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 00:00:13.960 --> 00:00:15.279 I think you're gonna want to hear this. 5 00:00:17.640 --> 00:00:20.320 Your local sports coverage lives here. 6 00:00:20.640 --> 00:00:24.760 Two nothing, It's Alva not so fast Cohole Breadth with 7 00:00:25.039 --> 00:00:27.800 Don Taylor. I say that the winner of the draft 8 00:00:27.879 --> 00:00:30.160 lottery should be the winner of a two man loose and. 9 00:00:30.320 --> 00:00:31.280 Rick Dolly Wall. 10 00:00:31.440 --> 00:00:33.200 I had a cherry tree up a little Ricky. I 11 00:00:33.399 --> 00:00:35.159 used to go up that tree and just sit there 12 00:00:35.159 --> 00:00:37.200 for hours and munch on those cherry years. 13 00:00:37.240 --> 00:00:41.399 Donnie and Dolly. 14 00:00:42.039 --> 00:00:45.000 That fucking downtown man grouper the Paul Carsons Studio. Thanks 15 00:00:45.000 --> 00:00:47.320 for tuning in, folks. It's Donnie and Dolly the team 16 00:00:47.399 --> 00:00:50.280 on Check. Don Taylor, along with Rick Dolly Wall. Ryan 17 00:00:50.320 --> 00:00:52.799 Henderson is our producer. He's the man that the controls 18 00:00:52.799 --> 00:00:57.240 our director. The voice of God is Derek One. How 19 00:00:57.240 --> 00:00:58.079 are you lovely? 20 00:00:58.119 --> 00:00:59.039 Couldn't be better. 21 00:01:00.439 --> 00:01:02.439 Because it's just because I was away for. 22 00:01:02.479 --> 00:01:03.960 The US yesterday. 23 00:01:03.960 --> 00:01:04.200 Off. 24 00:01:04.959 --> 00:01:06.799 You're getting a lot of days off. 25 00:01:07.879 --> 00:01:09.879 What's happening on Friday? Do you have any idea? 26 00:01:10.079 --> 00:01:10.200 Oh? 27 00:01:10.760 --> 00:01:11.840 I got you won't be here. 28 00:01:12.000 --> 00:01:13.840 I got to go to Toronto. I got stuff to do, 29 00:01:13.879 --> 00:01:14.400 I got people. 30 00:01:14.439 --> 00:01:15.799 What do you have to do in Toronto. 31 00:01:15.920 --> 00:01:20.040 It's just it's it's it's it's it's uh people to meet. 32 00:01:21.640 --> 00:01:22.920 Are you leaving us? You haven't. 33 00:01:23.719 --> 00:01:26.719 Why would I go to Toronto? I've been that. You went 34 00:01:26.760 --> 00:01:29.319 to Toronto to work? I have no desire to work there. 35 00:01:30.079 --> 00:01:30.879 I love it right here. 36 00:01:30.879 --> 00:01:34.519 I actually liked it there. As a Vancouver is awful 37 00:01:34.560 --> 00:01:38.599 to blasphemous, but I actually enjoyed my time in Toronto. 38 00:01:38.760 --> 00:01:40.760 I didn't live there, but I was there. I was 39 00:01:40.799 --> 00:01:42.400 there a lot. It was fun. 40 00:01:42.879 --> 00:01:45.120 You like the suits in Toronto? God bless you. No, 41 00:01:45.200 --> 00:01:46.400 I don't bless you. 42 00:01:46.719 --> 00:01:50.640 Yeah, trust me that. I'm not a big fan, although 43 00:01:50.640 --> 00:01:53.280 they were good to me in some ways. Okay, Game 44 00:01:53.280 --> 00:01:55.879 four of the Stanley Cup Final tonight in Vegas after 45 00:01:55.920 --> 00:01:59.079 a two day break, Golden Nights up up to one 46 00:01:59.200 --> 00:02:03.159 five four double win on Saturday. Just fabulous entertainment. We're 47 00:02:03.159 --> 00:02:05.879 gonna talk more about that as the show goes on, 48 00:02:06.959 --> 00:02:10.919 but we have to start here, don't we. Mike Babcock 49 00:02:11.080 --> 00:02:14.479 story crazy. Did anybody do you know anybody who said 50 00:02:14.479 --> 00:02:18.280 this was a possibility him going him being hired by 51 00:02:18.360 --> 00:02:21.599 the Evanton Oilers, like all the names that were thrown out. 52 00:02:21.639 --> 00:02:24.120 They're led by Bruce Cassidy and maybe this still happens 53 00:02:24.120 --> 00:02:28.000 with him, but Mike Babcock and he's He's met with 54 00:02:28.080 --> 00:02:32.080 Darryl Cats, He's met with the management, He's met with 55 00:02:32.199 --> 00:02:35.800 the leadership group with Connor, He's talked to