WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.480 --> 00:00:06.280 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 --> 00:00:20.399 Your local sports coverage lives here. 6 00:00:20.679 --> 00:00:24.760 Two nothing, It's Alva not so fast cohole breath with 7 00:00:25.079 --> 00:00:27.800 Don Taylor. I say that the winner of the draft 8 00:00:27.879 --> 00:00:29.760 lottery should be the winner of a two man loose 9 00:00:30.000 --> 00:00:31.280 and Rick Dolly. 10 00:00:31.000 --> 00:00:33.119 Wall I had a cherry tree up a little Ricky. 11 00:00:33.119 --> 00:00:34.920 I used to go up that tree and just sit 12 00:00:35.000 --> 00:00:37.079 there for hours and munch on those cherries years. 13 00:00:37.240 --> 00:00:41.399 Donnie and Dolly. 14 00:00:41.479 --> 00:00:44.439 Ten o'clock in downtown Vancouver, will the Paul Carson Studio. 15 00:00:44.600 --> 00:00:46.719 Thanks for tuning in, folks. It's Donnie and Dolly the 16 00:00:46.759 --> 00:00:50.560 team on Check. Don Taylor, along with Rick Dollywall. Ryan 17 00:00:50.600 --> 00:00:53.320 Henderson is our producer. He's the man at the controls 18 00:00:53.439 --> 00:00:56.880 or director, the voice of God. Back from one day 19 00:00:56.920 --> 00:01:00.320 off two days, I can't keep up three Derek Wan? Yeah, 20 00:01:00.320 --> 00:01:00.719 how are you? 21 00:01:00.920 --> 00:01:01.960 Lovely? Couldn't be better? 22 00:01:02.840 --> 00:01:07.519 Yesterday we talked about the draft lottery and how disappointing 23 00:01:07.519 --> 00:01:10.719 it was for soul. Maybe expected, but disappointing nonetheless, and 24 00:01:11.239 --> 00:01:14.359 that then the Canucks dropped from first to third in 25 00:01:14.400 --> 00:01:17.480 the draft lottery, and the Leafs, to make it worse, 26 00:01:17.959 --> 00:01:20.680 ended up winning the lottery, moving from fifth to first. 27 00:01:21.120 --> 00:01:24.439 The Sharks Division, rival of the Canucks, moved from ninth 28 00:01:24.799 --> 00:01:30.239 to second. And we on Twitter, we posted that clip 29 00:01:30.280 --> 00:01:32.920 of you and I talking about that you were talking 30 00:01:32.920 --> 00:01:38.879 about there was a fix in them. It might have 31 00:01:38.959 --> 00:01:41.719 been me, you know, in line with the Rogers deal. 32 00:01:42.480 --> 00:01:46.000 And you have to see the comments that Rick and 33 00:01:46.040 --> 00:01:50.359 I receive. Oh, clearlyaf fans, I'm guessing most of them 34 00:01:50.400 --> 00:01:55.719 in Toronto really mean stuff. They were saying. 35 00:01:55.879 --> 00:02:00.359 About us dinosaurs, You and I get called dinosaurs else. 36 00:02:00.519 --> 00:02:03.079 More more me than you because I'm older than you. 37 00:02:03.280 --> 00:02:05.519 I'm not twenty five. I'm getting up there. 38 00:02:06.040 --> 00:02:08.400 But you know, you know other things that were a 39 00:02:08.439 --> 00:02:11.280 lot more vicious than that as well. But these leaf 40 00:02:11.400 --> 00:02:15.919 fans out there like they're going after us. Yeah, and 41 00:02:16.960 --> 00:02:19.199 a lot of what we said yesterday this just in 42 00:02:19.439 --> 00:02:21.560 We tend to be tongue in cheek on this show. 43 00:02:21.639 --> 00:02:24.280 But just I don't know if they have any sense 44 00:02:24.319 --> 00:02:27.280 of humor in that city too, among that fan base. 45 00:02:27.360 --> 00:02:30.479 I mean, Mike, God be happy. You know, you look 46 00:02:30.560 --> 00:02:33.439 like your team was going straight downhill the day before 47 00:02:33.479 --> 00:02:36.560 with that press conference led by Keith Belly, and then 48 00:02:36.759 --> 00:02:39.680 you know a few hours later, seemingly the next day, 49 00:02:40.120 --> 00:02:41.479 everything's wine and roses. 50 00:02:41.520 --> 00:02:44.520 You got your first over Yeah, got it. You got lucky. 