under twenty three and they need veterans to insulate around them. 181 00:09:02.960 --> 00:09:07.799 And Ryan Johnson just admitted, because that's what's happening. You 182 00:09:07.960 --> 00:09:10.879 can't have six defensemen in Vancouver under the age of 183 00:09:10.960 --> 00:09:12.799 twenty three. You can, but sure get. 184 00:09:12.639 --> 00:09:14.679 A great deal for Ronic, but you gotta go for it. 185 00:09:15.039 --> 00:09:18.000 Great. You're also much like I said, Yes, you're just confirmed. 186 00:09:18.039 --> 00:09:19.559 There's all I said. Just also the. 187 00:09:19.519 --> 00:09:23.320 Notion though of trading veterans and bringing in other veterans. 188 00:09:23.559 --> 00:09:26.879 But they want some prospects. They want some prospects. 189 00:09:26.919 --> 00:09:30.240 No, I'm saying though, in free agency whatever, you overpay 190 00:09:30.320 --> 00:09:32.960 for another veteran type, but he doesn't have the cachet 191 00:09:33.000 --> 00:09:35.919 of Heronic. You cash in on Heronic and bring. 192 00:09:35.720 --> 00:09:38.000 In a profile training Heroonic. 193 00:09:38.759 --> 00:09:39.879 I want futures. 194 00:09:40.159 --> 00:09:44.960 Yes, you get through free. 195 00:09:43.639 --> 00:09:45.720 But if you trade Ironic, you're not getting a twenty 196 00:09:45.720 --> 00:09:49.840 three minute defenseman back. They figured that out. Okay, Okay, 197 00:09:49.879 --> 00:09:51.879 let let's move on because he you gonna bring you 198 00:09:51.919 --> 00:09:55.600 sit there now, you're you create this giant discussion. Yeah. Well, 199 00:09:55.840 --> 00:09:58.279 and you're the one who's on me about keeping on time. 200 00:09:58.480 --> 00:10:00.559 Yeah, and right now we are. But if you keep 201 00:10:00.600 --> 00:10:01.840 going on about this, we're not going. 202 00:10:01.759 --> 00:10:02.279 To be Well. 203 00:10:02.399 --> 00:10:04.960 No, I had to stop you guys before things got 204 00:10:05.000 --> 00:10:08.159 carried away here more in the World Cup. Coming up later, 205 00:10:08.159 --> 00:10:13.320 Paul Dolan's going to join us this Alfonso Davies decoy controversy. 206 00:10:13.320 --> 00:10:16.360 Paul's going to address that. We recorded an interview with him. 207 00:10:16.399 --> 00:10:19.159 He had some really interesting things to say about how 208 00:10:19.200 --> 00:10:22.799 Canada may have caught a strange way kind of break yesterday, 209 00:10:22.919 --> 00:10:26.320 not a strange way South Africa, but with the upset. Okay, 210 00:10:26.799 --> 00:10:30.440 more on that later. Meanwhile, here's what else is coming 211 00:10:30.519 --> 00:10:32.679 up on the show. We'll introduce the Walding Dog poll 212 00:10:32.799 --> 00:10:35.279 questions soon. DTMZ is it just me? In the eleven 213 00:10:35.279 --> 00:10:38.720 o'clock hour, Just after eleven o'clock, Dolly's going to join 214 00:10:38.799 --> 00:10:42.120 us Paul Dolan on the World Cup Big Ride quitter 215 00:10:42.200 --> 00:10:46.080 Guy later this hour. Ray Ferraro from ESPN, He's going 216 00:10:46.159 --> 00:10:48.480 to join his bottom in the hour and up next 217 00:10:48.679 --> 00:10:52.360 from the Montreal Canadians. Speaking of trades, the Canucks might 218 00:10:52.440 --> 00:10:54.720 make Brendan Gallagher. 219 00:10:55.279 --> 00:10:56.360 He's going to join us. 220 00:10:56.240 --> 00:10:59.200 Looking to move on from Montreal after playing just three 221 00:10:59.360 --> 00:11:04.360 postseason games during the ABS postseason drive. 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Caesar currently on the road 237 00:12:06.360 --> 00:12:09.519 in Hillsboro. They returned to the NAT next Tuesday. That's 238 00:12:09.600 --> 00:12:14.519 June thirtieth for another Rick pay attention seventy five cent 239 00:12:14.919 --> 00:12:19.879 Hot Dog Night. For tickets and info, visit MiLB dot com. 240 00:12:19.879 --> 00:12:24.879 Slash Vancouver Brandon Gallagher x Vancouver Giant NHL right winger 241 00:12:25.039 --> 00:12:28.519 just completed his fourteenth NHL season, thirty four years old. 242 00:12:28.559 --> 00:12:32.799 All those seasons Rick with the Montreal Canadians, one more 243 00:12:32.919 --> 00:12:36.440 year left on his six year contract. Seventy seven games, 244 00:12:36.480 --> 00:12:39.519 twenty three points this past season, three playoff games, one goal. 245 00:12:39.600 --> 00:12:42.080 Brendan joins US now, Brendan, thanks for doing this their. 