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 00:00:14.039 --> 00:00:15.359 I think you're gonna want to hear this. 5 00:00:17.719 --> 00:00:20.399 Your local sports coverage lives here. 6 00:00:20.719 --> 00:00:24.480 Two nothing, It's alva not so fast co hole breath 7 00:00:24.800 --> 00:00:25.920 with John Taylor. 8 00:00:26.160 --> 00:00:28.600 I say that the winner of the draft lottery should 9 00:00:28.600 --> 00:00:30.600 be the winner of a two man loose. And Rick 10 00:00:30.719 --> 00:00:33.240 Dolly Wall I had a cherry tree up a little ritchie. 11 00:00:33.359 --> 00:00:35.000 I used to go up that tree and just sit 12 00:00:35.079 --> 00:00:37.159 there for hours and bunch on those cherry years. 13 00:00:37.320 --> 00:00:43.960 Donnie and Dolly made it to a Friday broadcasting live 14 00:00:44.240 --> 00:00:47.880 from the Paul Carson Studio inside Oh Boy Productions. 15 00:00:47.880 --> 00:00:50.320 This is Donnie Dolly the team on Check. I am 16 00:00:50.359 --> 00:00:54.759 Ryan Henderson joined alongside the Hawaiian Rick Dolly Wall. Derek 17 00:00:54.799 --> 00:00:57.799 Wong directing the show, Quinn Taylor producing today's program, How 18 00:00:57.840 --> 00:00:58.560 are You Lovely? 19 00:00:58.600 --> 00:00:59.799 Couldn't be better? You could? 20 00:01:00.079 --> 00:01:00.159 You? 21 00:01:00.200 --> 00:01:03.079 In your medical research that you brought? Just stop? I 22 00:01:03.200 --> 00:01:05.879 Google a lot of stuff. When once you get over fifty, 23 00:01:05.920 --> 00:01:08.680 you gotta stay in the top shape. So Google works 24 00:01:08.719 --> 00:01:13.079 that way. And yesterday you said you googled butt muscle. Yeah, well, 25 00:01:13.280 --> 00:01:15.680 the Sammy Shallow because of Dawn, I had to google 26 00:01:16.159 --> 00:01:22.000 Sammy Sallow, but nous Lucius Maximus that thing. Anyways. 27 00:01:23.000 --> 00:01:25.000 Yeah, so if you missed that clip, you can catch 28 00:01:25.040 --> 00:01:27.680 it on the Dondian Dolly Twitter account if you haven't 29 00:01:27.719 --> 00:01:32.560 seen it already. Ongoing Canucks GM search. A little bit 30 00:01:32.599 --> 00:01:35.239 of new news this morning. We'll get to in a second. 31 00:01:35.280 --> 00:01:37.239 I want to mention a few things locally happening. 32 00:01:37.959 --> 00:01:38.439 Uh, Ricky. 33 00:01:38.439 --> 00:01:42.040 The WHL Championship gets underway this evening, Prince Albert versus 34 00:01:42.040 --> 00:01:44.640 ever it uh. And there was actually an announcement And 35 00:01:44.680 --> 00:01:46.760 you'll appreciate this because you know, we talk a lot 36 00:01:46.799 --> 00:01:51.000 about TSN and Sports Net ignoring the lesser leagues. 37 00:01:51.040 --> 00:01:53.760 You know, they do everything about Toronto. 38 00:01:53.920 --> 00:01:55.799 Yeah, and and the big boys and that's it. But 39 00:01:56.159 --> 00:02:00.000 TSN did make an announcement that the CHL Championships across 40 00:02:00.120 --> 00:02:02.799 the leagues will be airing on TSN. So tonight's for 41 00:02:02.959 --> 00:02:05.239 game one. You can also watch it on Victory Plus 42 00:02:05.239 --> 00:02:08.280 like you can most WHL games. But Prince Albert versus 43 00:02:08.280 --> 00:02:11.960 Everett WHL Championship Game one beginning tonight seven o'clock. Again, 44 00:02:12.000 --> 00:02:13.599 that's on TSN. If you want to check it out. 45 00:02:13.599 --> 00:02:15.719 You got Land and DuPont for Everett, and you have 46 00:02:15.759 --> 00:02:19.479 Brandon Coots for Prince Albert. So a lot of Canuck connections, 47 00:02:19.639 --> 00:02:22.919 potential Connuck connections with Land and DuPont. In the WHL 48 00:02:23.000 --> 00:02:25.719 Championship tomorrow, the white Caps rick. That's a massive game, 49 00:02:26.280 --> 00:02:29.840 one two in league standings. San Jose's in first place, 50 00:02:29.879 --> 00:02:33.639 white Caps