51 00:02:45.360 --> 00:02:48.080 You know, they got super lucky, I mean super lucky 52 00:02:48.120 --> 00:02:50.840 to leave Scott and it acts no luck at all. 53 00:02:50.960 --> 00:02:53.520 If they're looking for an apology from us, it's just 54 00:02:53.680 --> 00:02:56.360 not it's just not going to happen. Get this, just 55 00:02:56.400 --> 00:02:59.479 in sports tends to be emotional, and sometimes media people 56 00:02:59.479 --> 00:03:03.360 get emotional as well. It's sports trying to put a 57 00:03:03.400 --> 00:03:06.680 puck in the net. Relaxedly, fans, you got your first 58 00:03:06.719 --> 00:03:09.039 overall pick, You'll be okay. We're going to talk about 59 00:03:09.240 --> 00:03:12.680 the white Caps situation as the show goes on. There's 60 00:03:12.680 --> 00:03:17.479 another chapter there and it involves our friend friend of 61 00:03:17.479 --> 00:03:20.439 the show of BC Jobs, minister Ravic Callan, and so 62 00:03:20.520 --> 00:03:23.039 I'm going to update from him and heard from the 63 00:03:23.080 --> 00:03:26.960 white Caps as well regarding their situation. And you know, 64 00:03:27.039 --> 00:03:30.840 if they could keep the team in Vancouver, let's hope. 65 00:03:30.879 --> 00:03:35.000 So back to the Canucks now, Yes, the GM search yet. 66 00:03:35.280 --> 00:03:39.560 Two days ago, Jim Rutherford said that they expect to 67 00:03:39.680 --> 00:03:43.879 name a GM next week next week and that the 68 00:03:44.000 --> 00:03:46.960 list is now down to five. And this is what 69 00:03:47.039 --> 00:03:51.439 we believe the list consists of. From everything mostly you 70 00:03:51.479 --> 00:03:52.120 have heard. 71 00:03:52.240 --> 00:03:55.520 Rick, Yeah, Ryan Johnson, who's been there from day one. 72 00:03:55.560 --> 00:03:58.639 He's the in house guy. Ryan. Very easily they could 73 00:03:58.719 --> 00:04:01.240 name him the GM. He's qualified. Evan Gold from the 74 00:04:01.240 --> 00:04:04.120 Boston Bruins. Donnie, I want to say this about Evan Gold. 75 00:04:04.319 --> 00:04:07.719 I really do a GM Boston, a candidate that really 76 00:04:07.759 --> 00:04:12.360 is impressed in stay one, good sharp hockey mind. When 77 00:04:12.360 --> 00:04:17.279 I ask agents about Gold, I get mostly positive positive 78 00:04:17.279 --> 00:04:19.759 stuff back. One agent told me the Gold is a 79 00:04:19.839 --> 00:04:23.480 tough negotiator. He's built some good teams for Boston on 80 00:04:23.480 --> 00:04:25.959 their farm club. He's just not a spare part in 81 00:04:26.000 --> 00:04:29.480 Boston like he's involved in their tough decisions. This is 82 00:04:29.480 --> 00:04:31.759 a guy to keep an eye on Vancouver. I think 83 00:04:31.839 --> 00:04:35.439 Evan Gold, Ryan Bonus from the Islanders Pierre Dorion, which 84 00:04:35.600 --> 00:04:38.680 the fans of Vancouver and Twitter I chased out of town. 85 00:04:38.759 --> 00:04:42.680 I think it was dramatic, and I'm sure people are 86 00:04:42.720 --> 00:04:45.439 aware of this, but if you're not aware of it, 87 00:04:45.439 --> 00:04:47.480 it was a couple of days ago it looked like 88 00:04:47.519 --> 00:04:49.639 he was the number one candidate and that got out 89 00:04:49.680 --> 00:04:52.560 there on social media and the various media outlets, and 90 00:04:52.720 --> 00:04:56.560 boy the connection Pierre Dorian got ripped into. And then 91 00:04:56.959 --> 00:04:59.160 later in the day it was what do you mean, 92 00:04:59.160 --> 00:05:01.000 Pierre Dorry never really a strong came. 93 00:05:00.959 --> 00:05:04.360 The Canucks a panicked. They got calls at Rogers Arena, Hey, 94 00:05:04.360 --> 00:05:06.959 we're gonna cancel season tickets where there's gonna be uh, 95 00:05:07.160 --> 00:05:12.040 you know, protests in typical typical conduct faction fashion. They 96 00:05:13.079 --> 00:05:15.560 they absolutely panicked, and then they got their word out 97 00:05:15.560 --> 00:05:19.000 on Twitter through their shills that were not interested in 98 00:05:19.000 --> 00:05:19.800 pure dory on it. 99 00:05:19.879 --> 00:05:24.000 And the fifth is also a Boston assistant general manager. 