Connor McDavid 56 00:02:35.840 --> 00:02:40.360 and Leon dricidel I guess, Zach Hyman, Evan Bouchard and 57 00:02:40.879 --> 00:02:45.000 thumbs up from everybody, everybody who saw this coming up. 58 00:02:45.159 --> 00:02:48.599 He hasn't coached since twenty nineteen. His last playoff series 59 00:02:48.639 --> 00:02:53.159 went on twenty thirteen, the Columbus fiasco. The Columbus signed 60 00:02:53.199 --> 00:02:55.360 him a few years ago. He didn't even make it 61 00:02:55.400 --> 00:02:58.080 to the game one and the training camp. You know 62 00:02:58.199 --> 00:03:01.560 he was asking for the cell phone photos controversy. Yeah, 63 00:03:01.680 --> 00:03:04.360 I just you know what, and you know what, people 64 00:03:04.400 --> 00:03:08.039 can thank Vegas for this by holding back Cassidy that 65 00:03:08.280 --> 00:03:09.960 Edmonton was forced to look elsewhere. 66 00:03:10.080 --> 00:03:13.479 I think in elsewhere. Yeah, in more ways than well, 67 00:03:13.560 --> 00:03:16.759 there are other coaches available, right, Yeah, they could rehire 68 00:03:16.879 --> 00:03:22.719 Jay Woodcraft. But also when it comes to Vegas, you 69 00:03:22.800 --> 00:03:25.280 mentioned they can thank Vegas for this, and they're not 70 00:03:25.400 --> 00:03:28.680 gonna let Cassidy talk probably until after the postseason, or 71 00:03:28.680 --> 00:03:30.159 maybe they don't want him coach and go. I don't 72 00:03:30.199 --> 00:03:33.479 know what the situation is. But also I wonder how 73 00:03:33.520 --> 00:03:36.879 much this has to do with John Tortorawa because who 74 00:03:36.960 --> 00:03:40.120 saw that coming? Nobody, right, nobody? Eight games left and 75 00:03:40.159 --> 00:03:43.719 you're hiring this controversial head coach. Is the game passed 76 00:03:43.759 --> 00:03:46.039 him by? And how does he treat people? And look 77 00:03:46.039 --> 00:03:48.560 where they are, you know, two wins away from winning 78 00:03:48.599 --> 00:03:50.919 a Stanley Cup, and I wonder if that if that 79 00:03:51.039 --> 00:03:53.439 has some influence, like they're looking for a point for 80 00:03:53.520 --> 00:03:57.719 a quick fix here and Mike Babcock last time I 81 00:03:57.800 --> 00:04:03.039 checked hockey wives not doing much. He's available the resume again, 82 00:04:03.080 --> 00:04:07.639 there are there are plenty of negatives there, but you 83 00:04:07.680 --> 00:04:09.520 know he's a twelve winning as coach of all time. 84 00:04:09.520 --> 00:04:12.360 There are a lot of positives. Couple of gold medals 85 00:04:12.400 --> 00:04:17.399 and Stanley Cup and all sorts of success and made 86 00:04:17.439 --> 00:04:19.680 a whole lot of money. The Leafs liked him a lot, 87 00:04:19.959 --> 00:04:21.560 not not not that long ago. 88 00:04:22.079 --> 00:04:25.000 Absolutely also let them go. And look what's happening in 89 00:04:25.040 --> 00:04:28.040 the NHL. Star players like Dylan lark And are asking out. 90 00:04:28.199 --> 00:04:31.120 They're tired of losing now these star players want to win, 91 00:04:31.160 --> 00:04:33.079 and they want to win today. Dot Is this a 92 00:04:33.120 --> 00:04:35.480 one or two year deal to get the cup? For 93 00:04:35.639 --> 00:04:39.319 dry Citle and McDavid is acrost? It is because if 94 00:04:39.360 --> 00:04:41.519 they don't get the cup here soon, they're gonna want 95 00:04:41.560 --> 00:04:44.319 out too. So are the players getting more and more 96 00:04:44.399 --> 00:04:45.160 power every day? 97 00:04:45.160 --> 00:04:47.759 Don So what is what does this lead to? What word? 98 00:04:47.759 --> 00:04:50.079 Does it lead to? Desperation? Desperate? Is that the way 99 00:04:50.120 --> 00:04:53.480 you want to run your business? But if you want to, 100 00:04:53.560 --> 00:04:56.240 you know, wake some people up. Oh did they ever 101 00:04:56.519 --> 00:05:01.160 create a spark and show people that you're serious? And 102 00:05:01.160 --> 00:05:03.399 we're talking about Stan Bowman and Darryl Kates here. Well, 103 00:05:03.560 --> 00:05:07.480 we're gonna hire Mike Babcock and the goal is obvious. 