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 00:00:13.480 --> 00:00:14.800 I think you're gonna want to hear this. 5 00:00:17.160 --> 00:00:20.320 Your local sports coverage lives here. 6 00:00:20.239 --> 00:00:23.199 And the man wearing Dennis Curran's old number six makes 7 00:00:23.239 --> 00:00:23.800 it too. 8 00:00:23.679 --> 00:00:25.719 Nothing with John Taylor. 9 00:00:25.559 --> 00:00:28.519 I was just gonna say, underrated egg, deviled egg. 10 00:00:28.440 --> 00:00:30.239 And Rick Dolly Wall. 11 00:00:30.160 --> 00:00:31.960 How are you gonna go on the coach at eight 12 00:00:31.960 --> 00:00:34.240 o'clock tonight? Sits down and let's put it in. 13 00:00:34.759 --> 00:00:36.679 Here's Donnie and Dolly. 14 00:00:38.719 --> 00:00:41.600 Ten o'clock and downtown that Krober Brother Paul Carson Studio. 15 00:00:41.640 --> 00:00:43.920 Thanks for tuning in, folks. It's Donnie and Dolly the 16 00:00:43.960 --> 00:00:47.679 team on Check don Taylor along with who are you? 17 00:00:48.039 --> 00:00:48.719 Oh? 18 00:00:49.079 --> 00:00:49.359 Ricky? 19 00:00:49.439 --> 00:00:52.679 It's it's been a while, Rick Dolly Wall. Ryan Henderson 20 00:00:52.759 --> 00:00:54.399 is our producer, He's the man of the control is 21 00:00:54.399 --> 00:00:58.000 our director. The voice of God is Derek Wong. The Gang, 22 00:00:58.119 --> 00:01:00.960 The Gang is back after nine weeks off? 23 00:01:01.439 --> 00:01:02.000 How are you? 24 00:01:02.240 --> 00:01:03.200 And how is your summer? 25 00:01:03.399 --> 00:01:05.840 I thought we could have got a couple more weeks off. 26 00:01:05.879 --> 00:01:07.640 I don't I don't think it was long enough. Donnie. 27 00:01:08.359 --> 00:01:11.480 Well, we'll see how today's show goes, Mayo will be 28 00:01:11.480 --> 00:01:12.200 gone permanently. 29 00:01:12.439 --> 00:01:15.120 The people that rip us for our holidays and the tea, 30 00:01:15.239 --> 00:01:17.120 you guys got a better but your wife's a teacher. 31 00:01:17.840 --> 00:01:21.079 Our our holiday package, Don, is better than the teachers. 32 00:01:21.079 --> 00:01:22.840 We get ripped for it all the time. Though. 33 00:01:24.280 --> 00:01:27.760 It's a good thing for us. It's it's a good thing. Oh, 34 00:01:27.799 --> 00:01:29.959 we hope people missed us. Where did you go? What 35 00:01:30.000 --> 00:01:30.439 did you do? 36 00:01:31.000 --> 00:01:34.159 Just for some reason? I keep going to Toronto every summer. 37 00:01:34.480 --> 00:01:37.760 I'm not gonna lie to you, Don. I like Toronto. 38 00:01:38.159 --> 00:01:41.799 It's a nice place. There's Ellie Freeman on the left 39 00:01:42.280 --> 00:01:45.040 we had and there's our good pal you know, on 40 00:01:45.079 --> 00:01:50.000 the right side, Mitchell and work for and now he's 41 00:01:50.560 --> 00:01:52.599 one of the top maple Leafs Scouts. Good pal of 42 00:01:52.640 --> 00:01:55.359 ours listens to our show every day from Toronto. And 43 00:01:55.599 --> 00:01:57.400 had breakfast with these two guys. 44 00:01:58.359 --> 00:01:59.439 Is that all you did in Toronto? 45 00:02:00.239 --> 00:02:03.280 At a party? I did the party, had breakfast with 46 00:02:03.319 --> 00:02:05.359 these two. You had a wedding, were Yeah, I was 47 00:02:05.400 --> 00:02:08.360 wedding anyways, so a lot of golf. But I didn't 48 00:02:08.400 --> 00:02:11.840 do what you did. And you went overseas, and you 49 00:02:11.879 --> 00:02:13.439 know what, that was pretty impressive. 50 00:02:13.479 --> 00:02:15.680 I had a mixed bag when it comes to the holidays. 