100 00:05:23.759 --> 00:05:26.319 A good guy. I'll tell you another guy Boston there. 101 00:05:27.000 --> 00:05:31.639 What is Boston got? Don winning culture? And they've been 102 00:05:31.680 --> 00:05:33.399 to Stanley Cup Finals quite a few. 103 00:05:33.319 --> 00:05:34.800 Times since people are aware of that here. 104 00:05:34.879 --> 00:05:37.920 Yeah, and it's a winning culture in Boston. Not surprised. 105 00:05:38.639 --> 00:05:40.560 You go to a team and try to pick the 106 00:05:40.560 --> 00:05:43.920 brains of guys that you know. Boston's cam Neely. There's 107 00:05:43.920 --> 00:05:47.680 cam Neely yesterday saying that out and round one. But 108 00:05:47.720 --> 00:05:50.920 we need more skill and we need more speed. If 109 00:05:50.959 --> 00:05:53.040 the Boston Bruins need more skill and speed, what the 110 00:05:53.040 --> 00:05:55.839 hell does the Vancouver Canucks need they're thirty second everything 111 00:05:55.959 --> 00:05:59.800 everything everything. If cam Neely says we need skill and speed, 112 00:06:00.160 --> 00:06:03.680 what do the connection need a million things? They're so 113 00:06:03.759 --> 00:06:05.879 far behind the Boston Bruins is not even funny. 114 00:06:06.040 --> 00:06:09.959 So you look for clues here, one of them being 115 00:06:10.639 --> 00:06:16.040 who has BC or CONNU connections, And certainly Ryan Johnson 116 00:06:16.160 --> 00:06:19.279 is at the time literally and figuratively at the top 117 00:06:19.319 --> 00:06:22.160 of that list. And Ryan Bonus when you talk about 118 00:06:22.639 --> 00:06:26.439 BC connections and connections to the current management group. Ryan, 119 00:06:26.480 --> 00:06:30.399 of course, Rick Bonus's son who was a Connuck assistant 120 00:06:30.399 --> 00:06:34.319 coach for a significant amount of time now with the Islanders. 121 00:06:34.319 --> 00:06:38.639 So there's that. And then when you talk about connections 122 00:06:38.680 --> 00:06:43.399 to Jim Ruththerford and company worked with Jim Rutherford in Pittsburgh, 123 00:06:44.040 --> 00:06:47.120 and you can't say the same about the other three 124 00:06:47.199 --> 00:06:51.240 gold Dorian and Jamie Lang and Brunner. I want to 125 00:06:51.279 --> 00:06:54.040 show this as well, you had problems with this because 126 00:06:54.079 --> 00:06:57.319 I think I think, well, no, you do, and this 127 00:06:57.519 --> 00:07:00.000 was before the show, and you have a problem with 128 00:07:00.079 --> 00:07:04.319 people who are a little bit older. Ed Willis, Ed Willis, 129 00:07:04.600 --> 00:07:07.040 we're retired, respected as to. 130 00:07:07.079 --> 00:07:08.000 Go, good guy. 131 00:07:08.240 --> 00:07:13.560 Willis calumnist from the Vancouver Province, Province Dot. 132 00:07:13.319 --> 00:07:15.720 Com I know Ed, I know Ed's a good. 133 00:07:15.600 --> 00:07:18.199 Guy, and yet you disrespected the show. 134 00:07:18.319 --> 00:07:18.680 Stop. 135 00:07:19.399 --> 00:07:23.480 Ed still has contacts and he treated this out. Was 136 00:07:23.480 --> 00:07:30.040 it this morning, Ryan, yes, yesterday? Thanks Ryan. This is 137 00:07:30.439 --> 00:07:32.680 Ed's tweet. I'll read it because you don't want to 138 00:07:32.680 --> 00:07:35.839 have anything to do. Stop it, don But we've learned 139 00:07:35.839 --> 00:07:38.839 in this business, and this is somebody who's extremely well respected. 140 00:07:38.920 --> 00:07:41.600 Where there's smoke, there's fire. This is the tweet every 141 00:07:41.639 --> 00:07:43.920 now and then I feel the ish to do some reporting. 142 00:07:44.079 --> 00:07:47.240 Was told today, this is yesterday that Rutherford had a 143 00:07:47.279 --> 00:07:51.079 succession plan a place where Ryan Johnson would succeed Alvin. 144 00:07:51.439 --> 00:07:54.720 With Rutherford stepping down, that plan might have changed, but 145 00:07:54.839 --> 00:07:59.800 keep this in mind. With the Canucks, anything is possible. 