104 00:05:07.959 --> 00:05:10.240 We're not here to squeak into the playoffs. We're here 105 00:05:10.279 --> 00:05:12.839 to win a Stanley Cup. Connor McDavid two years left 106 00:05:12.879 --> 00:05:17.759 on his contract, maybe two years left in Edbonton. Let 107 00:05:17.920 --> 00:05:19.839 let's go. I guess from that point of view it 108 00:05:19.920 --> 00:05:22.639 might make sense. But you made the point about the 109 00:05:23.000 --> 00:05:26.600 last time he won a playoff series twenty thirteen, nothing 110 00:05:26.600 --> 00:05:27.040 in Toronto. 111 00:05:27.439 --> 00:05:30.319 Nothing in Toronto. It was a disaster in Toronto. And 112 00:05:31.199 --> 00:05:33.680 did the players want this done in Edmonton. Did they 113 00:05:33.720 --> 00:05:35.839 are they the ones? We they you know didn't. 114 00:05:36.720 --> 00:05:39.920 If it happens, though, Rick, if it could happen, then 115 00:05:40.000 --> 00:05:42.720 you can look to Connor McDavid and Leon dry Sidel 116 00:05:42.759 --> 00:05:46.639 And again I'd assume Zach Hymen and Evan Bouchard and say, well, 117 00:05:47.199 --> 00:05:49.040 you guys wanted this, I mean. 118 00:05:49.000 --> 00:05:52.000 You were okay with this, Yes, you signed off. 119 00:05:52.279 --> 00:05:56.839 Connor McDavid is so competitive. If you can't get Bruce Cassidy, 120 00:05:56.879 --> 00:06:00.319 who's won a Stanley Cup and is you know, probably 121 00:06:00.319 --> 00:06:04.920 the hottest commodity out there, then who's your next choice? 122 00:06:05.120 --> 00:06:07.160 Maybe it makes sense from that that point of view, 123 00:06:07.199 --> 00:06:10.120 But when you you get reminded of all these stories 124 00:06:10.279 --> 00:06:12.720 and people can look it up without going into too 125 00:06:12.800 --> 00:06:17.439 much detail. The situation with Johan Fransen who had mental 126 00:06:17.480 --> 00:06:21.319 health issues on the back he bullied him and Mike 127 00:06:21.439 --> 00:06:24.319 Madonna sitting him out when he was so close to 128 00:06:24.439 --> 00:06:29.000 fifteen hundred games to what end, like why. 129 00:06:29.680 --> 00:06:33.000 And then asking Mitch Marner about another player, then telling 130 00:06:33.040 --> 00:06:34.519 the other player Marner said that. 131 00:06:34.439 --> 00:06:36.720 Well that's another dressing room. 132 00:06:36.600 --> 00:06:41.120 About He told that, yeah. Look his uh, some of 133 00:06:41.199 --> 00:06:43.360 his the way he deals with people is not right. 134 00:06:43.759 --> 00:06:46.120 But right now they need to win tomorrow down not 135 00:06:46.240 --> 00:06:50.199 five years. This isn't a deal with the coach for 136 00:06:50.279 --> 00:06:53.040 five years down the road. It's next year. They need 137 00:06:53.079 --> 00:06:53.279 to win. 138 00:06:53.360 --> 00:06:56.800 Yeah, wouldn't be surprised if whatever deal he signed one 139 00:06:56.839 --> 00:07:00.879 winds up with Connor mcgavid too. Maybe maybe three years 140 00:07:00.879 --> 00:07:01.759 for miabcock. 141 00:07:02.480 --> 00:07:03.759 But he's talking. 142 00:07:04.000 --> 00:07:07.600 I mentioned the word bully, and then other the other 143 00:07:07.680 --> 00:07:11.920 word that you have to you know. Look, I think 144 00:07:11.920 --> 00:07:16.079 I've interviewed him a couple of times, but he's weird. 145 00:07:16.439 --> 00:07:19.959 That situation like with Columbus, like in this day and age, 146 00:07:20.160 --> 00:07:22.199 what makes you think that that's going to help your 147 00:07:22.199 --> 00:07:27.000 team win? You know? And the young players asking your 148 00:07:27.319 --> 00:07:31.040 your young player, your player's period to share their personal 149 00:07:31.160 --> 00:07:34.399 photos from their cell phone and somehow that's going to 150 00:07:34.480 --> 00:07:40.160 create a bond between teammates. It's or maybe just finding 151 00:07:40.160 --> 00:07:43.079 out how they react to having to share their photos. 