51 00:02:15.759 --> 00:02:17.560 And I'll get to the I guess what you call 52 00:02:17.639 --> 00:02:19.960 the negative part maybe maybe later this week. It's a 53 00:02:20.000 --> 00:02:22.039 serious subject. But let me talk about the good part 54 00:02:22.080 --> 00:02:25.039 and the way it started. I went to Europe. I 55 00:02:25.080 --> 00:02:27.400 went with our members of our my wife and one 56 00:02:27.400 --> 00:02:31.400 of my kids. We went to went to Europe, Paris, London, Edinburgh, 57 00:02:31.479 --> 00:02:34.759 which is just I tweeted about this just amazing. So 58 00:02:34.800 --> 00:02:37.759 this is this is my top of Arthur's seat in 59 00:02:37.879 --> 00:02:42.159 Edinburgh's Rouse Grind like a hike, maybe not quite as 60 00:02:42.159 --> 00:02:44.719 difficult as the Grouse Grind, but man, what a city. 61 00:02:45.360 --> 00:02:47.719 Just it's like going back in time, but you've got 62 00:02:47.759 --> 00:02:51.439 all the modern amenities. Just I was just my grandfather 63 00:02:51.520 --> 00:02:53.400 was Scottish, so it meant a lot to me to 64 00:02:53.439 --> 00:02:55.560 go there. It was fabulous. We also went to Liverpool, 65 00:02:55.599 --> 00:02:58.000 so the Beatles, where my mother in law grew up, 66 00:02:58.000 --> 00:03:02.159 as well in Dublin. But the biggest thing about doing this, 67 00:03:02.680 --> 00:03:04.159 and I don't know if you can relate to this, 68 00:03:04.199 --> 00:03:07.560 because you you're quite the world traveler I know, is 69 00:03:07.599 --> 00:03:10.639 that this that was my first trip to Europe, really, 70 00:03:11.039 --> 00:03:13.879 and so as a result, I am no longer going 71 00:03:13.919 --> 00:03:17.639 to get euro shamed. If you're at a party, your something, 72 00:03:17.680 --> 00:03:20.080 you're meeting with a bunch of people, especially when you're 73 00:03:20.080 --> 00:03:23.280 my age, and you tell them that you haven't been 74 00:03:23.319 --> 00:03:25.599 to Europe, like alarms go off. 75 00:03:26.120 --> 00:03:27.400 You haven't been to Europe. 76 00:03:27.439 --> 00:03:30.199 You have to leave now. Honestly, you know what I'm 77 00:03:30.240 --> 00:03:30.719 talking about. 78 00:03:31.039 --> 00:03:32.520 Somebody thinks like some. 79 00:03:32.439 --> 00:03:34.319 People like my son didn't grow up with you know, 80 00:03:34.400 --> 00:03:36.360 a lot of money, My parents weren't, we didn't go 81 00:03:36.400 --> 00:03:39.319 to Europe, and I just never ever found the time 82 00:03:39.439 --> 00:03:41.599 or had the desire to go. But now you're actually 83 00:03:41.680 --> 00:03:44.719 I got there. But it was the like I felt 84 00:03:44.759 --> 00:03:48.319 like I should have been in jail, not going to Europe. 85 00:03:48.599 --> 00:03:51.080 And so now I've gone, and that's that's and I 86 00:03:51.120 --> 00:03:52.840 realized there are a lot of other cities, a lot 87 00:03:52.919 --> 00:03:55.319 of other countries to visit there and other places on 88 00:03:55.360 --> 00:03:57.560 the planet. But now I'm no longer going to get 89 00:03:57.599 --> 00:04:00.840 euro shamed, as I call it, And that's a real positive, 90 00:04:00.840 --> 00:04:04.960 maybe the number one takeaway from my summer. So stop 91 00:04:05.000 --> 00:04:07.479 the euroshaming. In fact, stop it with me and maybe 92 00:04:07.520 --> 00:04:10.199 with everybody. Not everybody wants to go to Europe, not 93 00:04:10.280 --> 00:04:13.080 everybody has the means to go to Europe, So stop 94 00:04:13.120 --> 00:04:13.919 with the euro shaming. 95 00:04:14.000 --> 00:04:15.520 Yeah you went to Paris as well. 96 00:04:15.639 --> 00:04:17.839 Yeah, yeah, amazing Eiffel Tower. 97 00:04:18.040 --> 00:04:18.879 You you were the guy. 98 00:04:18.959 --> 00:04:22.680 This summer, my son and I got off the plane 99 00:04:22.680 --> 00:04:24.800 and went right up the Eiffel Tower. We walked not 100 00:04:24.879 --> 00:04:27.319 to the top it was closed, but the second the 101 00:04:28.040 --> 00:04:30.120 second floor, if you want to call it that. And 102 00:04:30.160 --> 00:04:31.759 then we did the same thing the last day we 103 00:04:31.759 --> 00:04:32.120 were there. 104 00:04:32.199 --> 00:04:33.040 How impressive is that. 105 00:04:33.160 --> 00:04:36.800 It's just amazing. It's just amazing. A great, great, great feel, 106 00:04:36.800 --> 00:04:40.360 a great, great time. So the euro shaming is over. 107 00:04:40.639 --> 00:04:41.720 It's over. You've been there. 