in second place. Live from LA tomorrow seven 51 00:02:33.759 --> 00:02:36.199 thirty pm. That game is also on TSN, so you 52 00:02:36.240 --> 00:02:38.400 don't have to worry about Apple TV. White Caps game 53 00:02:38.479 --> 00:02:40.879 is on TSN tomorrow night. Every game should be on 54 00:02:40.960 --> 00:02:42.319 cable for the white Caps. 55 00:02:42.400 --> 00:02:43.719 Yeah, that's that's true. 56 00:02:43.719 --> 00:02:46.000 More news on the white Caps and a former White 57 00:02:46.000 --> 00:02:47.879 Cap as the show goes on. 58 00:02:47.960 --> 00:02:50.400 Not great for Canada's men's national team, I'll tell you that. 59 00:02:50.520 --> 00:02:50.919 Right now. 60 00:02:51.840 --> 00:02:55.319 The BCHL Rookie Nanaimo beat Prince George, so they're off 61 00:02:55.360 --> 00:02:59.639 to the Rogers BHL Championship. Game five, Brooks versus Cranbrook 62 00:02:59.719 --> 00:03:01.439 is half tonight. Brooks is up three to one in 63 00:03:01.479 --> 00:03:03.599 that series, so they're looking to punch their ticket to 64 00:03:03.639 --> 00:03:06.439 the championship. The Seas are down in Eugene, Oregon. They 65 00:03:06.479 --> 00:03:09.759 return home next Tuesday to take on Everett and Sunday Rick. 66 00:03:10.319 --> 00:03:14.599 The BC Lions oh get training camp underway from beautiful 67 00:03:15.039 --> 00:03:19.360 Kamloops some call it Spain Spain up there in the interior. 68 00:03:19.639 --> 00:03:23.280 Will be joined at around eleven to fifteen by VP 69 00:03:23.400 --> 00:03:26.280 of Football Operations Are Good Pal Neil McAvoy. 70 00:03:25.919 --> 00:03:27.439 Who's on his way up to Kamloops. 71 00:03:27.479 --> 00:03:29.639 But Neil is gonna stop by the programmer e eleven 72 00:03:29.680 --> 00:03:32.719 fifteen to talk about those Lions that set up up 73 00:03:32.759 --> 00:03:35.919 there in Camblops. We've talked about a lot fantastic. It's 74 00:03:35.960 --> 00:03:38.879 really really good, really really great setup they have there 75 00:03:38.919 --> 00:03:43.439 for everything that the team needs. So Lions training camp 76 00:03:43.479 --> 00:03:48.240 beginning Sunday, Okay. Canucks GM search some movement this morning 77 00:03:48.759 --> 00:03:52.319 via yourself and Elliott Friedman. Elliott was on the Fan 78 00:03:52.479 --> 00:03:54.840 Hockey Show, as he is every day at nine o'clock 79 00:03:54.879 --> 00:03:57.560 our time on Fan five ninety. The big piece of 80 00:03:57.599 --> 00:03:59.919 news out of Elliott is that it sounds as though 81 00:04:00.919 --> 00:04:04.000 Ryan Johnson and Evan Gold are the last two men 82 00:04:04.159 --> 00:04:06.039 standing for the Canucks GM job. 83 00:04:07.520 --> 00:04:10.800 So the Canucks have started telling candidates that they're no 84 00:04:10.879 --> 00:04:14.240 longer in the running for the GM job. Elliott and 85 00:04:14.240 --> 00:04:18.399 I both are saying it sounds like it's down to 86 00:04:18.480 --> 00:04:21.920 Ryan Johnson and Evan Gold. Early this morning, I was 87 00:04:21.959 --> 00:04:24.279 told that Ryan Johnson is not out of the mix 88 00:04:24.319 --> 00:04:26.720 because there was so much noise about Evan Gold yesterday, 89 00:04:27.199 --> 00:04:31.360 and the noise was correct. Like, I'll get Kevin Johnson 90 00:04:32.160 --> 00:04:34.399 Evin Gold in a second, But I want to tell 91 00:04:34.399 --> 00:04:38.079 you about Ryan Johnson. He's been with the Canucks for 92 00:04:38.120 --> 00:04:42.000 thirteen years. Jim Rutherford is a big fan of Johnson's. 93 00:04:42.439 --> 00:04:46.439 But we know that ownership has a massive saying this, right, 94 00:04:47.240 --> 00:04:50.839 if they don't give him the GM job, would the 95 00:04:50.879 --> 00:04:54.000 Canucks offer Johnson a role like vice president of hockey 96 00:04:54.079 --> 00:04:56.199 operations to kind of appease him and keep them. And 97 00:04:56.680 --> 00:04:59.600 because if this guy leaves the organization, there's going to 98 00:04:59.639 --> 00:05:01.600 be t teams that are going to be salivating at 99 00:05:01.639 --> 00:05:04.560 getting him. Like if he hands in his resignation letter, 100 00:05:04.560 --> 00:05:06.839 he's well respected, run league. Well something you brought up 101 00:05:06.879 --> 00:05:10.079 this morning, Rick with buff how's going on in Nashville? Yeah, 102 00:05:10.240 --> 00:05:13.680 and they might be waiting. That's a really interesting scenario. Yeah, 103 00:05:13.680 --> 00:05:15.800 but they got Barry Trotz the that No, it's not 104 00:05:16.079 --> 00:05:19.199 that Berry. How long is the search going? Stop? Stop? 105 00:05:19.279 --> 00:05:23.560 There's no deadlines. They're not in the playoffs. The Barry's 106 00:05:23.720 --> 00:05:26.279 Barry dealt with the trade deadline. He dealt He's got 107 00:05:26.360 --> 00:05:28.279 the draft all ready to go. It's not that big. 108 00:05:28.879 --> 00:05:32.360 The Canucks know if they don't give Ryan Johnson the 109 00:05:32.439 --> 00:05:36.040 GM job, you know, he could potentially bolt. So there 110 00:05:36.120 --> 00:05:40.560 is now a word that can the Canucks keep Ryan 111 00:05:40.639 --> 00:05:43.759 Johnson by giving elevating him, giving him another position That 112 00:05:44.000 --> 00:05:47.560 sounds good. We'll keep an eye on that. Gold is 113 00:05:47.560 --> 00:05:50.120 an assistant jam in the Bruins, I said yesterday on 114 00:05:50.160 --> 00:05:53.480 the show, keep an eye on him. Good analytics background, 115 00:05:54.480 --> 00:05:57.160 he's good with the salary cap. He's a lawyer, which 116 00:05:57.160 --> 00:06:00.680 apparently NHL teams love today. You know, they like these guys, 117 00:06:00.720 --> 00:06:04.480 these young guys who are lawyers. So look, it looks 118 00:06:04.560 --> 00:06:07.800 like Elliott and I both reporting it's down to Ryan 119 00:06:07.879 --> 00:06:10.879 Johnson and Evan Gold. We'll see how this shakes out. 120 00:06:10.959 --> 00:06:12.959 Do they make a decision today or are they gonna 121 00:06:12.959 --> 00:06:15.720 spend the weekend? They said next week. They're taking their time, 122 00:06:15.759 --> 00:06:18.639 which is I have no issues get it right. So 123 00:06:18.759 --> 00:06:20.439 we'll wait and see how this plays out. 124 00:06:20.600 --> 00:06:26.360 To your point, Rick about a title appeasing Ryan, Elliott 125 00:06:26.399 --> 00:06:29.519 did bring that scenario up. He said, could they work together, 126 00:06:29.600 --> 00:06:32.079 could they work Because here's the thing, if you look 127 00:06:32.120 --> 00:06:35.439 at either of the guys, Ryan Johnson or Evan Gold, 128 00:06:36.000 --> 00:06:40.680 in my opinion, you need somebody to be hired alongside them. Now, 129 00:06:40.720 --> 00:06:44.800 if you had them together, Jim's there as an advisor, Yeah, 130 00:06:45.120 --> 00:06:48.399 but you know you've said he's going to North Carolina 131 00:06:48.439 --> 00:06:48.800 like he's not. 132 00:06:49.319 --> 00:06:52.240 He's an advisor. But I think you need somebody along 133 00:06:52.680 --> 00:06:55.279 here day to day with these guys. 134 00:06:55.639 --> 00:06:59.519 And so that's where if in my the dream scenario 135 00:06:59.600 --> 00:07:02.800 now to me is that you would do what you 136 00:07:02.879 --> 00:07:06.720 just said. VP of Hockey Ops is Ryan Johnson, Evan 137 00:07:06.720 --> 00:07:09.000 Gold is the GM, is that you have those two 138 00:07:09.040 --> 00:07:13.120 work together. That's a that's a management tandem that I 139 00:07:13.160 --> 00:07:16.959 think would excite this fan base because again, like this notion, 140 00:07:17.199 --> 00:07:19.639 some people think that you have to fire Ryan or 141 00:07:19.680 --> 00:07:22.720 not keep him because he's connected to this past regime. 