152 00:07:43.839 --> 00:07:46.360 It's just weird, weird. Do I want that? Do I 153 00:07:46.439 --> 00:07:49.639 want that in my in charge of my room, in 154 00:07:49.720 --> 00:07:55.079 charge of my team. I don't. But but well we're 155 00:07:55.079 --> 00:07:57.839 not mcconnor, McDavid or Leon Driis. I don't know. If 156 00:07:57.879 --> 00:08:01.600 they say it's okay, then we'll see what happens. I 157 00:08:01.720 --> 00:08:04.680 tell you what, it's great for shows like ours, oh bit. 158 00:08:05.079 --> 00:08:07.399 From that point of view, I'm okay with it. And 159 00:08:07.759 --> 00:08:10.120 the other thing too. There's a lot of people watching 160 00:08:10.160 --> 00:08:12.600 this show who could care less because we're talking about 161 00:08:12.639 --> 00:08:15.959 the arch rival Edmonton Oilers here versus the banchor of 162 00:08:15.959 --> 00:08:18.639 a Canocks. They're probably okay with it too, because it 163 00:08:19.560 --> 00:08:23.680 you would think, given the history, that the Oilers would 164 00:08:23.680 --> 00:08:27.439 be headed towards disaster if they hire Mike Babcock. But 165 00:08:27.519 --> 00:08:30.199 it might work, and it's sure is interesting, and we'll 166 00:08:30.480 --> 00:08:34.120 we'll talk about it a whole lot if indeed it happens. Look, 167 00:08:34.159 --> 00:08:36.360 it hasn't happened yet. Now you're talking about that yet. 168 00:08:36.440 --> 00:08:40.600 It sounds like Bob Stouffer, our good friend in Edmonton said, 169 00:08:41.159 --> 00:08:42.720 it looks like it's going to happen. 170 00:08:42.759 --> 00:08:47.799 Out of nowhere. I don't know. Look, listen, everybody has contacts. 171 00:08:47.799 --> 00:08:50.759 So many people have contacts. You certainly do nobody. 172 00:08:50.559 --> 00:08:53.200 Nobody, Nobody hurt Babcock's name. Nobody. 173 00:08:53.320 --> 00:08:55.240 You just thought that was it. You know, he could 174 00:08:55.240 --> 00:08:57.440 collect his money from the leafs and whatever, you know, 175 00:08:57.480 --> 00:09:00.679 the red wings, the ducks although and just go off 176 00:09:00.720 --> 00:09:04.360 into the sunset, And yeah, you could, didn't see this happening. 177 00:09:04.360 --> 00:09:08.919 But again I wonder if the if Kates and Bowman 178 00:09:09.200 --> 00:09:11.200 a company, the orders went, you know, look at Torts 179 00:09:11.200 --> 00:09:14.919 and what he's done with Vegas, older coach that nobody 180 00:09:14.960 --> 00:09:17.559 thought would you know, would have a chance of getting 181 00:09:17.559 --> 00:09:19.440 back into the NHL. There was two wins away from 182 00:09:19.480 --> 00:09:22.360 his day. Hey, you know what, Mike Babcock's available, what 183 00:09:22.759 --> 00:09:24.919 let's go get them? What about him? So I wonder 184 00:09:24.960 --> 00:09:28.000 if that has something to do with it. Peter Laviolette, 185 00:09:28.000 --> 00:09:31.600 by the way, also a candidate in various places, but 186 00:09:31.919 --> 00:09:33.200 hired by the La Kings. 187 00:09:33.279 --> 00:09:37.039 So that means two teams left to hire Donnie Edmonton 188 00:09:37.039 --> 00:09:37.639 in Toronto. 189 00:09:38.320 --> 00:09:42.240 Yeah, and then well we'll see what happens with with Cassidy. Okay. 190 00:09:43.240 --> 00:09:49.960 Michael McCarran, Yeah, bottom six senator center. Rather with the 191 00:09:51.200 --> 00:09:54.960 with the Minnesota Wild. He's gonna stick around with the 192 00:09:54.960 --> 00:10:01.679 Minnesota Wild. Sixty two split last season between Nashville and Minnesota. 193 00:10:01.720 --> 00:10:03.679 He was good in the playoffs and there was some 194 00:10:03.720 --> 00:10:05.600 thought that he would be a player that might fit 195 00:10:05.639 --> 00:10:06.200 with the Canucks. 