108 00:04:42.160 --> 00:04:44.480 And by the way, we talked about this before the show. 109 00:04:44.560 --> 00:04:47.279 Everybody talked about you're going to Paris, You're going to France. 110 00:04:47.279 --> 00:04:51.399 The people aren't very friendly there. Nothing could be further 111 00:04:51.439 --> 00:04:56.439 from the truth for me. Anyway, they were tremendous. London 112 00:04:56.560 --> 00:04:59.920 was a beast. My nephew was there. He we toured around, 113 00:05:00.040 --> 00:05:03.439 you know, we did. We were in a place called 114 00:05:04.120 --> 00:05:06.319 how long is the show? Two hours? We were in 115 00:05:06.360 --> 00:05:09.680 a place called Earl's Court. That's where we Earl's Court, 116 00:05:09.800 --> 00:05:13.560 Earl's Court, Earl's Court. And for you longtime radio listeners 117 00:05:13.560 --> 00:05:16.360 in Vancouver, people who used to listen to c KNW. 118 00:05:16.480 --> 00:05:18.519 Maybe still do. There used to be I can't remember 119 00:05:18.560 --> 00:05:19.680 the name of the host. There used to be a 120 00:05:19.680 --> 00:05:23.000 silk Till Phil No, that wasn't Phillip Till. Well, Phillip's 121 00:05:23.040 --> 00:05:25.120 name is not Earl. So there used to be a 122 00:05:25.160 --> 00:05:29.240 segment called Earl's Court. Anyway, we stayed there. It's like 123 00:05:29.560 --> 00:05:34.319 a fairly short walk away from Sanford Bridge where Chelsea plays. 124 00:05:34.639 --> 00:05:37.160 This was this was just ad libbing. We just went there. 125 00:05:37.399 --> 00:05:41.199 What a tremendous tour we had. Now now Chelsea's my 126 00:05:41.600 --> 00:05:43.879 new favorite soccer tea. 127 00:05:43.879 --> 00:05:45.680 You're going to be a tour guide now over there. 128 00:05:46.079 --> 00:05:47.480 Yeah, it was tremendous. 129 00:05:47.600 --> 00:05:51.560 Good for you, Earl Bradford. Earl Bradford, Earl Bradford. Very good. 130 00:05:51.639 --> 00:05:54.680 Phillip Till Okay, okay, I was thinking Philip Till. I 131 00:05:54.680 --> 00:05:56.279 know Phillip Till. Phillip Tail is a good. 132 00:05:56.199 --> 00:06:00.360 Guy, but he didn't host Earl's Court. Oh we did, yeah, 133 00:06:00.839 --> 00:06:03.279 Branford's that come on from one of our great listeners. 134 00:06:03.360 --> 00:06:06.279 No, that comes from BC Radiohistory dot com. 135 00:06:06.399 --> 00:06:08.000 Oh, googling, googling. 136 00:06:08.680 --> 00:06:13.399 Well, anyway, it's right beside where Chelsea plays. And uh, 137 00:06:13.639 --> 00:06:16.519 it was just tremendous. And then you had lunch with 138 00:06:16.639 --> 00:06:19.920 Read and an Elliott in tron the golf Do we 139 00:06:19.959 --> 00:06:21.759 golf with with Elliott? 140 00:06:21.920 --> 00:06:21.959 No? 141 00:06:22.199 --> 00:06:26.920 But our buddy there, Clinn Glinn, you know kill Horn 142 00:06:27.000 --> 00:06:28.360 kill Okay? 143 00:06:28.720 --> 00:06:29.839 Here? Sure? 144 00:06:29.879 --> 00:06:32.759 Not in Toronto, Alex Cleinman, Yeah, Cleinman, great, great guy. 145 00:06:32.759 --> 00:06:35.639 He's my neighbor. He's a good guy. Takes us to 146 00:06:35.879 --> 00:06:36.759 Morgan Creek. 147 00:06:36.519 --> 00:06:39.920 All the time. Yeah. How much was it there? Very 148 00:06:39.920 --> 00:06:46.600 expensive for me and Alex? Okay, We're so happy to 149 00:06:46.600 --> 00:06:51.439 be back, folks, and we're gonna get right to it here. Jake, 150 00:06:51.560 --> 00:06:55.800 the Jake Milford Tournament is going on right now. And 151 00:06:56.079 --> 00:06:58.360 is it hot today in outside? 152 00:06:58.920 --> 00:06:59.079 No? 153 00:06:59.560 --> 00:07:01.120 I don't get When I came in today, there was 154 00:07:01.160 --> 00:07:03.800 a little bit of a heat wave in here. I'm 155 00:07:03.839 --> 00:07:05.360 telling you right now, I don't care how hot it 156 00:07:05.439 --> 00:07:08.160 is outside. There's no way it's hotter outside that it 157 00:07:08.199 --> 00:07:10.000 is in here. Right, What did you do with the 158 00:07:10.040 --> 00:07:10.639 air conditioning? 159 00:07:10.920 --> 00:07:12.759 I walked in and it was like a heat waved on. 160 00:07:12.839 --> 00:07:14.120 He just hit us, what's going on? 161 00:07:14.199 --> 00:07:14.360 Right? 