142 00:07:23.360 --> 00:07:25.480 I don't get that set. I don't feel that way 143 00:07:25.519 --> 00:07:28.279 at least I don't. I don't feel like, oh wow, 144 00:07:28.360 --> 00:07:30.800 I mean, everybody's got to go. If he was here 145 00:07:30.839 --> 00:07:33.399 with Patrick, then he's got to go to I mean, 146 00:07:33.439 --> 00:07:35.120 I think he's done. I think he's done a fine job. 147 00:07:35.160 --> 00:07:35.920 Look at his team. 148 00:07:36.399 --> 00:07:39.160 The Absford Canucks want to call their trophy last year, 149 00:07:39.839 --> 00:07:42.439 We've seen guys that have graduated from Abtsford to the 150 00:07:42.560 --> 00:07:43.240 Bank of Canucks. 151 00:07:43.279 --> 00:07:46.120 This year, they've looked good. That's under Ryan. You bring 152 00:07:46.160 --> 00:07:47.920 it up all the time. Nobody knows more about this 153 00:07:48.040 --> 00:07:51.399 organization's players than inside Ryan inside out. He knows the 154 00:07:51.519 --> 00:07:54.800 organization inside out. But can they keep Ryan Johnson if 155 00:07:54.839 --> 00:07:56.680 they give Evan Gold the GM, that's gonna be the 156 00:07:56.680 --> 00:07:57.560 million dollar question. 157 00:07:58.319 --> 00:08:01.040 But again VP of Hockey Ops, which would technically be 158 00:08:01.120 --> 00:08:01.959 Evan's boss. 159 00:08:02.319 --> 00:08:05.000 Well, or is it a fancy title? Is it a 160 00:08:05.040 --> 00:08:08.959 fancy title? Or is I don't know, I just you 161 00:08:08.959 --> 00:08:11.560 know what. You don't want to lose a guy like 162 00:08:11.879 --> 00:08:13.399 I don't think you don't want to lose a guy 163 00:08:13.439 --> 00:08:16.360 like Ryan Johnson. He's well respected and like I said before, 164 00:08:16.439 --> 00:08:19.240 if he is out on the market, he will not 165 00:08:19.319 --> 00:08:21.600 have trouble getting a new job. He will not have 166 00:08:21.639 --> 00:08:22.759 trouble getting a new job. 167 00:08:22.680 --> 00:08:25.240 Well because you know, and again no disrespect, But everything 168 00:08:25.319 --> 00:08:29.600 I hear about read about Evan Gold is he is 169 00:08:29.759 --> 00:08:31.199 Boston's Ryan Johnson. 170 00:08:31.720 --> 00:08:34.720 Pete. His dudes worked a long time there, learned under 171 00:08:34.720 --> 00:08:36.960 a lot of people. You talked about this morning, learned 172 00:08:37.039 --> 00:08:40.720 under cam Neely, and cam Neely said, probably an eye 173 00:08:40.720 --> 00:08:43.360 test guy. Right, he's learned how you can make calls, 174 00:08:43.440 --> 00:08:46.440 not just with analytics, the idea, right, what do you 175 00:08:46.480 --> 00:08:48.919 see make the calls? Cam Neely does. 176 00:08:48.759 --> 00:08:51.440 That and so to me, that's been what Ryan Johnson's 177 00:08:51.480 --> 00:08:56.080 done here. So to overlook him, it's a hell of 178 00:08:56.120 --> 00:08:58.360 a gamble. It's a hell it's a hell of a gamble, 179 00:08:58.399 --> 00:09:00.080 and it's going to be interesting to see how the 180 00:09:00.120 --> 00:09:03.440 market responds. I mentioned Evan Gold was on a podcast 181 00:09:03.440 --> 00:09:06.159 about seven months ago called The Main Hockey Report. Yeah, 182 00:09:06.200 --> 00:09:08.559 and they kind of did a walk through on his career. 183 00:09:09.879 --> 00:09:11.679 They started with a walk through a bit on his 184 00:09:11.720 --> 00:09:13.399 career and how he got to the Bruins, and then 185 00:09:13.399 --> 00:09:15.559 they went into obviously everything to do with the Bruins, 186 00:09:15.559 --> 00:09:18.000 and by the way, we should mention Providence. The Bruins 187 00:09:18.039 --> 00:09:21.639 their hlse, they're out and of course so now Evan Gold, 188 00:09:21.759 --> 00:09:25.000 that's his club that yeah, Mike, Ryan Johnson, right, same 189 00:09:25.120 --> 00:09:28.879 same exact position. But Evan Gold's story is impressive. Like 190 00:09:28.919 --> 00:09:32.120 he started rick as an intern with the Washington Capitals 191 00:09:32.159 --> 00:09:34.639 selling tickets like he was he was that guy that 192 00:09:34.720 --> 00:09:36.679 phoned up people and said do you want to buy tickets? 