196 00:10:06.200 --> 00:10:08.360 Wreck there was gonna be a fit with the Canucks. 197 00:10:08.600 --> 00:10:10.480 I mentioned that he's gonna be a ufan. Yeah, he's 198 00:10:10.480 --> 00:10:13.360 gonna be a few weeks ago. So look, this guy's 199 00:10:13.399 --> 00:10:15.639 thirty one years old. This is what I think people 200 00:10:15.639 --> 00:10:18.559 got to realize what's going on. Thirty one years old. 201 00:10:18.679 --> 00:10:22.360 He's a centerman, bottom six guy. He got six years 202 00:10:22.399 --> 00:10:25.639 to get the AVV down down to three point three 203 00:10:25.679 --> 00:10:27.600 million per year. Otherwise he was going to get a 204 00:10:27.639 --> 00:10:31.000 bigger number. On July first. Columbus gave thirty four year 205 00:10:31.000 --> 00:10:34.159 old center Charlie Coyle six years. This guy got six 206 00:10:34.200 --> 00:10:37.360 at age thirty one. Teams are locking up their centers, 207 00:10:37.360 --> 00:10:40.679 they're not letting them get to July first. So many 208 00:10:40.720 --> 00:10:44.360 teams are looking for centers. As baffling as this sounds, done, 209 00:10:44.399 --> 00:10:46.960 I think there's gonna be an interest in Elie's Petterson. 210 00:10:47.759 --> 00:10:52.320 Some team, regardless of his last two years, regardless of 211 00:10:52.360 --> 00:10:56.679 his regardless of his inflated salary. Some team's gonna think 212 00:10:57.360 --> 00:11:01.080 they could turn Eliash Petterson from fifty points eighty not 213 00:11:01.080 --> 00:11:04.639 one hundred seventy five eighty done. It's gonna happen. Just 214 00:11:05.240 --> 00:11:08.440 so many teams are desperate for centers right now, and 215 00:11:08.440 --> 00:11:11.720 and all those people out there that don't understand why 216 00:11:11.759 --> 00:11:15.639 the Canucks like Caleb Maholtra so much nowadays you have 217 00:11:15.759 --> 00:11:20.120 to draft and develop centers. Getting him on July first 218 00:11:20.200 --> 00:11:23.120 is nearly impossible. Teams are locking them up as we've 219 00:11:23.159 --> 00:11:25.279 seen too, Charlie Coyle and this guy. 220 00:11:25.399 --> 00:11:28.120 Well this is only three point three million, it is, 221 00:11:28.240 --> 00:11:29.720 But if. 222 00:11:29.559 --> 00:11:31.600 You would have gone to July first on he could 223 00:11:31.600 --> 00:11:34.480 have got four maybe four and a half, I don't know. 224 00:11:34.919 --> 00:11:37.480 But you got to draft and develop centers. And people 225 00:11:37.639 --> 00:11:41.399 just are not clicking in about Caleb Maholtra. The Canucks 226 00:11:41.399 --> 00:11:44.919 are organizationally weak at center. You got to draft and 227 00:11:44.960 --> 00:11:48.600 develop them. Braiden Coots is coming, right, Braiden Coots is coming. 228 00:11:48.639 --> 00:11:52.240 But after that, there's nobody that is so wrong? How 229 00:11:52.279 --> 00:11:52.799 is it wrong? 230 00:11:53.559 --> 00:11:55.519 They're in a position where they have to draft the 231 00:11:55.519 --> 00:11:58.159 best player available, and if it's Caleb Maholtra and he's 232 00:11:58.200 --> 00:12:02.080 a center, I guess absolutely. You can't be the position 233 00:12:02.159 --> 00:12:05.240 the Canucks are in. Rick, the position the Canucks are in, 234 00:12:06.120 --> 00:12:08.639 they can't. They can't go We're gonna We're gonna draft 235 00:12:08.679 --> 00:12:10.360 based on position. No, you got to go with the 236 00:12:10.360 --> 00:12:13.120 best player. I get that argument as well. 237 00:12:13.200 --> 00:12:16.240 But after Braden Coats named me one prospect in Vancouver 238 00:12:16.799 --> 00:12:19.879 that is a centerment, they got nothing in atmosphere, Don. 239 00:12:19.799 --> 00:12:21.399 They can go sign Dylan Larkin. 