162 00:07:14.399 --> 00:07:17.360 What's going up? We're having some air conditioning as like 163 00:07:17.360 --> 00:07:18.240 we're sweating right now. 164 00:07:19.120 --> 00:07:23.000 Yeah, this is not good for another nine week recently. 165 00:07:22.879 --> 00:07:25.120 We can play right, because usually you like it to 166 00:07:25.160 --> 00:07:26.879 be a meat locker in here. Yes, it is like 167 00:07:27.040 --> 00:07:31.360 minus lockety yeah, but kidding aside, it's I think it's 168 00:07:31.360 --> 00:07:33.160 like twenty seven to twenty eight degrees. 169 00:07:33.120 --> 00:07:37.120 At least at least So the Jake Milford Tournament is 170 00:07:37.399 --> 00:07:41.199 going on right now out at Northview, and we understand 171 00:07:41.240 --> 00:07:44.759 that some players are being made available to the media, 172 00:07:45.160 --> 00:07:47.920 So perhaps by the end of the show we'll have 173 00:07:47.959 --> 00:07:50.759 some audio from some of the Cannuck players who are 174 00:07:50.800 --> 00:07:54.000 out there golfing. It's a great event at a great 175 00:07:54.319 --> 00:07:57.040 golf course. Let's get right to it here, because this 176 00:07:57.120 --> 00:08:00.000 is the subject, and I'm not sure if he's golfing today. 177 00:08:00.480 --> 00:08:03.839 That the subject of the last two months. When it 178 00:08:03.920 --> 00:08:07.240 comes to the kodukstatuer, Dempko and the Knucks goal tank situation, 179 00:08:08.319 --> 00:08:10.560 we all saw what happened in the playoffs. He plays, 180 00:08:10.560 --> 00:08:14.160 the one game reoccurrence of the knee injury, or at 181 00:08:14.240 --> 00:08:17.519 least another knee injury, misses the rest of the postseason. 182 00:08:17.639 --> 00:08:20.399 Archer Selofs takes over and then it turns out he 183 00:08:20.439 --> 00:08:23.759 has a knee issue. But what's the latest on Thatcher Dempko. 184 00:08:23.879 --> 00:08:27.879 So Donny the million dollar question is thatcher De Dempko's health. 185 00:08:28.199 --> 00:08:30.160 We're just going to have to wait and see on 186 00:08:30.319 --> 00:08:34.080 day one and training camp how active he is. Will 187 00:08:34.080 --> 00:08:35.919 he be in a group of other goalies or skate 188 00:08:35.960 --> 00:08:38.600 by himself. Will he be taking shots now? The fact 189 00:08:38.639 --> 00:08:41.039 he was skating last week was a positive sign, but 190 00:08:41.120 --> 00:08:43.480 lots of work to do before he's one hundred percent. 191 00:08:43.519 --> 00:08:45.360 He was not taking shots last week when he was 192 00:08:45.360 --> 00:08:48.080 on the ice. Skated twice last week. He is golfing, 193 00:08:48.120 --> 00:08:49.759 which I presumed. 194 00:08:49.279 --> 00:08:51.720 Dot today he's golfing. 195 00:08:51.480 --> 00:08:54.919 Not today, but somebody said they saw him golfing last week, 196 00:08:54.919 --> 00:08:56.039 which I think is a good sign. 197 00:08:56.960 --> 00:08:59.879 Who's somebody that's on I'm telling you the people. 198 00:09:00.080 --> 00:09:03.279 He was golfing at the tournament that Caducks Red Hamilton 199 00:09:03.320 --> 00:09:06.679 Red Hamilton tournament. So some people are saying that, which 200 00:09:06.720 --> 00:09:08.960 I think is a good sign. He's being more active 201 00:09:09.519 --> 00:09:12.720 preseason game's done and the regular season opener. Not sure 202 00:09:12.960 --> 00:09:15.720 about that right now for demp Goo. But here's the thing. 203 00:09:15.759 --> 00:09:18.840 Why rush this? He's just starting goaltender, He's coming off 204 00:09:18.879 --> 00:09:22.320 back to back knee injuries. There are some who feel 205 00:09:22.360 --> 00:09:24.360 he was rushed last year to play in the playoffs. 206 00:09:24.360 --> 00:09:27.519 Don did Dempko have a medical procedure this summer. Some 207 00:09:27.600 --> 00:09:30.080 think he had his knees scope, but no one's confirming that. 208 00:09:30.639 --> 00:09:33.639 I've been told this on demp Go. He's making progress. 