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 00:00:13.839 --> 00:00:15.160 I think you're gonna want to hear this. 5 00:00:17.519 --> 00:00:20.280 Your local sports coverage lives here. 6 00:00:20.559 --> 00:00:24.640 Two nothing, It's Alva not so fast cohole breath with 7 00:00:24.920 --> 00:00:25.719 John Taylor. 8 00:00:25.960 --> 00:00:28.399 I say that the winner of the draft lottery should 9 00:00:28.399 --> 00:00:29.039 be the winner. 10 00:00:28.800 --> 00:00:29.640 Of a two man loose. 11 00:00:29.879 --> 00:00:32.439 And Rick dolly Wall I had a cherry tree up 12 00:00:32.439 --> 00:00:34.240 a little Ricky. I used to go up that tree 13 00:00:34.280 --> 00:00:36.200 and just sit there for hours and munch on news 14 00:00:36.280 --> 00:00:36.960 cherry years. 15 00:00:37.119 --> 00:00:41.479 Donnie and Dolly, Welcome in. 16 00:00:41.560 --> 00:00:44.799 It's Donnie Dolly the team on Check broadcasting live from 17 00:00:44.840 --> 00:00:49.399 the Paul Carson Studio at Old Boy Productions. I am 18 00:00:49.479 --> 00:00:53.719 Ryan Henderson alongside Rick Dolly Wall. Derek Wong directing the 19 00:00:53.759 --> 00:00:56.960 show today, and Quinn Taylor is our producer. How are 20 00:00:57.000 --> 00:00:57.920 you hen? 21 00:00:59.320 --> 00:01:00.520 Still hurting? But not? 22 00:01:01.479 --> 00:01:04.000 Let me tell you this studio. The soundtrack of this 23 00:01:04.120 --> 00:01:08.599 studio right now is just You're hacking. Then. Quinn and 24 00:01:08.640 --> 00:01:11.439 I are both battling our allergies this morning. 25 00:01:11.480 --> 00:01:15.439 I'm coughing you or you're both sneezing. Quinn sneezing like Yeah, 26 00:01:15.439 --> 00:01:16.439 you wouldn't believe. 27 00:01:16.400 --> 00:01:18.640 Derek is the most healthy individual in this room, which 28 00:01:18.680 --> 00:01:21.719 says something if you would know what his diet is 29 00:01:22.120 --> 00:01:24.480 when he usually directs this program. 30 00:01:24.599 --> 00:01:28.359 So, so you got your hauls and you're battling through 31 00:01:29.079 --> 00:01:31.760 playing hurt like a lot of guys in the NHL playoffs. 32 00:01:31.840 --> 00:01:34.280 Yeah, well that's that's no question on that. More on 33 00:01:34.920 --> 00:01:37.359 the Stanley Cup Final as the show goes along last 34 00:01:37.439 --> 00:01:40.760 night One one Now series is all tied up after 35 00:01:41.599 --> 00:01:47.280 Carolina's comeback against Vegas. But the locally Rick with the 36 00:01:47.359 --> 00:01:51.920 Vancouver Canucks some news announced yet not announced yesterday. You 37 00:01:52.000 --> 00:01:55.959 broke it yesterday actually after our show, and that is 38 00:01:56.000 --> 00:01:59.319 that they have hired Darren. 39 00:01:59.159 --> 00:02:02.120 Hermiston, who lives in Kamloops. 40 00:02:02.200 --> 00:02:06.640 Lives in Kamloops, the Spain of British Columbia. 41 00:02:06.760 --> 00:02:07.519 Some people call him. 42 00:02:08.240 --> 00:02:11.680 He's a player agent Rick with the team, not our team, 43 00:02:12.039 --> 00:02:13.599 formerly Washerman Hockey. 44 00:02:13.680 --> 00:02:15.639 This is Darren here. 45 00:02:15.680 --> 00:02:17.919 This is his profile picture on Twitter, by the way. 46 00:02:17.879 --> 00:02:19.759 But what is it in black and white? He likes 47 00:02:19.800 --> 00:02:22.159 his artsy apparently, I don't know. But should this not 48 00:02:22.199 --> 00:02:22.759 be in color? 49 00:02:24.080 --> 00:02:24.520 Probably? 50 00:02:24.520 --> 00:02:25.800 Are we in nineteen thirty five? 51 00:02:25.840 --> 00:02:27.599 But doesn't don't people say if you put and this 52 00:02:27.680 --> 00:02:28.439 is no disrespect. 53 00:02:28.479 --> 00:02:31.759 He's a very good looking looks great Darren. I know Darren, 54 00:02:31.840 --> 00:02:32.560 Darren looks great. 55 00:02:32.639 --> 00:02:34.960 But but if isn't it like black and white makes 56 00:02:35.000 --> 00:02:35.879 you look younger? 