240 00:12:21.720 --> 00:12:25.639 Well, yeah, Dylan Larkin is gonna come to Vancouver after 241 00:12:25.720 --> 00:12:28.360 bitching about Detroit not making the playoffs and then he 242 00:12:28.399 --> 00:12:28.840 wants to. 243 00:12:28.759 --> 00:12:30.440 Go to the worst team in Hotel. You know I'm kidding. 244 00:12:30.480 --> 00:12:32.840 I know, I know you kid, but no, come on, 245 00:12:34.080 --> 00:12:36.279 you've been on this, You've agreed with me. 246 00:12:36.399 --> 00:12:39.759 Tell why they like so much. And I'm also telling 247 00:12:39.799 --> 00:12:43.120 you Don right now that teams are not letting their 248 00:12:43.159 --> 00:12:47.519 centers get to July first. I see that they right now. 249 00:12:47.679 --> 00:12:52.000 Scott Lawton, are you ready on July first? Oh, you're 250 00:12:52.039 --> 00:12:54.039 making it sound like they're on the verge of winning 251 00:12:54.080 --> 00:12:56.279 the Stanley Cup, Like they got to go for the 252 00:12:56.320 --> 00:13:00.200 best player possible, no matter, no matter the situation, if 253 00:13:00.279 --> 00:13:02.360 anybody is related to anything like that. 254 00:13:02.480 --> 00:13:04.799 But everybody coming out of the combine we talked to 255 00:13:04.919 --> 00:13:07.879 last week in Buffalo is convinced the Canucks are going 256 00:13:07.919 --> 00:13:10.960 to take Maholtre if he's available at three. Everybody, who 257 00:13:11.039 --> 00:13:14.519 do we have yesterday? Right, Scott Wheeler said same thing. 258 00:13:14.879 --> 00:13:17.440 Everybody in Buffalo's talking Maholtra for the Canucks. 259 00:13:17.840 --> 00:13:22.159 Just say what if? What if? San Jose and Toronto 260 00:13:22.279 --> 00:13:26.799 passed on McKenna or Stenburg or Stenburg and he and 261 00:13:26.879 --> 00:13:29.080 one of those players is available, so is Maholtra. 262 00:13:29.519 --> 00:13:31.600 Well then you've got a big decision to make me go. 263 00:13:31.960 --> 00:13:34.600 So it's not automatic. It's not automatic because okay, again 264 00:13:34.639 --> 00:13:37.080 we've gone over this a million times. The possibility of 265 00:13:37.159 --> 00:13:39.360 Chase for you going to San Jose, yes, where they 266 00:13:39.360 --> 00:13:41.759 would love to you know, they would love to pair 267 00:13:41.840 --> 00:13:44.440 him with Dickinson. They need it, they need a young defenseman. 268 00:13:45.559 --> 00:13:47.840 It makes sense. So maybe one of those two. You 269 00:13:47.879 --> 00:13:50.480 know that one of the two players expect to go 270 00:13:50.600 --> 00:13:52.840 top two, maybe one of them will be available. 271 00:13:53.200 --> 00:13:56.240 Yes, that's a good point. But what Minnesota did and 272 00:13:56.279 --> 00:13:59.200 Columbus did with two thirty year old guys and gave 273 00:13:59.279 --> 00:14:02.360 him six years. Teams are locking up their centers. They're 274 00:14:02.399 --> 00:14:03.879 not letting them hit July first. 275 00:14:04.679 --> 00:14:09.039 Okay, So draft for position, no matter what situation your team. 276 00:14:09.159 --> 00:14:11.279 I'm just telling I'm just telling you they like Maholter 277 00:14:11.399 --> 00:14:13.720 a lot. You know, whether it happens or not, we'll see. 278 00:14:14.240 --> 00:14:17.200 Okay, great, how are you right? Everything? 279 00:14:17.279 --> 00:14:17.759 How are you? 280 00:14:19.960 --> 00:14:21.960 I'm not used to sitting over here. It's weird. 281 00:14:22.279 --> 00:14:25.679 You sit there every day enough for it's Saturday or 282 00:14:25.799 --> 00:14:28.759 yesterday and Friday. That's right, that's right, there you go, Yeah, 283 00:14:29.200 --> 00:14:32.080 all right, should I be worried he's thinking, he's thinking 284 00:14:32.120 --> 00:14:32.840 about that chair? 