209 00:09:33.960 --> 00:09:37.120 It is slow and it is steady. That's the best 210 00:09:37.120 --> 00:09:38.000 way to describe it. 211 00:09:38.919 --> 00:09:41.279 Why would they be so quiet when it comes to 212 00:09:41.440 --> 00:09:42.639 a procedure. 213 00:09:43.159 --> 00:09:47.360 Because then we are in Vancouver, there's a hot Canadian market. 214 00:09:47.840 --> 00:09:50.919 Whether he had the procedure or not, then everybody freaks out. 215 00:09:51.080 --> 00:09:54.600 Everybody's freaking out now because they're not disclosing any information. 216 00:09:55.519 --> 00:09:58.200 His rehab was a lot slower in mid August, but 217 00:09:58.320 --> 00:10:00.000 the fact he hit the ice, and by the way 218 00:10:00.039 --> 00:10:03.480 he hit the ice last Tuesday morning before twenty Knuck 219 00:10:03.519 --> 00:10:06.080 players hit the ece, Ian Clark was on the ice 220 00:10:06.120 --> 00:10:09.159 with him. So look, it's wait and see, as Jim 221 00:10:09.240 --> 00:10:12.600 Rutherford said last week, wait for the medicals, wait to 222 00:10:12.639 --> 00:10:15.039 see him on first day. I think he'll do some 223 00:10:15.080 --> 00:10:17.159 work on the ice, but I'm not so sure he'll 224 00:10:17.200 --> 00:10:19.440 do it with other goaltenders do. I don't know if 225 00:10:19.440 --> 00:10:21.399 he's there yet. I know he's not ready to take 226 00:10:21.440 --> 00:10:24.159 shots yet. That's a big thing, going up and down 227 00:10:24.200 --> 00:10:27.000 on your knees for a goaltender. Not there yet a 228 00:10:27.120 --> 00:10:29.840 side to side. I think he's okay, but there's there's 229 00:10:29.960 --> 00:10:32.360 just a lot of work to do before he is 230 00:10:32.480 --> 00:10:34.000 the old thatcher demp. 231 00:10:33.799 --> 00:10:40.000 Go September nineteenth in Penticton. That's when training camp opens 232 00:10:40.399 --> 00:10:46.200 for the Vancouver Canucks. So was he not handled well, like, Okay, 233 00:10:46.519 --> 00:10:48.480 let me make rush, let me go back he rushed. 234 00:10:48.559 --> 00:10:49.039 I think he was. 235 00:10:49.360 --> 00:10:52.639 Clark has been reassigned within the organization. They have a 236 00:10:52.679 --> 00:10:56.759 new goaltending coach right, but Ian Clark is still there. 237 00:10:57.440 --> 00:11:01.559 Arthur Selofs also with a knee. Is is when when 238 00:11:01.720 --> 00:11:03.679 he and I'm going to ask this, but with with 239 00:11:03.759 --> 00:11:06.080 Ian Clark, I mean, is that a punishment that he 240 00:11:06.080 --> 00:11:09.200 gets reassigned the organization or doesn't have to do with 241 00:11:09.440 --> 00:11:11.799 what everybody's heard his own health? 242 00:11:12.440 --> 00:11:14.639 Ian Clark went to the Canucks. The Canucks didn't go 243 00:11:14.639 --> 00:11:16.799 to Ian Clark. Ian Clark went to the Canucks and said, 244 00:11:17.080 --> 00:11:18.960 I've got issues with my knee and my shoulder. I 245 00:11:19.000 --> 00:11:21.480 don't want to do the on ice uh every day 246 00:11:21.519 --> 00:11:23.759 with the goaltender. So that was Ian Clark. The Canucks 247 00:11:23.799 --> 00:11:26.320 did not push him out. He's got two years left 248 00:11:26.320 --> 00:11:28.600 on his contract. I don't think he wanted to become 249 00:11:28.600 --> 00:11:32.759 a scout. I think he wanted a higher role, you know, 250 00:11:32.879 --> 00:11:36.080 than being than being relegated to a scout. But I 251 00:11:36.120 --> 00:11:38.080 do believe that that that had none to do with 252 00:11:38.080 --> 00:11:39.759 the Canucks. That was Ian Clark that went to them 253 00:11:39.759 --> 00:11:42.200 and said, hey, I need to back off on going 254 00:11:42.240 --> 00:11:44.960 on the ice so much. Is he getting some of 255 00:11:45.000 --> 00:11:47.919 the blamed you know, yes, yes, there's people that believe 256 00:11:47.960 --> 00:11:50.919 that Dempko was pushed too hard to come back in 257 00:11:50.960 --> 00:11:53.159 the first game in Nashville, and he gets hurt first 258 00:11:53.200 --> 