193 00:09:36.840 --> 00:09:38.960 Do you want to do you want tickets? Absolutely he was. 194 00:09:39.120 --> 00:09:43.519 He went from there to a high up a GM 195 00:09:43.559 --> 00:09:47.519 with one of the historic franchises in the in the league. 196 00:09:47.919 --> 00:09:49.600 That's a pretty impressive rise for this guy. 197 00:09:49.600 --> 00:09:52.639 He's been nineteen seasons in the NHL, between the Capitals 198 00:09:52.639 --> 00:09:55.399 and the Bruins. You know, Don Sweeney brought him in, 199 00:09:55.879 --> 00:09:57.919 Like he applied for a job, but Don Sweeney hired 200 00:09:57.960 --> 00:10:00.200 him and brought him into Boston. When he got there, 201 00:10:00.480 --> 00:10:04.159 He's worked in various organizations, so like, he is very impressive. 202 00:10:03.960 --> 00:10:07.960 And he is a good speaker. But by himself, I 203 00:10:07.960 --> 00:10:10.440 don't think so so and I would say the same 204 00:10:10.480 --> 00:10:11.399 thing about Ryan Johnson. 205 00:10:11.960 --> 00:10:14.200 By himself, I don't know. But if you had the 206 00:10:14.200 --> 00:10:16.080 two of them together, it's something in my opinion, I 207 00:10:16.080 --> 00:10:18.440 think that could really sell well in this market. 208 00:10:18.679 --> 00:10:22.879 Two young guys, you know exactly. Ryan's not fifty or 209 00:10:22.919 --> 00:10:25.120 sixty or seventy years old. He's still a young guy 210 00:10:25.159 --> 00:10:27.519 in the market. He's been in Vancouver thirteen years. Like 211 00:10:27.559 --> 00:10:30.440 I mentioned, it's now up to the Canucks to how 212 00:10:30.519 --> 00:10:33.720 they will handle this. But I can tell you Evan 213 00:10:33.799 --> 00:10:38.360 Gold since his first interview really impressed Vancouver. And sometimes 214 00:10:38.360 --> 00:10:42.360 when you do these searches, you know, like Ryan Johnson, 215 00:10:42.399 --> 00:10:44.799 they know him inside out. They don't know Evan Gold. 216 00:10:44.840 --> 00:10:48.600 He came in, he sold a vision to plan, He 217 00:10:48.720 --> 00:10:51.200 sold them a lot of things on how they can 218 00:10:51.200 --> 00:10:53.480 get better as an organization. Sometimes you fall in love 219 00:10:53.519 --> 00:10:57.240 with guys like that. And I have no issues. I 220 00:10:57.279 --> 00:10:59.240 talked to a lot of agents about Evan Gold, a 221 00:10:59.240 --> 00:11:01.159 lot of them, Like I had one this morning that 222 00:11:01.240 --> 00:11:03.080 pushed back and said, ah, you know what, not a 223 00:11:03.080 --> 00:11:06.200 good hire. But there's no one human being that everybody 224 00:11:06.279 --> 00:11:08.600 likes right exactly. You know, there's going to be people 225 00:11:09.120 --> 00:11:10.879 that like you and people that don't like you. Look 226 00:11:10.919 --> 00:11:13.480 at us, half the people like us, half hate us. 227 00:11:13.519 --> 00:11:14.919 I mean, it's it's just the way it is. Well 228 00:11:14.919 --> 00:11:17.120 And one thing you brought up today, Rick, from the 229 00:11:17.159 --> 00:11:19.480 agent side, one of the reasons they might not like 230 00:11:19.519 --> 00:11:21.440 Evan Gold is because he was a hard ass negotiator. 231 00:11:21.600 --> 00:11:24.200 He was hargo and you brought this up this morning. 232 00:11:24.720 --> 00:11:27.639 This team needs to get some of that in their 233 00:11:27.679 --> 00:11:30.799 management group, being the tough negotiators. 