285 00:14:32.879 --> 00:14:36.399 Now it's much more I got watch it. I got 286 00:14:36.399 --> 00:14:38.000 a way better chair compared to you guys. 287 00:14:38.240 --> 00:14:41.360 Yeah, I'm good. Yeah, we've got the ones from that 288 00:14:41.519 --> 00:14:44.919 you guys ordered from fair Yeah, thanks for that. Yeah, 289 00:14:45.919 --> 00:14:49.679 furniture deal. Should I get on with the giving to 290 00:14:49.720 --> 00:14:52.240 the break abel. It's got a lot of furniture. There 291 00:14:52.240 --> 00:14:55.320 you go, perfect d t m Z is it just me? 292 00:14:55.639 --> 00:14:58.600 Coming up in the eleven o'clock hour, Tyler Zikel is 293 00:14:58.639 --> 00:15:00.720 going to join his setter on Living fifteen or so 294 00:15:00.879 --> 00:15:02.919 voice of the Vankaver Canadians. You can hear him on 295 00:15:03.159 --> 00:15:05.759 Sports that six fifty. They have a six game series 296 00:15:05.759 --> 00:15:09.879 coming up against Everett. Aervon. Talked to Todler for a while, 297 00:15:09.919 --> 00:15:13.480 so we'll get an update on the Vankover Canadians. And 298 00:15:13.519 --> 00:15:18.080 they're seventy five sent to hot Dogs and some player 299 00:15:18.159 --> 00:15:21.360 moves instead have been made by the Vanker for Canadians. 300 00:15:21.399 --> 00:15:24.320 Craig Button will join us just after eleven o'clock. We'll 301 00:15:24.360 --> 00:15:26.960 see what he thinks about Caleb Maleholtra and about the 302 00:15:27.039 --> 00:15:30.120 Mike Babcock situation and everything going on in the National 303 00:15:30.120 --> 00:15:34.200 Hockey League, including that fabulous Stanley Cup final and the 304 00:15:34.320 --> 00:15:37.399 NBA finals, by the way, have been just tremendous theater 305 00:15:37.600 --> 00:15:40.879 for sure as well. Big Rye the Twitter guy will 306 00:15:40.960 --> 00:15:44.440 join us later this hour in that chair and up next. 307 00:15:44.799 --> 00:15:47.600 Former Canuck he spent last season a little bit a 308 00:15:47.639 --> 00:15:51.159 few games with Edmonton that got picked up on waivers 309 00:15:51.200 --> 00:15:54.120 by the Toronto Mapleas enjoyed his team as time there 310 00:15:54.360 --> 00:15:57.320 body's now a UFA and you were saying he's definitely 311 00:15:57.360 --> 00:15:58.000 gonna come back to. 312 00:15:58.000 --> 00:15:59.960 Them, Stop it down. I never said that. 313 00:16:00.159 --> 00:16:03.600 Chroy Stature, the Pride of Richmond guests join us next. 314 00:16:03.840 --> 00:16:06.000 Thanks so much, Chev for tuning in. Folks, Donnie Dolling 315 00:16:06.080 --> 00:16:06.519 the team. 316 00:16:06.639 --> 00:16:12.639 Check Donnie and Dollie. 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Where would 337 00:17:30.799 --> 00:17:34.440 we be without them? If indeed they're still with us 338 00:17:34.480 --> 00:17:39.559 after what just happened Auctions Able Auctions dot CA. A. 339 00:17:39.680 --> 00:17:43.279 Troy Statter, NHL defenseman, former Cannuck Pride of Richmond ten 340 00:17:43.519 --> 00:17:46.279 NHL seasons, spent last season with the Oilers and the 341 00:17:46.359 --> 00:17:50.440 Leafs at UFA in the summer. Thirty two years old 342 00:17:50.519 --> 00:17:53.799 and seems like I just yesterday you heard about Troy 343 00:17:53.880 --> 00:17:55.720 joining the bank of a Kunnucks all those years ago, 344 00:17:55.960 --> 00:17:57.880 Troy joins us. Now, Troy, thanks for doing this. 345 00:17:57.839 --> 00:18:00.440 Their How are you you doing? 346 00:18:00.599 --> 00:18:01.160 Good? Good? 347 00:18:01.200 --> 00:18:03.799 Good Troy. Hey, have you been as entertained by the 348 00:18:03.839 --> 00:18:06.519 Stanley Cup final as everybody else has? Troy? 349 00:18:08.000 --> 00:18:09.880 Yeah, it's been great. There has been awesome to watch. 350 00:18:11.880 --> 00:18:13.640 It sucks that there's two days in between games, but 351 00:18:13.720 --> 00:18:15.559 it was fun. Have a nice basketball game last night. 