146 00:08:00.079 --> 00:08:03.160 What have I been saying for weeks, Ryan Johnson was 147 00:08:03.240 --> 00:08:07.759 Jim Rutherford's guy. Ryan Johnson doesn't have to impress Jim Rutherford. 148 00:08:07.839 --> 00:08:10.600 He's got to impress the owner. The owner is the 149 00:08:10.680 --> 00:08:14.839 guy that could have said Elviing fired Johnson new GM. 150 00:08:14.959 --> 00:08:16.839 Let's announce it on the same day. He didn't do that. 151 00:08:16.959 --> 00:08:18.680 He didn't do that. That's Jim's got. 152 00:08:19.279 --> 00:08:21.519 We've been reporting Ryan Johns come out of the woodwork. 153 00:08:21.560 --> 00:08:23.319 He's been around for several seasons. 154 00:08:23.360 --> 00:08:25.199 Now the owners don't know about it. 155 00:08:25.319 --> 00:08:26.759 The owner owner doesn't. 156 00:08:26.480 --> 00:08:27.000 Know about him. 157 00:08:27.160 --> 00:08:29.560 I've been saying from day one. The owner is the 158 00:08:29.600 --> 00:08:33.159 guy that Ryan Johnson's got to impress. Not JR Jr. 159 00:08:33.919 --> 00:08:36.960 Likes him. We know Jim Rutherford. I'm talking j R. 160 00:08:37.159 --> 00:08:40.519 God Jr. I'm giving you the initials. And by the way, 161 00:08:40.960 --> 00:08:44.639 we know we know that j R. Jim likes uh 162 00:08:44.840 --> 00:08:47.159 Ryan Johnson. But the owner's got to sign off, and 163 00:08:47.200 --> 00:08:48.159 he hasn't signed off yet. 164 00:08:48.320 --> 00:08:52.399 Yeah. Well, something like this, a tweet like this, well 165 00:08:52.440 --> 00:08:55.200 maybe not this tweet, but it's if they don't hire 166 00:08:55.240 --> 00:08:57.879 Ryan Johnson, he goes somewhere else, gonna this will come 167 00:08:57.919 --> 00:09:01.519 back and and come go somewhere else. I e Nashville 168 00:09:01.840 --> 00:09:04.639 and have success something like this, I'll come back. 169 00:09:04.679 --> 00:09:07.840 By the way, Ed and I were at the Great Cup. 170 00:09:07.720 --> 00:09:08.840 In Ottawa, Okay, you do. 171 00:09:09.120 --> 00:09:11.759 By We were on a treadmill together, so I know 172 00:09:12.000 --> 00:09:14.200 at the same time. I'm not the same treadmill dawn 173 00:09:14.559 --> 00:09:16.360 he was. I was on a treadmill. He was on 174 00:09:16.399 --> 00:09:18.919 the treadmill to the left, and we had a good 175 00:09:18.919 --> 00:09:20.000 conversation on the treadmill. 176 00:09:20.120 --> 00:09:21.200 I'm glad we cleared that up. 177 00:09:21.559 --> 00:09:27.759 No forwartstanding. We should also mention that yesterday after Elliott Freeman, 178 00:09:27.919 --> 00:09:31.840 our friend on the thirty two Thoughts podc cast, brought 179 00:09:31.879 --> 00:09:35.240 these two names up, Martin Madden from the Ducks and 180 00:09:35.320 --> 00:09:38.840 Scott White, who works in the Dallas Stars organization. Martin 181 00:09:38.879 --> 00:09:40.759 Madden has worked with the Ducks. You look at them, 182 00:09:40.799 --> 00:09:45.240 but they look good for eighteen years as possibilities for 183 00:09:45.279 --> 00:09:47.519 the Caducks' front office. Where are we with that? We 184 00:09:47.559 --> 00:09:48.559 didn't put them on the list. 185 00:09:48.639 --> 00:09:52.279 Yeah, they've interviewed a ton of guys fifteen to twenty, 186 00:09:52.360 --> 00:09:52.960 So what. 187 00:09:52.840 --> 00:09:56.039 About those two. I know they've interviewed them. 188 00:09:56.240 --> 00:09:59.279 Yeah, they've interviewed me, But don not hearing their name 189 00:09:59.320 --> 00:10:01.519 as much as I'm hearing Evan Golds here. You tell 190 00:10:01.519 --> 00:10:04.240 you about freaking much right now, you can take that. 191 00:10:04.399 --> 00:10:05.960 Evan Gold is a guy that a lot of people 192 00:10:06.000 --> 00:10:08.279 in the NHL are talking about right now. When it 193 00:10:08.279 --> 00:10:11.240 comes connected to Vancouver, I'll tell you that this is scary. 