234 00:11:30.919 --> 00:11:36.080 The agents for Patterson, Dempko, Garland and Besser in last 235 00:11:36.159 --> 00:11:38.200 year and a half got everything they wanted with Jim 236 00:11:38.279 --> 00:11:41.480 Rutherford they need a negotiator here. That it was almost 237 00:11:41.519 --> 00:11:44.399 like a blank check. Yeah, here's a blank check. The 238 00:11:44.440 --> 00:11:49.279 agents for Garland, Besser, Peterson and Demko just write what 239 00:11:49.360 --> 00:11:53.320 you want. Okay, no problem, deal done. Can't do that anymore. 240 00:11:53.600 --> 00:11:55.399 Can't do that. And three of the guys I just 241 00:11:55.480 --> 00:11:58.200 mentioned were hired, were signed to keep Quinn Hughes. How 242 00:11:58.240 --> 00:12:01.159 did that turn out? That turnout? That was a whole 243 00:12:01.919 --> 00:12:02.639 other situation. 244 00:12:02.799 --> 00:12:04.360 One thing you brought up as well, you know, you 245 00:12:04.399 --> 00:12:06.639 say that that you know this is probably gonna go 246 00:12:06.679 --> 00:12:07.279 into next week. 247 00:12:07.600 --> 00:12:11.799 I'm pleasantly happy with how long this has taken. 248 00:12:11.879 --> 00:12:15.039 Yes, you know, because to your point, they could have 249 00:12:15.720 --> 00:12:18.120 fired Alvin and had the same press conference the same 250 00:12:18.200 --> 00:12:21.320 day to announce Ryan Johnson done. The fact they've gone 251 00:12:21.360 --> 00:12:22.840 through this process and rot the Fritz said it what 252 00:12:22.919 --> 00:12:26.080 he say, fifteen to seventeen candidates they've talked to in 253 00:12:26.159 --> 00:12:29.720 some form, right, maybe one interview, whatever, but they've talked 254 00:12:29.759 --> 00:12:32.200 to a lot of people. And I'm glad to hear 255 00:12:32.240 --> 00:12:35.879 that because this organization, I think too often it seems 256 00:12:35.919 --> 00:12:38.360 to have been like the rush decision, Like even gil 257 00:12:38.440 --> 00:12:40.960 Us got fired and it was like instantly we heard Benning. Yeah, 258 00:12:40.960 --> 00:12:43.440 and that's pretty much all we heard was Benning. Repsford 259 00:12:43.480 --> 00:12:46.000 got hired. We heard about Alvin, and that was pretty 260 00:12:46.080 --> 00:12:48.279 much all we heard was Alvin and he got the job. 261 00:12:48.519 --> 00:12:50.320 The fact they are doing some due diligence, the fact 262 00:12:50.320 --> 00:12:54.799 they're tular people. I'm glad that. I'm happy about that. 263 00:12:55.639 --> 00:12:59.559 When when they didn't get a GM for the draft lottery, 264 00:13:00.000 --> 00:13:01.759 they could have got one, but they said no, we 265 00:13:01.799 --> 00:13:04.240 want to do this right, and I and and and 266 00:13:04.279 --> 00:13:05.799 they're bang on. They want to do it right and 267 00:13:05.799 --> 00:13:08.679 take their time. Good on them, Yeah, absolutely absolutely. 268 00:13:09.080 --> 00:13:11.200 Uh So we are speaking of the draft lottery, we're 269 00:13:11.200 --> 00:13:13.480 going to talk about the draft. Coming up at eleven AM. 270 00:13:13.679 --> 00:13:15.720 Scott Wheeler is going to join us from the Athletic. 271 00:13:15.799 --> 00:13:19.320 He's the national reporter for the Athletic covering the prospects 272 00:13:19.440 --> 00:13:22.360 and the NHL Draft. He's done a mock draft, the 273 00:13:22.360 --> 00:13:24.360 first to probably many mock drafts. He's going to do 274 00:13:24.720 --> 00:13:27.080 lots of good insight from Scott coming up around eleven 275 00:13:27.120 --> 00:13:28.840 AM with what the Canucks are going to do with three, 276 00:13:29.200 --> 00:13:30.879 what they're gonna do with that later round pick in 277 00:13:30.919 --> 00:13:31.639 the first round. 278 00:13:32.080 --> 00:13:35.279 Uh Courtesy the Minnesota while then, by the way, oh, 279 00:13:35.320 --> 00:13:36.440 like three days off. 280 00:13:36.480 --> 00:13:38.120 I'm still trying to figure out what the hell's going 281 00:13:38.159 --> 00:13:41.320 on there Minnesota and Colorado why they're having all this 282 00:13:41.399 --> 00:13:43.120 time off since. 