57 00:02:36.520 --> 00:02:36.800 Season? 58 00:02:36.919 --> 00:02:38.639 Why people do black and white? I never heard that 59 00:02:39.319 --> 00:02:40.840 there's there's a reason why a lot of people put 60 00:02:40.879 --> 00:02:43.039 their photos in black and white. I think it's look this. 61 00:02:44.520 --> 00:02:46.919 Six there should be a color photo of him. Yeah, 62 00:02:46.919 --> 00:02:48.319 but your artsy is something different. 63 00:02:48.360 --> 00:02:52.520 Anyway, one of the players Rick, he represents his Canucks 64 00:02:52.560 --> 00:02:57.319 forward Rd Baines. So yeah, there you go. He he 65 00:02:57.360 --> 00:02:59.439 did play. He played in the BHL. As a matter 66 00:02:59.479 --> 00:03:01.360 of fact, Vipers. 67 00:03:01.080 --> 00:03:04.280 Vernon, not the Vernon Vipers, the Vernon Lakers. 68 00:03:04.439 --> 00:03:07.039 Oh and then there are they the Vipers now the 69 00:03:07.120 --> 00:03:07.759 Vipers now right? 70 00:03:07.840 --> 00:03:11.439 Yeah, back in Vernon in the nineteen nineties there was 71 00:03:11.479 --> 00:03:14.240 an owner melt list and they won a ton of 72 00:03:14.280 --> 00:03:18.039 Centennial Cups and the Vernon was the powerhouse team for 73 00:03:18.080 --> 00:03:22.280 many years. And so anyways, it was the Vernon Lakers 74 00:03:22.319 --> 00:03:23.759 he played for, not the Vernon Vipers. 75 00:03:23.759 --> 00:03:26.719 Okay, that's I got that info off. Cannucks, get your 76 00:03:26.960 --> 00:03:29.479 BC Hockey League stuff. I'll have to rip into Quadrellia 77 00:03:29.520 --> 00:03:31.759 But anyway, what do you know about Darren? What kind 78 00:03:31.759 --> 00:03:33.560 of rule is he taking with the Canucks all those 79 00:03:33.560 --> 00:03:34.159 sorts of things. 80 00:03:34.240 --> 00:03:38.479 Rick, Well, first of all, he works for Wasserman, which 81 00:03:38.520 --> 00:03:42.639 is a huge firm who represents Connor McDavid and Austin Matthews. 82 00:03:44.400 --> 00:03:46.599 He's going to be the Canucks a director of player 83 00:03:46.639 --> 00:03:50.319 development and player performance. Like when people think about agents, 84 00:03:50.319 --> 00:03:52.879 all they think about is so they just do contracts 85 00:03:52.879 --> 00:03:56.800 for guys four five six million a year. In an 86 00:03:56.840 --> 00:04:00.439 agency for agents for hockey players, there's a lot of 87 00:04:00.479 --> 00:04:04.520 layers and one of the layers is development. You can't 88 00:04:04.599 --> 00:04:07.919 just get a player as an agent in bantam or 89 00:04:07.960 --> 00:04:10.879 midget or junior. You've got to help him and guide 90 00:04:10.919 --> 00:04:14.199 him with development. So one thing that Darren does really 91 00:04:14.280 --> 00:04:18.959 well is he helps the bantam kid get to the 92 00:04:19.000 --> 00:04:21.879 Western Hockey League and then he helps the NHL drafted 93 00:04:22.000 --> 00:04:25.600 kid get to the NHL. So for Washerman, he was 94 00:04:25.639 --> 00:04:29.199 one of those guys that helped with and the people say, well, 95 00:04:29.199 --> 00:04:31.839 what's an agent got to do with development? He has 96 00:04:31.879 --> 00:04:34.040 a lot to do with development. With Washerman, he does 97 00:04:34.079 --> 00:04:37.000 a great job of when they get a kid at 98 00:04:37.040 --> 00:04:40.000 the bantam draft, they help guide that kid to the 99 00:04:40.000 --> 00:04:43.279 Western Hockey League. So for his agency, he worked with 100 00:04:43.319 --> 00:04:46.240 the kids. He knows player development. I think this is 101 00:04:46.279 --> 00:04:49.879 a good higher. Darren is well respected in the hockey 102 00:04:49.959 --> 00:04:52.399 circles in British Columbia. I think it's a good hire. 103 00:04:52.439 --> 00:04:55.920 And he works for my buddy, Rich Evans or White Rocks, 104 00:04:56.399 --> 00:04:57.879 my neighbor Rich Evans. 