194 00:10:11.639 --> 00:10:14.720 This is scary, this is thanks for that. This is 195 00:10:14.759 --> 00:10:17.919 a bit scary for Connuct fans. And we didn't run 196 00:10:17.960 --> 00:10:23.879 this clip yesterday from Jim Rutherford's interview or media session 197 00:10:24.159 --> 00:10:26.960 from a couple of days ago. But I found this 198 00:10:27.000 --> 00:10:31.360 a little bit frightening in that I just wonder if 199 00:10:31.360 --> 00:10:34.320 the Connucks are going back to their old ways and 200 00:10:34.399 --> 00:10:38.440 thinking we rebuild, We'll just do that for you know, 201 00:10:39.200 --> 00:10:41.240 two seconds, and then we'll go back to our old 202 00:10:41.279 --> 00:10:44.519 ways and try to retool or try to win now. 203 00:10:44.840 --> 00:10:47.399 And when you can't win now that you know, Knnuck 204 00:10:47.440 --> 00:10:50.799 fans know what I'm talking about. But this is Jim Rutherford. 205 00:10:51.039 --> 00:10:53.759 You talk about them interviewing all sorts of people for 206 00:10:53.879 --> 00:10:57.639 this GM job, maybe the president's job as well, But 207 00:10:57.720 --> 00:11:02.200 this is Jim Rutherford on things he's heard about his organization, 208 00:11:02.600 --> 00:11:05.519 the Canucks organization, from people he's interviewed. 209 00:11:07.519 --> 00:11:10.279 I mean, everybody gives that's one of the questions, where 210 00:11:10.399 --> 00:11:11.279 where's the Canucks? 211 00:11:11.320 --> 00:11:11.480 Now? 212 00:11:11.519 --> 00:11:12.120 What do you think? 213 00:11:12.200 --> 00:11:13.360 How long is a rebuild thing? 214 00:11:13.960 --> 00:11:16.600 Take all those things. 215 00:11:16.039 --> 00:11:21.840 And different answers on you know. I mean, some people 216 00:11:22.519 --> 00:11:26.519 felt that where we are in the rebuild, that we are, 217 00:11:27.399 --> 00:11:30.480 you know, through a rougher patch of it, and start 218 00:11:30.559 --> 00:11:34.720 to take the upswing on it. I think all them 219 00:11:34.759 --> 00:11:38.320 acknowledge that there are some good young players here, but 220 00:11:38.759 --> 00:11:40.799 in a rebuild, there's still lots of work. 221 00:11:42.799 --> 00:11:45.799 Tons of work. Just go look at the Ducks. Go 222 00:11:45.840 --> 00:11:48.759 look at the ducks. Eight years, eight years of drafting 223 00:11:49.440 --> 00:11:50.440 in the top ten doors. 224 00:11:50.519 --> 00:11:52.320 That's not the takeaway from that. 225 00:11:52.440 --> 00:11:55.080 Take away from that is that's why I'm bringing up 226 00:11:55.159 --> 00:11:55.639 the Ducks. 227 00:11:55.679 --> 00:11:58.279 No, But the takeaway is that they're interviewing people and 228 00:11:58.360 --> 00:12:01.000 some of them are saying that you're through the tough part. 229 00:12:01.759 --> 00:12:02.559 It just started. 230 00:12:02.679 --> 00:12:05.679 It started at Christmas time the rebuild. You started the 231 00:12:05.759 --> 00:12:09.600 year win for Quinn, you went to thirty second. How 232 00:12:09.639 --> 00:12:11.440 the hell are you out of the tough rough patch? 233 00:12:11.960 --> 00:12:14.840 Like the rough patches? Three four more years of finishing 234 00:12:14.960 --> 00:12:16.759 near the bottom of the standing's dog. 235 00:12:16.639 --> 00:12:19.600 And that's fine. And I just I heard that clip 236 00:12:19.639 --> 00:12:23.279 and Ryan and I have had the same reactions. There's 237 00:12:23.320 --> 00:12:26.919 a one more toughness to come when it comes to 238 00:12:27.039 --> 00:12:30.679 what you have to go through through a rebuild. They're drafting, well, 239 00:12:30.759 --> 00:12:35.559 let's let's let's start there. But it's it's gonna be difficult. 240 00:12:35.600 --> 00:12:37.960 But what you're selling now and you saw this with 241 00:12:38.000 --> 00:12:40.559 the Minnesota trade and the fine players they got back 242 00:12:40.639 --> 00:12:43.559 and return, there's hope. That's what That's what you want. 243 00:12:43.759 --> 00:12:46.440 What you're selling at every stage of a rebuild until 244 00:12:46.480 --> 00:12:48.639 you get where the Montreal's and the Buffaloes and the 245 00:12:48.639 --> 00:12:52.240 Anaheims are right now, long run, but you just hope 246 00:12:52.240 --> 00:12:54.360 somebody's not just trying to get the job by saying, hey, 247 00:12:54.360 --> 00:12:55.799 I think you guys are doing a great job. What 248 00:12:55.799 --> 00:12:56.480 are you talking about? 