246 00:12:41.960 --> 00:12:42.320 How are you? 247 00:12:43.279 --> 00:12:46.159 I'm doing fantastic. How are you guys doing very well? 248 00:12:46.240 --> 00:12:49.279 Are you enjoying the World Cup? Are you watching awesome? 249 00:12:49.399 --> 00:12:53.240 Of course, of course it's been awesome obviously following Canada 250 00:12:53.320 --> 00:12:56.039 and make sure you watch those games. But it seems like, 251 00:12:56.919 --> 00:13:00.679 you know, the venues have been great, the superstars performing, 252 00:13:00.840 --> 00:13:02.320 so it's been it's been a lot of fun. 253 00:13:02.440 --> 00:13:05.519 Okay, so let's talk some hockey if you don't mind. 254 00:13:06.200 --> 00:13:08.320 You you said at the Habs locker. 255 00:13:08.080 --> 00:13:11.879 Room clean out, it's pretty clear I'll be moving on 256 00:13:12.159 --> 00:13:16.120 here after fourteen seasons. What's it like living with that 257 00:13:16.200 --> 00:13:17.120 kind of uncertainty? 258 00:13:18.200 --> 00:13:22.960 Yeah, I mean, obviously, you know, as you know, playing 259 00:13:22.960 --> 00:13:24.559 as long as I have, you kind of understand the 260 00:13:24.559 --> 00:13:25.519 business of it as well. 261 00:13:25.559 --> 00:13:27.200 And you know, it wasn't something. 262 00:13:26.960 --> 00:13:29.720 That just dawned on me that day, you know, as 263 00:13:29.720 --> 00:13:32.440 the season progressed, it was something that was probably being made. 264 00:13:32.240 --> 00:13:32.720 Clear to me. 265 00:13:32.840 --> 00:13:38.000 And yeah, and had some tough conversations with my wife 266 00:13:38.080 --> 00:13:40.960 and family and you know, these were just part of 267 00:13:41.000 --> 00:13:42.480 the business and stuff that was going to happen, so 268 00:13:42.480 --> 00:13:44.200 we had time to deal with it. And now I 269 00:13:44.279 --> 00:13:47.960 think we're we're all just excited for the next opportunity 270 00:13:47.960 --> 00:13:49.200 and what's next wherever that may be. 271 00:13:49.799 --> 00:13:52.919 What a career you've had. But how difficult was it 272 00:13:53.000 --> 00:13:56.759 to be part of perhaps terrific playoff run, but spending 273 00:13:56.799 --> 00:14:00.679 so much time of watching instead of playing that was that. 274 00:14:00.679 --> 00:14:01.440 Was the toughest part. 275 00:14:02.480 --> 00:14:05.200 You know obviously, uh you know, seeing what the guys 276 00:14:05.200 --> 00:14:08.200 are going through and you know, really feeling like that 277 00:14:08.279 --> 00:14:11.360 you can help and you can contribute, you know, just 278 00:14:11.360 --> 00:14:13.159 just not having the opportunity, so you're trying to do 279 00:14:13.200 --> 00:14:13.559 what you can. 280 00:14:13.679 --> 00:14:15.799 But you know, it was it was just tough. 281 00:14:15.840 --> 00:14:18.360 It was tough, as you know, as someone that's been 282 00:14:18.399 --> 00:14:20.879 doing it as long as I have, there's you know, 283 00:14:20.960 --> 00:14:23.200 they're just areas where you know, you felt like you 284 00:14:23.200 --> 00:14:26.279 could contribute and not being able to was was a 285 00:14:26.279 --> 00:14:29.240 little frustrating, a little difficult, and at the same time 286 00:14:29.279 --> 00:14:31.000 you feel for the guys going through it and battling 287 00:14:31.039 --> 00:14:33.000 as hard as they did because they really put their 288 00:14:33.039 --> 00:14:35.440 bodies on the line, and that was you know, a 289 00:14:35.559 --> 00:14:37.440 very very exciting run to the city here as well. 290 00:14:37.519 --> 00:14:40.320 What kind of emotions did you go through, Brandon, Like, 291 00:14:40.440 --> 00:14:42.639 I mean, you know, you read articles, is you being 292 00:14:42.679 --> 00:14:45.720 treated fairly by Martell Saint Louis? But what what were 293 00:14:45.720 --> 00:14:47.279 the what were the emotions you went through? 294 00:14:48.519 --> 00:14:49.919 Yeah, it was a. 295 00:14:49.919 --> 00:14:51.679 Little bit everything, a little bit of everything. 