105 00:04:58.000 --> 00:04:59.759 How's his dog doing? Have you seen his dog recently? 106 00:04:59.759 --> 00:05:01.879 I have seen Rich because now I go to the 107 00:05:01.920 --> 00:05:04.040 gym Trevor Linda's Jim. I cut my walks down on 108 00:05:04.079 --> 00:05:06.360 the weekend, so I don't see Rich in the neighborhood anymore. 109 00:05:06.360 --> 00:05:09.680 Oh, okay, I'm sure. I'm sure he's heartbroken about that. Yes, 110 00:05:10.720 --> 00:05:13.560 it's interesting when you're describing Darren there. That fits a 111 00:05:13.560 --> 00:05:16.480 lot about what exactly is the the mo o of 112 00:05:16.519 --> 00:05:19.959 this whole organization right now. Big development of players, big 113 00:05:19.959 --> 00:05:24.240 time right moving players along within the organization, finding diamonds 114 00:05:24.240 --> 00:05:26.079 in the rough and you know, turning them into something, 115 00:05:26.399 --> 00:05:28.680 all that sort of thing. So everything you just said 116 00:05:28.839 --> 00:05:34.199 just completely jives with what they're doing. Now. You didn't say, though, 117 00:05:34.240 --> 00:05:37.680 that he's an AGM, and so is the assumption then 118 00:05:37.720 --> 00:05:40.639 that they are still looking for that person to fill 119 00:05:40.959 --> 00:05:42.480 Ryan Johnson's former role. 120 00:05:42.600 --> 00:05:46.360 Yes, absolutely, they are looking for an assistant GM. I 121 00:05:46.399 --> 00:05:49.720 don't know if the assistant GM is going to be 122 00:05:49.800 --> 00:05:52.600 the assistant GM of Vancouver and Ron Abersford or there 123 00:05:52.600 --> 00:05:55.480 are two separate jobs. That remains to be seen. But 124 00:05:56.240 --> 00:05:58.800 they're still looking for an assistant GM, no question about it. 125 00:05:58.839 --> 00:06:00.920 And of course a head coach in abos. 126 00:06:00.639 --> 00:06:02.720 Fred as well. And he's got to find a good 127 00:06:02.839 --> 00:06:06.199 right hand man Ryan Johnson, because pack Quinn had Brian Burke, 128 00:06:06.879 --> 00:06:11.879 Burke had Dave notice Gillis said Gilman, Gillis head Gilman. Yep. 129 00:06:12.120 --> 00:06:14.959 It is imperative for general managers to have a good 130 00:06:15.040 --> 00:06:18.439 right hand man, you know, to help and guide and 131 00:06:18.639 --> 00:06:21.480 you know, and the trust level there as well. So 132 00:06:21.560 --> 00:06:23.879 I think he is looking for that guy. I do 133 00:06:23.959 --> 00:06:25.199 believe that now. 134 00:06:25.240 --> 00:06:26.639 I mean a lot of people would say that's also 135 00:06:26.720 --> 00:06:29.040 Daniel and Henrick might be his right hand men. 136 00:06:29.600 --> 00:06:31.839 Oh no, no, no, but no, no, no, not at 137 00:06:31.879 --> 00:06:34.879 all their presidents. But he's got a high he's got 138 00:06:34.879 --> 00:06:39.079 to find someone he can trust. Rutherford, he's an advisor. Well, hey, 139 00:06:39.439 --> 00:06:42.519 Jim's probably in Carolina right now on a golf course. 140 00:06:42.680 --> 00:06:45.480 I'm curious how much advising Jim's going to be doing 141 00:06:45.519 --> 00:06:47.279 for the team this year, I think. But anyway, that's 142 00:06:47.279 --> 00:06:49.800 besides the point, no kidding. We just mentioned we mentioned 143 00:06:49.800 --> 00:06:53.399 Manny so yesterday the big introductory press conference at Rogers 144 00:06:53.439 --> 00:06:56.680 Arena Rickson, we talked a lot as that was going 145 00:06:56.720 --> 00:06:59.680 on during the show yesterday. But you know, I heard 146 00:06:59.720 --> 00:07:01.800 you talk with Halfred and Broff this morning about it, 147 00:07:02.240 --> 00:07:04.839 the messaging out of it. If you if you haven't 148 00:07:04.839 --> 00:07:08.399 had a chance, like go watch the presser and that 149 00:07:08.519 --> 00:07:12.560 pressor was the exact same in terms of messaging and 150 00:07:12.600 --> 00:07:18.720 wording as Ryan Johnson's introductory pressor and Henrik Gananaseni's introductory pressor. 