249 00:12:56.480 --> 00:12:58.120 What the rebuild's done? You know, that would have been 250 00:12:58.200 --> 00:13:00.480 Dorian telling the owner I can fix in two years 251 00:13:00.480 --> 00:13:02.039 and the owner saying, okay, let's hire. 252 00:13:01.919 --> 00:13:04.240 Them, and which is what a lot of people felt 253 00:13:04.360 --> 00:13:08.559 was the truth, and that's why they really clapped back 254 00:13:08.639 --> 00:13:13.960 on that possibility of the Canucks hiring Dorian Patrick Alvin. 255 00:13:14.080 --> 00:13:16.240 You remember a couple of days ago during that Jim 256 00:13:16.320 --> 00:13:20.399 Rutherford press conference that he talked about or he gave 257 00:13:20.480 --> 00:13:22.799 people an update. We didn't really give an update because 258 00:13:22.799 --> 00:13:25.919 he didn't really had come to any decision. Same with 259 00:13:25.960 --> 00:13:29.960 Patrick Alvin, but there was on April seventeenth, when Patrick 260 00:13:29.960 --> 00:13:33.279 Elvin got fired, Jim Rutherford said that there was a 261 00:13:33.360 --> 00:13:36.240 possibility he would stay with the organization on some capacity. 262 00:13:36.240 --> 00:13:37.080 Where are we with that? 263 00:13:37.279 --> 00:13:39.200 Well, A lot of people do not think the odds 264 00:13:39.240 --> 00:13:42.159 are good that Patrick Alvin will accept a job with 265 00:13:42.200 --> 00:13:45.000 the Canucks. It would be totally awkward down with a 266 00:13:45.039 --> 00:13:48.200 new hockey boss coming in Jim Rutherford's not there anymore. 267 00:13:48.559 --> 00:13:51.240 Elvin should go after the Nashville GM job. It's still 268 00:13:51.240 --> 00:13:53.840 opened on would he get permission from the Canucks to 269 00:13:53.879 --> 00:13:57.080 talk with the predator? Something to ponder. But the more 270 00:13:57.120 --> 00:14:00.559 people you talked about talked to about Elvin not hearing 271 00:14:00.559 --> 00:14:03.080 the odds are good that he'll accept a job in Vancouver. 272 00:14:04.320 --> 00:14:05.360 Why would he like? 273 00:14:05.720 --> 00:14:06.000 Don? 274 00:14:06.279 --> 00:14:08.679 Why would he like would you want to go back 275 00:14:08.720 --> 00:14:09.480 to a place. 276 00:14:09.200 --> 00:14:11.080 That just wants? Had no other choice? 277 00:14:11.120 --> 00:14:13.120 But he's getting paid regardless, John, he can go sit 278 00:14:13.200 --> 00:14:15.440 at home and he can take the year off. That's 279 00:14:15.480 --> 00:14:16.320 another thing I heard. 280 00:14:16.360 --> 00:14:17.519 He could be a good option. 281 00:14:17.799 --> 00:14:20.639 Yeah, and coluct checks. That's what Jim's going to do. 282 00:14:20.679 --> 00:14:22.919 He's going to go to North Carolina. He's got one year. 283 00:14:22.879 --> 00:14:24.960 Left, but he's going to be an advisor. 284 00:14:25.120 --> 00:14:28.480 Don sitting in North Carolina advising the Canucks. 285 00:14:28.879 --> 00:14:29.440 What a job? 286 00:14:29.480 --> 00:14:32.000 What a job? And collecting checks. Alvin could do the same. 287 00:14:32.519 --> 00:14:34.960 But not hearing the odds if you talk to people, 288 00:14:35.000 --> 00:14:38.440 are good that he'll accept the Vancouver jop. But we'll 289 00:14:38.440 --> 00:14:38.960 wait and see. 290 00:14:39.159 --> 00:14:44.639 Dax Aquillini, nephew of Francesco Aquillini, is he in on 291 00:14:44.720 --> 00:14:45.679 the interviews? 