296 00:14:51.720 --> 00:14:54.519 You know, you're you're disappointed, You're upset, you're you're frustrated, 297 00:14:56.000 --> 00:14:58.080 you know, a little bit everything. So you feel those 298 00:14:58.279 --> 00:15:00.879 just like anyone else. But at the same time, you know, 299 00:15:01.360 --> 00:15:06.200 I also can look back and be so incredibly proud 300 00:15:06.240 --> 00:15:08.480 of my time here in Montreal and so thankful for. 301 00:15:08.480 --> 00:15:11.360 Everything and every opportunity that I've had. 302 00:15:11.399 --> 00:15:13.159 And I don't have a single bad thing to say 303 00:15:13.159 --> 00:15:16.600 about the organization day I was drafted, you know, the 304 00:15:16.919 --> 00:15:20.679 Mulson family and uh, you know every coach and GM 305 00:15:20.799 --> 00:15:23.440 that I've been teammates obviously that I've had over the years. 306 00:15:23.440 --> 00:15:26.559 I I have no negative words to express. It's just 307 00:15:26.639 --> 00:15:30.080 nothing but but positivity. And then you know, not many 308 00:15:30.080 --> 00:15:31.960 people get to play in the city for as long 309 00:15:31.960 --> 00:15:33.639 as I did. And then you know, at the same time, 310 00:15:33.639 --> 00:15:35.519 I can be excited about what's next, and that's that's 311 00:15:35.600 --> 00:15:36.519 kind of where I'm at now. 312 00:15:36.799 --> 00:15:40.080 Hey, Brendan, you mentioned Vancouver in your year end news conference. 313 00:15:40.080 --> 00:15:42.320 I love to end up in Vancouver. We all know why. 314 00:15:42.679 --> 00:15:45.399 But but what would it mean to you to end 315 00:15:45.440 --> 00:15:47.240 up here in the Lower Mainland with the Canucks. 316 00:15:47.639 --> 00:15:49.759 I mean, there's just so much, there's so much that 317 00:15:49.840 --> 00:15:51.840 goes into that that would be good for for me 318 00:15:51.879 --> 00:15:54.120 and my family. Obviously, you know, my wife is Is 319 00:15:54.639 --> 00:15:56.600 is pregnant right now. By the time next season starts, 320 00:15:56.600 --> 00:15:58.480 we're gonna have we're gonna have two little ones under too, 321 00:15:58.600 --> 00:16:01.399 So that's you know, having family around is something that 322 00:16:02.120 --> 00:16:04.240 you know, I have to think about when making this decision. 323 00:16:04.320 --> 00:16:07.519 But on top of that, I grew up in Vancouver. 324 00:16:08.000 --> 00:16:10.679 I know what that city's like. When the team's team's 325 00:16:10.720 --> 00:16:12.639 winning and the team's doing well, it's it's such a 326 00:16:12.879 --> 00:16:15.799 you know, a special place, you know, I uh and 327 00:16:16.000 --> 00:16:17.720 for the majority of the last you know, a couple 328 00:16:17.759 --> 00:16:20.120 of decades, that team has been been a very good team, 329 00:16:20.120 --> 00:16:21.759 and I know how special the city it is. So 330 00:16:22.600 --> 00:16:25.679 you know, obviously, just just knowing that, you know, and 331 00:16:26.080 --> 00:16:28.879 obviously growing up in the area, it would uh, you know, 332 00:16:28.879 --> 00:16:30.879 it would be nice. But like I said it, there's 333 00:16:30.919 --> 00:16:33.200 so much that goes into it. There's uh, you know, 334 00:16:33.200 --> 00:16:34.600 you can be interested, but you need someone to be 335 00:16:34.639 --> 00:16:36.440 interested back. So for me, it's just kind of waiting 336 00:16:36.440 --> 00:16:38.600 to see where where the next opportunity is and wherever 337 00:16:38.639 --> 00:16:39.159 that may land. 338 00:16:39.879 --> 00:16:43.879 Your dad runs uh, one of the best academies anywhere. 339 00:16:45.159 --> 00:16:48.960 You have a young family at the forefront of all 340 00:16:49.000 --> 00:16:51.519 your decisions right now, it is family, is it not brandan? 341 00:16:52.200 --> 00:16:53.519 Of course, I mean that's number one. 342 00:16:54.720 --> 00:16:56.879 You know, anyone who's had kids understands that as soon 343 00:16:56.919 --> 00:17:01.159 as as soon as you're you're a parent and a husband, 344 00:17:01.480 --> 00:17:03.399 you know, those those have to be your top priorities. 