151 00:07:19.040 --> 00:07:21.600 Like this organization, I'm trying to remember the last time 152 00:07:21.639 --> 00:07:24.600 it was this aligned. Is it the Gillison Gilman era? 153 00:07:24.800 --> 00:07:28.199 Maybe might be because it's been fractured for so long. 154 00:07:28.480 --> 00:07:32.439 These four individuals now, Manny, Ryan, Dan and Henrik are 155 00:07:32.519 --> 00:07:35.439 just so on the same page. Yes, it's incredible, And 156 00:07:35.480 --> 00:07:38.120 that's when we heard out of Manny yesterday, all of 157 00:07:38.160 --> 00:07:40.879 the same things we're hearing with Ryan. It's not about 158 00:07:40.879 --> 00:07:44.800 wins and losses, it's about development. We're gonna take it slow, culture, 159 00:07:44.839 --> 00:07:47.920 setting a culture, all of these things like he's played. 160 00:07:48.360 --> 00:07:50.920 Yesterday's presser, it was like the greatest hits of what 161 00:07:51.040 --> 00:07:54.000 Canuck fans have been wanting to hear over this last 162 00:07:54.000 --> 00:07:56.399 little while. And I tweeted it out like it's a 163 00:07:56.439 --> 00:08:00.000 complete one eighty of the k Now it's bad for us, Yeah, 164 00:08:00.120 --> 00:08:02.560 because the chaos that came out of every Gym Rutherford 165 00:08:02.560 --> 00:08:04.399 press conference was gold for us. 166 00:08:04.399 --> 00:08:06.199 It's gone, it's gone, but there won't be no more 167 00:08:06.279 --> 00:08:10.519 chaos with these No, it's completely different. Feel, completely different. Feel. 168 00:08:12.120 --> 00:08:14.680 You're gonna say there is a cool calm field. Yeah, 169 00:08:14.720 --> 00:08:18.360 totally about this new regime. They articulate their thoughts in 170 00:08:18.399 --> 00:08:20.600 a very clear way for the fans in the media, 171 00:08:21.879 --> 00:08:24.759 and they're gonna practice what they preach. These guys are 172 00:08:24.759 --> 00:08:26.519 gonna roll up their sleeves and get the job done. 173 00:08:26.600 --> 00:08:26.839 Yeah. 174 00:08:26.959 --> 00:08:30.839 And there's no chaos tire fires with this group of people. 175 00:08:31.240 --> 00:08:33.759 It's a really good management team put together well. 176 00:08:33.759 --> 00:08:35.559 And the other thing you brought up, Brick is you 177 00:08:35.600 --> 00:08:38.559 know he mentioned things like body language, Like again he 178 00:08:38.679 --> 00:08:40.600 meant he mentioned things, and maybe it was just a 179 00:08:40.600 --> 00:08:44.039 complete coincidence, but he mentioned things that were clear issues 180 00:08:44.120 --> 00:08:46.759 that have been clear issues with this franchise, whether it's 181 00:08:46.799 --> 00:08:50.039 body language, attention to detailed body, all of these things 182 00:08:50.200 --> 00:08:53.720 body he meant, he Rany touched on those things yesterday 183 00:08:54.080 --> 00:08:56.240 and and again. I think it's I just think it's 184 00:08:56.360 --> 00:09:00.000 it's so refreshing that they're they're starting with baby staff 185 00:09:00.240 --> 00:09:02.720 here and they're not saying like, hey, we should you know, 186 00:09:02.759 --> 00:09:05.480 we got to achieve this goal by this season, and 187 00:09:05.519 --> 00:09:07.480 then next season it's gonna be this goal. Like it's 188 00:09:07.519 --> 00:09:10.120 all about want to We want to really have great 189 00:09:10.159 --> 00:09:13.000 practices and believe that those practices will turn into the games. 190 00:09:13.200 --> 00:09:15.279 All those sorts of little things, and we haven't heard 191 00:09:15.320 --> 00:09:17.759 them for so long, and we heard again Manny just 192 00:09:17.799 --> 00:09:20.159 echo all of the same things that Ryan's been talking about. 