292 00:14:46.000 --> 00:14:48.840 Yes, he is and I see a lot of people 293 00:14:48.919 --> 00:14:52.559 bringing up Dax Aquillini. He's involved in the process, but 294 00:14:52.639 --> 00:14:55.240 he's not taking over the Canucks yet. He's a young guy, 295 00:14:55.279 --> 00:14:59.360 he's a sharp dude. He runs the Vancouver Warriors. He 296 00:14:59.399 --> 00:15:02.200 already to cook a hot dog. Well, the hot dog 297 00:15:02.240 --> 00:15:04.879 guy's not involved with Dax. Dax is a good, young, 298 00:15:04.960 --> 00:15:08.200 smart guy. He hired the right guy with the Warriors, 299 00:15:08.480 --> 00:15:12.639 your buddy Kurt Malowski, great hire, that was Dax. So 300 00:15:12.679 --> 00:15:14.879 he's involved and everything. Spends a lot of time on 301 00:15:14.919 --> 00:15:17.200 the Canucks, a lot on the business related. But for 302 00:15:17.320 --> 00:15:19.480 people to say the Dax is going to take over 303 00:15:19.519 --> 00:15:21.840 the Canucks today or tomorrow, it's not accurate. 304 00:15:21.960 --> 00:15:24.799 It's with the science point down the road. 305 00:15:25.240 --> 00:15:28.919 He's a young guys, sharp dude. He's done some really 306 00:15:28.960 --> 00:15:31.600 good work with the Warriors. But for those people out 307 00:15:31.600 --> 00:15:34.000 there hinting that Dax Akaline's going to take over the 308 00:15:34.039 --> 00:15:37.120 Canucks today or tomorrow, that that that's not ho How. 309 00:15:37.080 --> 00:15:39.399 Many people have they got interviewing the GM. 310 00:15:39.879 --> 00:15:45.639 You've got Rutherford, your buddy, the hot dog guy, Michael Aquilini, 311 00:15:46.320 --> 00:15:50.559 Aquilini's brother. I'm presuming in Dax, and so that's four 312 00:15:50.639 --> 00:15:52.919 or five guys right there and where are we. 313 00:15:52.879 --> 00:15:55.279 When it comes to because this has kind of got 314 00:15:55.360 --> 00:15:59.159 swept under the rug. Is one person going to be 315 00:15:59.200 --> 00:16:02.039 the president? And GM that that's hard to figure out? 316 00:16:02.080 --> 00:16:05.679 So you hire a GM and then are you hiring 317 00:16:05.679 --> 00:16:08.480 a president somewhere down the road who didn't hire the GM, 318 00:16:08.559 --> 00:16:12.360 which looks like it's the old situation with Rutherford and 319 00:16:11.799 --> 00:16:13.200 and Bruce. 320 00:16:12.960 --> 00:16:16.600 Paltrow, Like if your Francesco, would you hire another president 321 00:16:16.679 --> 00:16:19.080 knowing you got to pay Jim Rutherford to be president 322 00:16:19.120 --> 00:16:19.879 sitting and North. 323 00:16:19.799 --> 00:16:20.840 Paid lots of money. 324 00:16:21.320 --> 00:16:24.679 Don you run a business not to pay people not 325 00:16:24.840 --> 00:16:25.559 to work for you. 326 00:16:27.200 --> 00:16:29.399 Here's what's coming up on the show, DTMZ is it 327 00:16:29.519 --> 00:16:32.799 just me? In the eleven o'clock hour? Far hand Lolgy 328 00:16:33.039 --> 00:16:36.360 is going to join us just after eleven o'clock to 329 00:16:36.480 --> 00:16:39.799 talk about the well, talk about the Canucks, talk to 330 00:16:40.240 --> 00:16:44.840 Ernie McLain, Punch McClain, and obviously to talk about the 331 00:16:44.840 --> 00:16:48.360 BC Lions training camp opening this week, Big up in Camloops, 332 00:16:48.399 --> 00:16:51.279 Big ride the Twitter guy later this hour and up 333 00:16:51.399 --> 00:16:56.279 next John Shannon from the Wait why are you laughing? 334 00:16:56.399 --> 00:16:58.360 He's a good guy? I like, John, are you kidding me? 335 00:16:58.440 --> 00:17:01.519 From the one hundred while we're on t Hockey podcast 336 00:17:02.200 --> 00:17:06.119 and one percent Cannucks. John's Next, Doney Dolly the Team 337 00:17:06.160 --> 00:17:06.759 want check. 338 00:17:07.960 --> 00:17:09.000 Donnie and Dolly. 339 00:17:09.279 --> 00:17:14.160 The Team is supported by Ableauctions dot Ca. 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It is Thursday, and 350 00:17:53.759 --> 00:17:56.519 all of our guests today brought to you by the 351 00:17:56.599 --> 00:18:01.519 Vancouver Canadian celebrating anniversary seventy five the Blue Jays farm team. 352 00:18:01.559 --> 00:18:04.480 One of them begin a road trip in Eugene tonight. 