00:11:57.080 game against Nashville, So yeah, there there's there's feelings out 259 00:11:57.120 --> 00:12:00.720 there that he's been rushed and if feelings over the 260 00:12:00.799 --> 00:12:04.279 years he's been overplayed in Vancouver. You know, now the 261 00:12:04.320 --> 00:12:07.720 Canucks if they let Casey de Smith go, and I 262 00:12:07.759 --> 00:12:09.679 think that was a mistake, and then that's why they're 263 00:12:09.720 --> 00:12:12.000 out there trying to get another backup goaltender right now, 264 00:12:12.080 --> 00:12:14.039 don And you know, whether they get him or not, 265 00:12:14.120 --> 00:12:16.320 I don't know. But if they would have just got 266 00:12:16.360 --> 00:12:18.559 Casey to Smith done again, they wouldn't be in the 267 00:12:18.559 --> 00:12:20.240 pickle they are today. I'll tell you that much. 268 00:12:20.399 --> 00:12:22.759 What was clearly the wrong decision, and it's easy for 269 00:12:22.960 --> 00:12:25.200 me to say it right now, easy for anybody to 270 00:12:25.240 --> 00:12:30.000 say hindsight is twenty twenty because they win. They start 271 00:12:30.039 --> 00:12:32.879 with Demko and they end up winning the series with 272 00:12:33.279 --> 00:12:36.799 the Smith and then eventually Arthur's selanoffs came in. So 273 00:12:36.919 --> 00:12:39.600 had they started with one of those two other goaltenders 274 00:12:39.639 --> 00:12:42.759 other than Demko, you think they'd still win when the series, 275 00:12:42.759 --> 00:12:44.639 and Demko might not have hurt himself. 276 00:12:45.000 --> 00:12:47.360 Now, they don't want to pay much for a backup goaltender. 277 00:12:47.519 --> 00:12:49.519 They're trying to do what they did with Spencer Martin 278 00:12:49.919 --> 00:12:52.960 and that didn't work, is pay a goaltender less than 279 00:12:52.960 --> 00:12:55.320 a million dollars to be the backup. Didn't work last 280 00:12:55.360 --> 00:12:57.080 night last time, and they want to try it again. 281 00:12:57.519 --> 00:13:02.279 Yeah, so they have though eurepitter uh yep, two years, 282 00:13:02.600 --> 00:13:05.759 a two way deal the goaltenders though that they might 283 00:13:05.759 --> 00:13:09.240 be interested in right now that could be available or 284 00:13:09.279 --> 00:13:09.919 are available. 285 00:13:10.120 --> 00:13:13.279 So the Canucks are still pursuing UFA goaltender Kevin Lancann 286 00:13:13.279 --> 00:13:15.240 and the Canucks have made him an offer. It's under 287 00:13:15.279 --> 00:13:17.559 one million dollars in Nashville. 288 00:13:17.600 --> 00:13:17.720 Guy. 289 00:13:17.799 --> 00:13:21.000 Yeah, so the Canucks offer is under a million dollars. 290 00:13:21.080 --> 00:13:23.440 It's not good enough because lanclan and made two million 291 00:13:23.519 --> 00:13:25.320 last year in Nashville. He's not going to take under 292 00:13:25.360 --> 00:13:28.039 a million. The Canucks don't want to spend much money 293 00:13:28.039 --> 00:13:30.279 on the backup. They don't want to put Tucker Pluman 294 00:13:30.360 --> 00:13:32.840 on LTI R Donnie to get the goalie. They want 295 00:13:32.879 --> 00:13:36.440 to keep that money for the trade deadline. One more guy. 296 00:13:36.799 --> 00:13:40.000 Canucks have called the agent for UFA goaltender Anti Ranta. 297 00:13:40.120 --> 00:13:42.559 They offered a PTO, but that's not what the player 298 00:13:43.000 --> 00:13:45.440 is looking for right now. I think he's looking for 299 00:13:45.440 --> 00:13:48.799 a contract. But those things can change as the pressure 300 00:13:48.799 --> 00:13:51.559 points come up for all these UFAs without deals done. 301 00:13:51.600 --> 00:13:54.559 Training camp around the corner. But right now Anti Ranta 302 00:13:54.600 --> 00:13:58.200 has told the Canucks that he does not want to 303 00:13:58.320 --> 00:14:00.399 as of right now, does not want to accept it PTO. 304 00:14:01.000 --> 00:14:03.720 All sorts of items to deal with in today's show, 305 00:14:03.879 --> 00:14:05.799 A lot to do with the Canox. We want to 306 00:14:05.799 --> 00:14:09.879 talk about brock Besser's situation, of course, missing part of 307 00:14:09.919 --> 00:14:16.000 the playoffs last year, the blood clotting issues, Daniel Spraung, 308 00:14:16.720 --> 00:14:19.519 a signing that took place after we left for holidays, 309 00:14:20.039 --> 00:14:22.960 Sammy Blaze facility put Coles and goes to Admonton. So 310 00:14:23.080 --> 00:14:25.159 let's you know, we'll do that as the as they 311 00:14:25.240 --> 00:14:27.279 maybe in the next segment. As a matter of fact, 312 00:14:27.279 --> 00:14:29.919 we also want to talk about what the BC Lions 313 00:14:29.960 --> 00:14:32.399 have been up to that event in Victoria. And I 314 00:14:32.440 --> 00:14:35.120 know they won a big game last week in Montreal 315 00:14:35.200 --> 00:14:38.399 against the very good Alouette's team, but that event in Victoria, 316 00:14:38.840 --> 00:14:41.919 touchdown Pacific looked just absolutely trying to know. There were 317 00:14:41.960 --> 00:14:44.559 some issues with lineups for beer. There always seems to 318 00:14:44.679 --> 00:14:47.279 wash something in washing them. There always seems to be 319 00:14:47.320 --> 00:14:50.000 issues with that. And they know that and next time 320 00:14:50.000 --> 00:14:52.720 around that they hope that won't happen. But the way 321 00:14:52.720 --> 00:14:55.240 it looked on television and everybody I know that that 322 00:14:55.320 --> 00:14:56.799 went had just a fabulous time. 323 00:14:57.120 --> 00:14:59.960 City you want Victoria, what a great job. Boy did 324 00:15:00.080 --> 00:15:02.000 they ever do a great job. And now the lines 325 00:15:02.000 --> 00:15:03.480 you're going to have to do this again because of 326 00:15:03.480 --> 00:15:06.679 the World Cup. I don't know if they're going Donnie 327 00:15:06.720 --> 00:15:09.840 back to Victoria, maybe Kelowna, I don't know, but they 328 00:15:09.840 --> 00:15:11.879 have now got a decision to make. But they do 329 00:15:12.039 --> 00:15:15.360 now know the Lions that going to these smaller communities 330 00:15:15.399 --> 00:15:17.960 it can work. The only thing that sucks is at 331 00:15:18.759 --> 00:15:21.559 attend it's fourteen thousand. If you can get which was 332 00:15:21.919 --> 00:15:25.320 a seller. Well, if you can get if you can 333 00:15:25.360 --> 00:15:27.720 push up the attendance to twenty twenty five in some 334 00:15:27.759 --> 00:15:31.120 of these smaller communities, it would be massive, massive. 335 00:15:31.320 --> 00:15:33.360 Ryan has some information on the white Caps played to 336 00:15:33.399 --> 00:15:36.039 a scroll to draw against Dallas on Saturday. That's later 337 00:15:36.080 --> 00:15:37.879 on on the show. Here's what else is coming up 338 00:15:37.919 --> 00:15:40.399 and again, so happy to be back, folks. Is it 339 00:15:40.519 --> 00:15:42.360 just me? Coming up in the next hour in the 340 00:15:42.360 --> 00:15:45.639 eleven o'clock hour along with d TMZ all sorts of 341 00:15:45.679 --> 00:15:49.320 news in the entertainment realm When we were off, Elliott 342 00:15:49.360 --> 00:15:51.720 Friedman is gonna ju us from how can I in Canada? 343 00:15:51.720 --> 00:15:55.200 In the thirty two Thoughts podcast. Who's he having lunch 344 00:15:55.200 --> 00:15:56.840 with today? We don't know. He's in Vegas. 345 00:15:56.840 --> 00:15:59.159 He's in Vegas. He just touched down ten minutes ago. 346 00:15:59.279 --> 00:16:01.679 So Elliet is going to join us just after eleven o'clock. 