193 00:09:20.200 --> 00:09:23.000 It's just really refreshing to hear and and and. 194 00:09:22.840 --> 00:09:25.799 On the body language, I want to say this, some 195 00:09:25.879 --> 00:09:27.759 of the body languages some of the Canucks in the 196 00:09:27.799 --> 00:09:31.200 past two years horrible. He's gonna fix that. Yeah, there 197 00:09:31.240 --> 00:09:33.720 were players in Absperd. He gave tough love to man. 198 00:09:33.720 --> 00:09:36.159 He don't think he's this, you know, it's just a 199 00:09:36.240 --> 00:09:38.559 nice guy. You're gonna roll over him. No, I don't 200 00:09:38.559 --> 00:09:40.039 think he's gonna put up with bad body. 201 00:09:40.120 --> 00:09:40.759 I totally agree. 202 00:09:40.799 --> 00:09:43.399 I don't think so at all. There was tough love 203 00:09:43.559 --> 00:09:45.639 given the players in Abosper. Don't think it was just 204 00:09:46.480 --> 00:09:49.159 you know, he gave tough love to those that needed it. 205 00:09:49.360 --> 00:09:49.600 Yeah. 206 00:09:49.759 --> 00:09:53.080 Me and again very hands on. We heard Brandon Astell 207 00:09:53.120 --> 00:09:55.279 talk to us about that a couple of weeks ago, 208 00:09:55.360 --> 00:09:58.720 Rick that he was on the ice with this scratches 209 00:09:58.799 --> 00:10:01.240 the day of a game. You know how often has 210 00:10:01.279 --> 00:10:03.679 that happen. Just incredibly involved and I think that's going 211 00:10:03.720 --> 00:10:08.159 to carry over here as well. One thing that was 212 00:10:08.240 --> 00:10:11.399 in that presser that we didn't react to yesterday, which 213 00:10:11.440 --> 00:10:14.080 of course is the million dollar question of how is 214 00:10:14.120 --> 00:10:16.679 Manny Majochu going to handle Elias Petterson. That's what he 215 00:10:16.720 --> 00:10:19.399 was asked about. This was the clip from Manny. You 216 00:10:19.440 --> 00:10:22.480 got this clip, Derek Manny. This was Manny talking about 217 00:10:22.519 --> 00:10:24.759 EP forty yesterday during the press conference. 218 00:10:26.879 --> 00:10:29.159 To answer your question, I have not spoken with him yet, 219 00:10:31.120 --> 00:10:36.039 and as I was saying before, with every player, my 220 00:10:36.200 --> 00:10:40.759 goal is to help him find his game. And we 221 00:10:40.799 --> 00:10:43.240 all know what he's capable of doing, the talent that 222 00:10:43.320 --> 00:10:47.559 he possesses and the ability that he has on the ice. 223 00:10:49.360 --> 00:10:51.960 One of the things that I love most about coaching 224 00:10:52.039 --> 00:10:55.840 is finding that connection with players and finding what makes 225 00:10:55.879 --> 00:10:59.279 them tick and how to get the best out of them. 226 00:10:59.840 --> 00:11:04.639 So it's it's on myself and the staff to help 227 00:11:04.679 --> 00:11:08.840 him find his best game and to be the player 228 00:11:08.879 --> 00:11:10.759 that we know he's capable of being. 229 00:11:11.879 --> 00:11:14.519 Now, look at I know he's in his eighth year. 230 00:11:14.720 --> 00:11:17.919 I know, I know, I know what you're helping him. 231 00:11:17.960 --> 00:11:20.759 Do you think Colorado helps Nathan McKinnon be the best 232 00:11:20.759 --> 00:11:23.240 player he is? No, he goes out there and he 233 00:11:23.320 --> 00:11:26.480 does it what superstars and high paid players is. I 234 00:11:26.519 --> 00:11:29.720 think the energy this franchise has spent on that player 235 00:11:29.759 --> 00:11:33.039 in the past two years is crazy. It's crazy. There's 236 00:11:33.080 --> 00:11:35.799 an expectation when you're the highest paid player on a 237 00:11:35.879 --> 00:11:39.519 team to bring it. But this this is his third 238 00:11:39.559 --> 00:11:41.639 coach in two years that's gonna try and fix them. 239 00:11:41.799 --> 00:11:44.600 If Rick Tocket couldn't fix him, Adam Foot couldn't fix them, 240 00:11:44.799 --> 00:11:46.720 I don't know how many Maholtra is going to fix them. 241 00:11:46.799 --> 00:11:48.840 Well, and we'll see what happens. Right, it might all 242 00:11:48.879 --> 00:11:51.399 be wasting air because maybe something does happen in the 243 00:11:51.440 --> 00:11:53.960 offseason and he has moved out of this organization. I'm 244 00:11:54.000 --> 00:11:56.879 not sure. I am curious though, Rick, because again, Manny 245 00:11:57.279 --> 00:12:00.000 basically took the same stance as Ryan Johnson. 