283 00:13:43.000 --> 00:13:46.000 Well, here's one thing both teams will like. You just 284 00:13:46.120 --> 00:13:49.440 saw the list of the Dallas stars in the Boston 285 00:13:49.480 --> 00:13:53.120 Bruins injury Yeah, guys playing hurt six seven guys. They 286 00:13:53.159 --> 00:13:55.720 will like this, Yeah, for the injuries and give to 287 00:13:55.799 --> 00:13:58.639 guys totally. Well, look at look at the way Colorado 288 00:13:58.639 --> 00:14:02.080 has been hammering at him of a series. Colorado's up 289 00:14:02.120 --> 00:14:03.879 to nothing. They want their six and oh aren't they 290 00:14:03.879 --> 00:14:06.559 in the playoffs? Yeah, Carolina is seven and zero in 291 00:14:06.559 --> 00:14:09.320 the playoffs. You could lose a little momentum. But boy, 292 00:14:09.360 --> 00:14:12.519 there's some guys going, yeah, I'm banged totally, my shoulders 293 00:14:12.559 --> 00:14:15.159 banged up. I'll take the three days rest. Minnesota is 294 00:14:15.200 --> 00:14:18.559 also trying to get ericsonac back, too, So yeah, that's it. 295 00:14:18.600 --> 00:14:21.720 That's significant injuries. And Quinn Hughes just taking a beating. 296 00:14:21.720 --> 00:14:25.039 They're pounding him every second, every time he touches the puck, 297 00:14:25.039 --> 00:14:29.440 they're pounding him. So he's probably awesome. It's awesome, no exactly, 298 00:14:29.600 --> 00:14:31.960 but what does he expect when you're one of the 299 00:14:32.000 --> 00:14:34.360 best players in the world the other remember Nashville went 300 00:14:34.399 --> 00:14:38.720 at him in Vancouver. You're right, Sherwood mckiern. That fourth 301 00:14:38.759 --> 00:14:40.440 line pounded the hell out of them. Well, I think 302 00:14:40.480 --> 00:14:42.639 that's that's the I mean, that's what you have today. Quinn. 303 00:14:42.679 --> 00:14:45.679 You Quinn, you left Vancouver because there's no playoffs. Well 304 00:14:45.679 --> 00:14:48.879 you're in the playoffs. Have fun getting hit every second shift. 305 00:14:48.919 --> 00:14:51.200 You mentioned it. Hurricane's up three to nothing. They beat 306 00:14:51.240 --> 00:14:54.000 the Flyers last night four to one. That looks like 307 00:14:54.080 --> 00:14:57.000 that is going to be over in four or five games, 308 00:14:57.000 --> 00:14:59.080 and Carolina is kind of sleepwalking their way to the 309 00:14:59.120 --> 00:15:03.279 Eastern Conference Final. Out here, it's it's it's it's impressive. 310 00:15:03.320 --> 00:15:05.559 Like I say, I maintained they're boring. In my opinion, 311 00:15:05.600 --> 00:15:09.120 they're boring. They're boring team. They damn they're successful, but 312 00:15:09.519 --> 00:15:11.799 Ryan their checkers, they limit you. 313 00:15:11.679 --> 00:15:14.440 Off, They suffocate the hellity. They play most of the 314 00:15:14.480 --> 00:15:17.000 game in the offensive zone. Yeah, because they don't let 315 00:15:17.039 --> 00:15:19.320 the team. Last night, did you see the one Flyer 316 00:15:19.440 --> 00:15:22.279 couldn't get in the Carolina's end. Yeah, they took too 317 00:15:22.279 --> 00:15:25.039 many dumb penalties last night. Yeah, there was no Rick, 318 00:15:25.120 --> 00:15:27.960 there's no flow to the game as well in nine penalties. 319 00:15:28.080 --> 00:15:31.080 That's way too much in the playoff brand or bench 320 00:15:31.159 --> 00:15:34.279 minor for Brenda more yapping at the refs, love the passion, 321 00:15:34.440 --> 00:15:36.879 love the passion, pocket barking at Zegres. There was a 322 00:15:36.919 --> 00:15:38.399 lot out of that game and then he went after 323 00:15:39.440 --> 00:15:44.440 connect as well. Yeah, so he was not happy. Uh 324 00:15:44.639 --> 00:15:47.039 so that's coming up eleven Am Scott with eleven fifteen. 