347 00:16:01.720 --> 00:16:05.080 Big Ride the Twitter guy coming up later this hour. 348 00:16:05.440 --> 00:16:10.200 Also Ross Tucker from CBS Sports. He's becoming one of 349 00:16:10.240 --> 00:16:14.080 the best and the best football analysts out there. He 350 00:16:14.200 --> 00:16:17.200 was so good working the Bills and Cardinals yesterday the 351 00:16:17.279 --> 00:16:20.000 Ross Tucker Football podcast, West but One. He's going to 352 00:16:20.159 --> 00:16:22.879 join us a couple of segments from now up next, 353 00:16:22.879 --> 00:16:24.919 we're going to introduce the poll question and has a 354 00:16:24.919 --> 00:16:26.799 whole lot to do with the Cannucks. Some more Connuct 355 00:16:26.799 --> 00:16:29.639 news that's coming up next. We're so happy to have 356 00:16:29.720 --> 00:16:33.960 you back, folks. We had ourselves a great time off, 357 00:16:34.039 --> 00:16:37.279 great vacation and again happy to be back. Thanks so 358 00:16:37.360 --> 00:16:39.559 much for tuning in. Donnie and Dolly the Team I. 359 00:16:39.600 --> 00:16:45.559 Check Donnie and Dolly the Team is supported by Abelauctions 360 00:16:45.559 --> 00:16:48.559 dot ca A Closing your business we can. 361 00:16:48.399 --> 00:17:03.840 Help whole question waddling dog pole question. 362 00:17:03.919 --> 00:17:06.160 Visit one of Victoria's favorite pubs where you can enjoy 363 00:17:06.200 --> 00:17:08.839 twenty caps and twenty screens. You're home for the Canucks 364 00:17:08.839 --> 00:17:13.400 and UFC. Come sit and stay at the Dog today 365 00:17:13.839 --> 00:17:16.160 Pole question Rick. It has to do with the subject 366 00:17:16.200 --> 00:17:17.839 we tackled in our first segment. 367 00:17:18.240 --> 00:17:20.599 Absolutely, Ryan, get her up. I'm gonna say it for 368 00:17:20.640 --> 00:17:21.440 the first time. 369 00:17:21.279 --> 00:17:21.759 Get her up. 370 00:17:21.799 --> 00:17:24.920 Our waddling dog pup pole question. Is that your Demko's 371 00:17:25.119 --> 00:17:28.519 durability the Canucks number one concern heading into the season. 372 00:17:29.079 --> 00:17:35.160 It's well, it's not fifty to fifty. It's it tells 373 00:17:35.200 --> 00:17:38.960 you exactly how important the story is. A ninety one 374 00:17:39.000 --> 00:17:41.920 percent say yeah, his durability is a concern right now. 375 00:17:41.920 --> 00:17:45.160 He's coming off back to back knee injuries, Donnie, and 376 00:17:45.279 --> 00:17:48.119 he's not ready. You know, we don't know if he's 377 00:17:48.119 --> 00:17:50.160 going to be ready for the regular season opener. It's 378 00:17:50.240 --> 00:17:52.799 up in the air. It is definitely a concern. 379 00:17:53.000 --> 00:17:54.519 Well, this is a team that I think a lot 380 00:17:54.559 --> 00:17:58.079 of people and look, we read things on the internet, 381 00:17:58.160 --> 00:18:02.640 we hear things on you know, the NHL network. A 382 00:18:02.640 --> 00:18:04.519 lot of people think the Canucks can really make some 383 00:18:04.640 --> 00:18:07.640 noise and after the progress they made last season, they've 384 00:18:07.640 --> 00:18:12.279 got a Vesnat Trophy finalist absolutely on their roster and 385 00:18:12.319 --> 00:18:14.720 his health as a concern, of course, And you know, 386 00:18:14.759 --> 00:18:16.880 I for some reason I thought that the poll wouldn't 387 00:18:16.880 --> 00:18:19.200 be that one sided. But you know, you second thought, 388 00:18:19.519 --> 00:18:22.720 obviously this is the number one concern. You've got this 389 00:18:22.920 --> 00:18:25.960 stud in goal, and you don't know if he's going 390 00:18:26.039 --> 00:18:28.119 to be completely healthy to start the season, and you 391 00:18:28.160 --> 00:18:29.880 don't know how healthy is going to be when you 392 00:18:29.920 --> 00:18:32.759 look at the entire season. Of course, it's a huge concern. 393 00:18:32.839 --> 00:18:36.279 And people don't realize, like the stories out there are 394 00:18:36.319 --> 00:18:39.200 that the Canucks are looking for a PTO goaltender. But 395 00:18:39.319 --> 00:18:42.079 what people don't realize they have made an offer to 396 00:18:42.160 --> 00:18:45.359 Kevin Lancan And if Lancannon wakes up tomorrow don and 397 00:18:45.400 --> 00:18:48.559 says okay, I'll accept the Canucks offer, then what so 398 00:18:48.640 --> 00:18:52.079 what happens in he comes in? You bumped Sea Logs 399 00:18:52.119 --> 00:18:54.640 to Absburg and now you got a logjam there. You 400 00:18:54.720 --> 00:18:58.759 got three goaltenders in Absberg. Yeah, the preference is to 401 00:18:58.799 --> 00:19:01.559