352 00:18:15.640 --> 00:18:16.960 So the playoffs has been good for sure. 353 00:18:17.160 --> 00:18:20.400 Yeah, in both leagues. Any theories as so you've been 354 00:18:20.400 --> 00:18:23.279 around for ten years, but any theories as to why 355 00:18:23.880 --> 00:18:28.079 hockey playoff? Hockey seems to be faster, more entertaining, more 356 00:18:28.119 --> 00:18:30.440 skillful than ever if indeed you agree with that. Any 357 00:18:30.480 --> 00:18:32.160 any theories as to so why. 358 00:18:34.039 --> 00:18:37.200 Yeah, used by the same team so many times consecutively, 359 00:18:37.240 --> 00:18:40.680 which obviously builds kind of that hatred in that competitiveness 360 00:18:40.680 --> 00:18:44.359 within the game and within the series, and then just 361 00:18:44.400 --> 00:18:48.400 playing for something bigger than yourself, like your goals and aspirations. 362 00:18:48.480 --> 00:18:49.920 Our kid win a Stanley Cup and this is the 363 00:18:49.920 --> 00:18:52.400 time you get that opportunity to do it. So it's 364 00:18:52.440 --> 00:18:54.160 pretty easy for twenty three guys to get on the 365 00:18:54.200 --> 00:18:54.720 same page. 366 00:18:54.880 --> 00:18:57.039 What was it like for you being part of the 367 00:18:57.039 --> 00:18:59.640 playoff drive for the Oilers back in back in twenty 368 00:18:59.640 --> 00:19:02.160 twenty five life, Yeah, it was great. 369 00:19:02.319 --> 00:19:05.519 Obviously it was there for two stints and didn't play 370 00:19:05.519 --> 00:19:09.519 the first time around. Then last year was there with them. 371 00:19:09.640 --> 00:19:12.880 So it still hurts obviously when you don't get the 372 00:19:12.960 --> 00:19:16.000 job done. But something that I'll look back on my 373 00:19:16.079 --> 00:19:18.240 crew is over and be thankful for. It's still a 374 00:19:18.319 --> 00:19:21.440 very cool experience to play, and you know, the championship 375 00:19:21.440 --> 00:19:24.240 at the highest level in the world and it's not forgotten. 376 00:19:24.240 --> 00:19:27.880 I Hey, Troy, you're a UFA and he talks with 377 00:19:27.920 --> 00:19:31.000 the Mape beliefs. You know, July first is right around 378 00:19:31.039 --> 00:19:31.440 the corner. 379 00:19:33.000 --> 00:19:34.920 Yeah, you know how the business works. You kind of 380 00:19:34.960 --> 00:19:38.119 leave your agent to that. Obviously, with the first round pick, 381 00:19:38.119 --> 00:19:40.400 they're probably pretty focused on the on the draft as well, 382 00:19:40.440 --> 00:19:42.359 and we'll see what transpires here. 383 00:19:42.880 --> 00:19:45.559 What about Vancouver, there's also a positive Canucks. You're looking 384 00:19:45.599 --> 00:19:48.559 for character guys, Troy and we had Luke schen on 385 00:19:48.640 --> 00:19:50.759 a couple of weeks ago. They're looking to make that 386 00:19:50.839 --> 00:19:53.400 dressing him better and guys like you can do that. 387 00:19:53.480 --> 00:19:55.279 If the Canucks call, would there be interested. 388 00:19:56.759 --> 00:19:58.759 Yeah, they'll always be interested, especially with the guys in 389 00:19:58.759 --> 00:20:00.839 place now. I have a lot of respect for obviously 390 00:20:00.880 --> 00:20:03.559 Hank and Danny Manny too. It was one of my 391 00:20:03.599 --> 00:20:06.480 coaches when I was in Vancouver. R J helped recruit 392 00:20:06.480 --> 00:20:08.680 me out of North Dakota. So I'm familiar with all 393 00:20:08.680 --> 00:20:11.279 of those guys and couldn't have more respect for them. 394 00:20:11.400 --> 00:20:15.279 So obviously that'd be an opportunity that would be pretty 395 00:20:15.279 --> 00:20:18.000 excited about if it got to that point. But there's 396 00:20:18.039 --> 00:20:19.640 a lot, there's a lot that goes on in between 397 00:20:19.720 --> 00:20:21.480 here and none absolutely. 398 00:20:21.519 --> 00:20:24.720 But you know what one thing you got, Troy is uh, 399 00:20:24.920 --> 00:20:30.039 you've played in Canadian markets Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton. How 400 00:20:30.119 --> 00:20:32.400 much do you love that. I know the media can 401 00:20:32.480 --> 00:20:35.880