353 00:18:04.720 --> 00:18:06.920 They return to the NAT next Tuesday to take on 354 00:18:07.000 --> 00:18:11.880 Everett and reminder, it is seventy five cent hot dog night. 355 00:18:11.960 --> 00:18:16.359 Rick Oh, I wonder who's gonna be cooking those hot 356 00:18:16.400 --> 00:18:18.839 dogs seventy five? We know moj is going to be 357 00:18:18.839 --> 00:18:20.759 in that tourbe we No, I'm thinking maybe somebody from 358 00:18:20.799 --> 00:18:21.880 the Canucks front office. 359 00:18:22.039 --> 00:18:24.359 Oh, the hot dog guy, the hot dog guy. 360 00:18:24.599 --> 00:18:28.359 Yeah, maybe emotion For tickets and info, visit mi LB 361 00:18:28.559 --> 00:18:33.200 dot com slash Vancouver. Have we got John? John Shannon 362 00:18:33.279 --> 00:18:35.960 joins us now from the one hundred Percent Hockey podcast 363 00:18:36.039 --> 00:18:39.880 on Cannucks. John, Thanks for doing this, sir. How are you? 364 00:18:40.960 --> 00:18:43.359 I'm great, boys, how are you? I cannot believe the 365 00:18:43.400 --> 00:18:45.599 people in Toronto didn't appreciate your humor. 366 00:18:46.559 --> 00:18:49.759 Yeah, okay, so you're you're a b s here. Do 367 00:18:49.799 --> 00:18:53.960 you understand why? Uh, Vancouver fans are so crushed that 368 00:18:54.039 --> 00:18:56.799 the Canucks drop from one to three, but even more 369 00:18:56.839 --> 00:19:00.160 so because the Leafs won the lottery. 370 00:19:00.680 --> 00:19:03.039 Your tweet the other night made me laugh out loud. 371 00:19:03.480 --> 00:19:06.880 It really did, because I can appreciate both sides of 372 00:19:06.880 --> 00:19:07.880 that story. 373 00:19:08.319 --> 00:19:10.119 You know, you know, we. 374 00:19:10.079 --> 00:19:12.039 Always used to laugh when we lived in BC. You 375 00:19:12.119 --> 00:19:14.559 know what Donald Trump said, build that wall, Well, we 376 00:19:14.599 --> 00:19:15.559 had the Rocky Mountains. 377 00:19:15.559 --> 00:19:16.759 It solved a lot of problems. 378 00:19:17.160 --> 00:19:21.000 Yeah, yeah, hey, you know what, Before we go any further, John, 379 00:19:21.039 --> 00:19:23.319 I hate to hate you with this. It's it's out 380 00:19:23.359 --> 00:19:26.319 of the blue, but you've been in broadcasting for a long, 381 00:19:26.400 --> 00:19:30.400 long time. Okay. Ted Turner passed away yesterday at the 382 00:19:30.400 --> 00:19:35.319 age of eighty seven. Been fighting Louis body dementia, which 383 00:19:35.359 --> 00:19:40.640 is a beast. But CNN, TNT, the Atlanta Braves, the 384 00:19:40.680 --> 00:19:44.440 America's Cup. Just your thoughts on the passing of Ted Turner, 385 00:19:45.799 --> 00:19:47.599 no matter what you think of him, a legend when 386 00:19:47.599 --> 00:19:49.240 it comes to broadcasting. 387 00:19:50.599 --> 00:19:55.279 And particularly sports broadcasting for us, Donnie, I mean WTBS, 388 00:19:56.119 --> 00:19:58.839 you know, the original superstation that had the Braves games. 389 00:19:58.880 --> 00:20:00.319 And you know, when. 390 00:20:00.200 --> 00:20:03.839 Cable TV was a little rudimentary, even where I grew up, 391 00:20:04.160 --> 00:20:07.160 you could watch WTBS and watch the Braves and Oliver 392 00:20:07.279 --> 00:20:10.240 VC when Ted Turner owned the Braves. 393 00:20:11.359 --> 00:20:12.720 And really. 394 00:20:14.319 --> 00:20:15.440 What he did with. 395 00:20:15.640 --> 00:20:20.799 CNN, I think, more than anything else, really changed the 396 00:20:20.920 --> 00:20:26.920 landscape of cable television and then changed the vision of 397 00:20:27.480 --> 00:20:30.400 what we think we can do in broadcasting. I mean, 398 00:20:30.480 --> 00:20:34.440 CNN isn't just an American entity, It's it's a worldwide entity. 399 00:20:35.119 --> 00:20:38.319 How many times did we watch CNN, whether it be 400 00:20:38.359 --> 00:20:41.480 a Gulf war or events going on in Europe or 401 00:20:41.519 --> 00:20:44.599