246 00:12:00.120 --> 00:12:00.240 Right. 247 00:12:00.279 --> 00:12:03.360 Ryan Johnson Toya told media the other day that he 248 00:12:03.360 --> 00:12:06.320 he had talked to Elias Petterson and essentially said, there's 249 00:12:06.320 --> 00:12:09.279 no expectations, like just come in and and and we're 250 00:12:09.279 --> 00:12:13.000 gonna go from there. Now I'm curious is if they're 251 00:12:13.039 --> 00:12:16.240 just doing the exact opposite of everything Alvin and Rutherford did. 252 00:12:16.279 --> 00:12:20.519 Because Rutherford was very public about this guy doesn't train well, 253 00:12:20.679 --> 00:12:22.320 he needs to train better, he needs to come into 254 00:12:22.360 --> 00:12:24.559 camp better, all those sorts of things. He's very public 255 00:12:24.639 --> 00:12:25.639 putting pressure on him. 256 00:12:26.159 --> 00:12:29.440 But you're wasting so much energy as a franchise on 257 00:12:29.440 --> 00:12:32.039 one player who's into his ninth season. 258 00:12:32.799 --> 00:12:35.799 I just don't I don't see how he jives with 259 00:12:35.879 --> 00:12:38.519 everything these guys are talking about. Now, that's easier said 260 00:12:38.519 --> 00:12:40.000 than that. I don't remember about eleven points. 261 00:12:40.039 --> 00:12:41.679 I think the side twins and you're not. 262 00:12:41.799 --> 00:12:42.360 That's what I mean. 263 00:12:42.799 --> 00:12:45.320 The coach was telling the Sadek Twins that I gotta 264 00:12:45.360 --> 00:12:48.120 help I gotta help the Sadeen Twins turn it around 265 00:12:48.759 --> 00:12:51.559 like it's just it's it's it's bizarre how much this 266 00:12:51.639 --> 00:12:55.159 team is spending energy wise on trying to fix this player. 267 00:12:54.960 --> 00:12:56.960 Right, and and let's be honest, I mean maybe not 268 00:12:57.000 --> 00:13:00.679 so much Manny, Henrik, Daniel Ryan. They've been with all 269 00:13:00.720 --> 00:13:03.639 these regimes that have come through trying to fix this guy. 270 00:13:03.159 --> 00:13:05.799 They know, they know the entire book on this guy. 271 00:13:06.000 --> 00:13:08.240 There's only one guy that's gonna fix this guy. Yeah, 272 00:13:08.279 --> 00:13:10.039 it's it's him. It's him. 273 00:13:10.519 --> 00:13:12.200 By the way, multiple people in our. 274 00:13:13.759 --> 00:13:16.639 Why you brought up Vernon? He played four games? It 275 00:13:16.639 --> 00:13:19.000 doesn't matter, it does. You didn't say what you played. 276 00:13:19.039 --> 00:13:20.200 Did you play bh O games? 277 00:13:20.600 --> 00:13:22.600 Yes, they didn't. You didn't say what years? 278 00:13:22.600 --> 00:13:27.000 This is unsigned. Darren Hermstrom played for Vernon in five 279 00:13:27.279 --> 00:13:29.559 six they were the Vipers then, not the Lakers. 280 00:13:29.600 --> 00:13:32.879 Ryan, You're right, four games wrong? Why would you bring 281 00:13:32.960 --> 00:13:36.200 up Vernon? He played four games, It doesn't matter. He 282 00:13:36.600 --> 00:13:38.639 played more games than you and I in the BHL. 283 00:13:39.679 --> 00:13:42.679 He gotta give him credit because a lot of people say, oh, 284 00:13:42.720 --> 00:13:44.519 what's he done, He's just an agent. Maybe he hasn't 285 00:13:44.519 --> 00:13:45.159 played well. 286 00:13:45.159 --> 00:13:47.320 He did. He played hockey. He's played hockey other level 287 00:13:47.360 --> 00:13:49.279 as well, but he did play in the bh. 288 00:13:49.039 --> 00:13:51.720 Anyways, I just loved the Vernon Lakers of the early nineties. 