325 00:15:47.039 --> 00:15:49.679 As mentioned Neil McAvoy talk about the BC Lions and 326 00:15:49.799 --> 00:15:52.200 up next our good pal from the Athletic Sports Net 327 00:15:52.240 --> 00:15:52.879 six fifty. 328 00:15:53.159 --> 00:15:55.279 He's always working hard. 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He's coming ten 357 00:17:28.640 --> 00:17:29.960 nights at BC place or something. 358 00:17:30.759 --> 00:17:32.640 Oh, you know what, I probably will. I haven't. 359 00:17:32.720 --> 00:17:34.359 I haven't like got ahead of it, but I will 360 00:17:34.359 --> 00:17:37.440 say I've seen him live before and he absolutely rocks. 361 00:17:37.519 --> 00:17:38.880 Yeah, I really really good. 362 00:17:39.039 --> 00:17:42.359 I saw him at the Gorge and it was fantastic, Yeah, fantastic. 363 00:17:42.400 --> 00:17:44.839 He's a killer performer, like a really good live show. 364 00:17:44.920 --> 00:17:47.319 So you know, I probably will finagle myself into that 365 00:17:47.359 --> 00:17:48.960 building one of those nights. 366 00:17:49.039 --> 00:17:51.519 Dolly Well has no idea who we're talking about. I've 367 00:17:51.599 --> 00:17:55.960 heard a couple of his songs. Yeah, pass, So that's 368 00:17:55.960 --> 00:17:59.119 how you know he's good, because dolly Well is saying, yeah, yeah. 369 00:17:59.000 --> 00:18:01.640 Y'all loved him if he was twenty years older, exactly. 370 00:18:02.000 --> 00:18:05.519 Watch. I'll watch John Cougar Mellencamp a million times before 371 00:18:05.519 --> 00:18:06.720 I watch a guy. 372 00:18:06.599 --> 00:18:12.279 Like that, comparable, comparable, Thomas. The beat goes on with 373 00:18:12.480 --> 00:18:14.920 when it comes to the Canucks GM search, Rick Elliott 374 00:18:14.960 --> 00:18:19.559 hearing this morning that finalists or Ryan Johnson, Evan Gold, 375 00:18:20.039 --> 00:18:22.319 other candidates being told they're out. What is the latest 376 00:18:22.400 --> 00:18:24.519 year hearing with the GM search in the Canucks? 377 00:18:25.279 --> 00:18:29.000 Yeah, I mean playing catch up this morning, some excellent 378 00:18:29.039 --> 00:18:32.200 reporting from Rick and Elliott. I you know, I'm hearing 379 00:18:32.200 --> 00:18:34.640 similar things though, like they are getting down to brass tacks. 380 00:18:34.720 --> 00:18:36.640 This is getting down to the pointy end of the search. 381 00:18:37.559 --> 00:18:37.799 You know. 382 00:18:37.920 --> 00:18:38.759 I think that. 383 00:18:40.240 --> 00:18:42.039 One thing I one thing I'll say is I don't 384 00:18:42.039 --> 00:18:43.880 expect an announcement or anything today. 385 00:18:44.200 --> 00:18:44.720 Yeah right. 386 00:18:44.839 --> 00:18:47.559 I do think that this will move into next week 387 00:18:48.160 --> 00:18:51.920 before we have formal clarity. I do think they're down 388 00:18:51.920 --> 00:18:53.839 to two. I do think those people are Gold and 389 00:18:53.920 --> 00:18:57.440 Johnson from what I'm hearing. You know, I can not 390 00:18:57.559 --> 00:18:59.359 that it needs to be confirmed, but I can confirm 391 00:18:59.359 --> 00:19:03.240 the reporting that we've heard today. And what exact shape 392 00:19:03.240 --> 00:19:06.720 this takes. I don't know yet what the timeline is. 393 00:19:06.759 --> 00:19:09.400 I don't know yet besides telling you, gentlemen that I'd 394 00:19:09.400 --> 00:19:12.400 be shocked if we get an announcement today, I think 395 00:19:12.480 --> 00:19:15.039 this will be a next week timeline. 396 00:19:15.440 --> 00:19:15.640 You know. 397 00:19:15.880 --> 00:19:19.079 One thing, I sort of like, I heard the Freedman 398 00:19:19.200 --> 00:19:22.240 report that, like could they work together? And I do 399 00:19:22.359 --> 00:19:23.839 sort of wonder. I mean, it's one thing to make 400 00:19:23.880 --> 00:19:27.359 a decision. You can make a decision pretty quickly. It's 401 00:19:27.400 --> 00:19:30.000