345 00:17:03.399 --> 00:17:04.920 And that's as much as. 346 00:17:04.799 --> 00:17:06.319 We love the game and as much as we love 347 00:17:06.319 --> 00:17:09.000 everything that goes into it, and you know, it's just 348 00:17:09.680 --> 00:17:12.200 it's it's just not as important. And then after you 349 00:17:12.240 --> 00:17:15.440 take care of your family, you know, you can find 350 00:17:15.440 --> 00:17:17.160 yourself in a position where you're still able to be 351 00:17:17.200 --> 00:17:20.680 happy and play the game that we love. But you know, certainly, 352 00:17:20.720 --> 00:17:23.000 like I mentioned, you know, I have a I have 353 00:17:23.039 --> 00:17:25.440 an obligation as as a as a father and as 354 00:17:25.440 --> 00:17:26.920 a as a husband to do what's right for my 355 00:17:26.960 --> 00:17:27.599 family as well. 356 00:17:28.000 --> 00:17:30.160 You're leaving one of the best young teams in the NHL. 357 00:17:30.200 --> 00:17:32.319 If you come to Vancouver it's a rebuild. You went 358 00:17:32.359 --> 00:17:34.680 through a rebuild in Montreal. How could you help here 359 00:17:34.720 --> 00:17:35.599 with that experience? 360 00:17:36.599 --> 00:17:38.440 Well, I just think one of the most important things 361 00:17:38.480 --> 00:17:40.759 is culture. You see real bill. 362 00:17:40.680 --> 00:17:41.279 As that go well. 363 00:17:41.319 --> 00:17:44.119 You see them that you know that seemed to take forever. 364 00:17:44.720 --> 00:17:47.920 You have to have the right people around and culture 365 00:17:47.960 --> 00:17:49.759 something from day one you need you can't lose. 366 00:17:49.839 --> 00:17:50.559 You need to have it. 367 00:17:50.640 --> 00:17:53.279 I mean, these are young players that are going to 368 00:17:53.319 --> 00:17:56.279 grow up and be the cornerstone in your franchise for 369 00:17:56.880 --> 00:18:00.200 hopefully a decade longer, and you want them to understand. 370 00:17:59.839 --> 00:18:02.279 From a young age, you know, the right way to 371 00:18:02.279 --> 00:18:02.720 do things. 372 00:18:02.759 --> 00:18:04.480 And that was something that I was so fortunate about 373 00:18:04.480 --> 00:18:06.319 as a young player here in Montreal. 374 00:18:06.319 --> 00:18:08.039 I came in and the group of guys that we 375 00:18:08.119 --> 00:18:10.559 had was was so good to me and taught me 376 00:18:10.599 --> 00:18:11.079 so much. 377 00:18:11.160 --> 00:18:14.000 And you know, there's there's some players around the league 378 00:18:14.000 --> 00:18:17.079 that just don't have that. If you want, if you 379 00:18:17.119 --> 00:18:19.319 want to rebuild or a retool or whatever you want 380 00:18:19.359 --> 00:18:21.759 to call it, to go well, and you know, culture 381 00:18:21.839 --> 00:18:24.599 is just the number one thing that you have to prioritize. 382 00:18:25.160 --> 00:18:27.799 Brandon thirty four years old, how much gas is left 383 00:18:27.839 --> 00:18:28.920 in the tank in your opinion. 384 00:18:29.559 --> 00:18:33.839 No, I still I still feel as confident as ever 385 00:18:33.920 --> 00:18:35.400 that I can still play this game. I mean it's 386 00:18:35.960 --> 00:18:37.599 you know, obviously you see the kids come up there, 387 00:18:37.920 --> 00:18:39.039 there's talented as ever. 388 00:18:39.079 --> 00:18:42.359 But you know, I'd given the opportunity here. 389 00:18:42.359 --> 00:18:46.240 It's just, you know, I just feel more confident, you know, 390 00:18:46.680 --> 00:18:48.799 in your experience and your understanding of the league and 391 00:18:48.839 --> 00:18:50.920 different areas to have success and contribute. 392 00:18:51.000 --> 00:18:53.559 And yeah, you know I'm not done yet. 393 00:18:53.599 --> 00:18:53.960 I know that. 394 00:18:54.079 --> 00:18:56.079 I'm just I just need to put myself in a 395 00:18:56.079 --> 00:18:58.200 position where you know, that opportunity is given. 396 00:18:58.240 --> 00:19:01.279 And yeah, I'm not worried about the rest of. 397 00:19:02.039 --> 00:19:05.000 Well, how much has it changed, Brandon, you broke in 398 00:19:04.839 --> 00:19:08.559 in twenty eleven. How much has the skill level increased, 399 00:19:08.640 --> 00:19:10.400 especially with the kids through the years. 400 00:19:10.880 --> 00:19:12.799 Yeah, it's I mean it's it's a different game. 401 00:19:12.920 --> 00:19:16.559