289 00:13:51.720 --> 00:13:54.200 They won a lot of Centennial Cups with Melis as 290 00:13:54.240 --> 00:13:54.600 the owner. 291 00:13:55.919 --> 00:13:58.600 Of course, if it happened in the early nineties, it's 292 00:13:58.639 --> 00:14:01.840 okay for you, Okay. As the program goes on, we'll 293 00:14:01.879 --> 00:14:05.559 talk more about the Canucks and as I mentioned, last 294 00:14:05.679 --> 00:14:09.039 night's Game two Wild Game two, that was a bit 295 00:14:09.080 --> 00:14:12.919 of a snooze, but then it rebounded late, you know, 296 00:14:13.399 --> 00:14:18.120 the final ten minutes and beyond electric electric, So we'll 297 00:14:18.159 --> 00:14:20.759 talk about that, will break it down as the show 298 00:14:20.799 --> 00:14:25.360 goes along. Some interesting comments from MLS Commissioner Don Garber 299 00:14:25.440 --> 00:14:29.799 yesterday in Montreal, not Vancouver, but in Montreal, so we'll 300 00:14:29.799 --> 00:14:32.519 talk about those. A couple of little tidbits about the 301 00:14:32.559 --> 00:14:35.320 Canadian soccer team, the men's team, which is in action 302 00:14:35.519 --> 00:14:38.639 today today four point thirty in Montreal. They're taking on 303 00:14:38.679 --> 00:14:42.039 Ireland Rickets their final World Cup friendly today for Canada, 304 00:14:42.360 --> 00:14:44.159 and so we'll talk a little about that as the 305 00:14:44.200 --> 00:14:49.799 show goes. Show goes on. There's also been a apparently 306 00:14:49.840 --> 00:14:53.360 a trade request in the nhl't we'll chat about absolutely. 307 00:14:53.399 --> 00:14:56.360 Eleven o'clock, Moje is going to join us. We'll talk Lions, 308 00:14:56.399 --> 00:14:58.360 Canucks and much more. I want to get his thoughts 309 00:14:58.360 --> 00:15:00.600 on Russell Wilson as well. Moch because of course he's 310 00:15:00.639 --> 00:15:04.000 covered the Seahawks for quite a long time. So and 311 00:15:04.000 --> 00:15:06.120 if you missed it, by the way, Russell Wilson retiring 312 00:15:06.159 --> 00:15:09.759 officially earlier this week. He's stepping into the CBS NFL 313 00:15:10.080 --> 00:15:12.919 Realm as a TV analyst, so we'll talk to moj 314 00:15:13.000 --> 00:15:15.840 about him and more. Thomas Drantso is up next. He's 315 00:15:15.840 --> 00:15:16.279 in Buffalo. 316 00:15:16.320 --> 00:15:16.600 I don't know. 317 00:15:16.720 --> 00:15:18.600 I think he's still in Buffalo, but he's been there 318 00:15:18.639 --> 00:15:23.000 for the athletics scouting compound is Scouting combine is going on. 319 00:15:23.559 --> 00:15:26.879 I think today's media day where all the media members 320 00:15:26.879 --> 00:15:29.440 get to chat with the prospect today. So a lot 321 00:15:29.519 --> 00:15:31.639 happening in Buffalo. But we'll talk to Drants next about 322 00:15:31.639 --> 00:15:34.559 the Canucks. Thanks for tuning in, everybody. 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Visit Safety on Tour 343 00:16:46.799 --> 00:16:51.279 dot Ca to book your free Safety on Tour demo. 344 00:16:51.440 --> 00:16:54.159 As mentioned Thomas Drantz from the Athletic and Sports at 345 00:16:54.159 --> 00:16:57.000 six to fifty hanging out in Buffalo. Rick yeh at 346 00:16:57.000 --> 00:16:59.720 the combine, but he's made some time for us today, Tom, 347 00:17:00.039 --> 00:17:00.240 are you. 348 00:17:00.279 --> 00:17:02.039 Sir, gentlemen. 349 00:17:02.039 --> 00:17:04.279 I'm doing well, but in an interesting week in Buffalo 350 00:17:04.319 --> 00:17:06.960 as it turns into a ghost town. Most of the 351 00:17:07.000 --> 00:17:10.359 agents and general managers departed this morning or last night, 352 00:17:11.400 --> 00:17:14.480 but of course media availabilities with the top prospects and 353 00:17:14.559 --> 00:17:17.599 testing are now sort of beginning, so it's the actual 354 00:17:17.759 --> 00:17:21.079 combine stuff as that starts. In some ways, the action 355 00:17:21.240 --> 00:17:24.680 dies down from a reporter's perspective. Gonna be interesting. I've 356 00:17:24.720 --> 00:17:27.319 never covered the combine before, but it was a ton 357 00:17:27.359 --> 00:17:29.039 of fun, Rick, You'd love it. I feel like this 358 00:17:29.200 --> 00:17:32.359 is your oh place, you would especially enjoy it. 359 00:17:32.599 --> 00:17:35.400 Yeah. But I've been texting those guys in Buffalo non 360 00:17:35.440 --> 00:17:37.279 stop all week anyways. 361 00:17:37.200 --> 00:17:40.559 For sure, of course, But the problem is there's not 362 00:17:40.759 --> 00:17:41.920 enough Crown in Buffalo. 363 00:17:42.079 --> 00:17:44.759 Those guys, believe me, those guys don't want to see me. 364 00:17:45.119 --> 00:17:46.640 Yeah, well that too, that as well. 365 00:17:47.599 --> 00:17:49.079 They texting is enough. 366 00:17:49.799 --> 00:17:53.000 Hey, Just to give everyone a sense of Rick's work ethic, 367 00:17:53.319 --> 00:17:56.240 I had an agent ask me about Rick today or 368 00:17:56.359 --> 00:18:00.680 maybe us yesterday and say I've heard from Ray every 369 00:18:00.759 --> 00:18:04.240 day by text for the last twenty five years. 370 00:18:04.920 --> 00:18:06.160 Yeah. 371 00:18:06.200 --> 00:18:08.200 Did he look drained when he said that, Thomas, Like, 372 00:18:08.279 --> 00:18:10.279 was he like, oh wow? Okay? 373 00:18:10.720 --> 00:18:12.759 Yeah, No, No, it was like it was a it 374 00:18:12.799 --> 00:18:14.519 was a very it was a positive wow. 375 00:18:14.559 --> 00:18:14.799 Okay. 376 00:18:15.279 --> 00:18:18.200 And I only I'm because it's a compliment. 377 00:18:19.960 --> 00:18:22.000 We'll talk more about the combine in a minute, Thomas. 378 00:18:22.039 --> 00:18:26.880 But yesterday Manny Malhultra officially unveiled is the Canucks head coach. 379 00:18:27.440 --> 00:18:29.880 Best thing I know you weren't there, but you've obviously 380 00:18:29.920 --> 00:18:33.920 heard his comments. Best thing you heard from Manny yesterday was. 381 00:18:35.839 --> 00:18:39.279 You know, honestly, I think it's a through line that 382 00:18:39.480 --> 00:18:41.920 was reflected in a variety of comments that he made, 383 00:18:42.000 --> 00:18:47.279 and it's there's a concise and thoughtful style of communication 384 00:18:48.079 --> 00:18:53.599 where he can be asked a question that could be thorny, right, 385 00:18:54.160 --> 00:18:57.720 and he answers it in a way that's like respectful, honest, 386 00:18:57.920 --> 00:19:01.480 straightforward and sort of answers the question uestionin completely. So 387 00:19:02.039 --> 00:19:06.000 I thought the Caleb Malhotra formulation where in my house, 388 00:19:06.240 --> 00:19:08.799 I'm either coach or I'm dad, and my son gets 389 00:19:08.839 --> 00:19:10.759 to pick who he wants to talk to, right, And 390 00:19:10.799 --> 00:19:14.079 that's such a revealing indicator of the sort of dynamic 391 00:19:14.119 --> 00:19:17.599 at play, but also sort of gives us a framework, 392 00:19:17.640 --> 00:19:20.440 I think too to understand, you know, how thoughtful and 393 00:19:20.519 --> 00:19:23.519 intentional Malhotra is. I thought the question about being the 394 00:19:23.559 --> 00:19:26.440 first NHL head coach of South Asian descent, right, and 395 00:19:26.480 --> 00:19:29.200 the idea that you know, it's not something that I'm 396 00:19:29.359 --> 00:19:32.680 judging myself on, but I respect that it matters a 397 00:19:32.720 --> 00:19:35.559 lot to people in my community. I thought that was 398 00:19:35.599 --> 00:19:39.440 handled in a way that, you know, it didn't downplay 399 00:19:39.480 --> 00:19:42.000 the importance or the significance of the milestone, but also 400 00:19:42.039 --> 00:19:45.279 made it very clear that that's not how malhot reviews 401 00:19:45.359 --> 00:19:47.039