WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.480 --> 00:00:06.240 Check Podcasts. 2 00:00:06.679 --> 00:00:10.160 Thanks for listening to the Donnie and Dolly podcast. Catch 3 00:00:10.199 --> 00:00:13.279 the show Monday through Friday, ten am to noon on Check. 4 00:00:13.400 --> 00:00:14.800 I think you're gonna want to hear this. 5 00:00:17.079 --> 00:00:20.039 Your local sports coverage lives here. 6 00:00:20.160 --> 00:00:23.160 And the man wearing Dennis Curran's old number six makes 7 00:00:23.199 --> 00:00:26.079 it too nothing With John Taylor, I was just gonna 8 00:00:26.079 --> 00:00:30.199 say underrated egg, deviled egg and Rick Dolly Wall. Now 9 00:00:30.239 --> 00:00:32.640 are you gonna go on the coach at eight o'clock tonight? 10 00:00:32.759 --> 00:00:34.159 Sits down and let's put it in. 11 00:00:34.719 --> 00:00:36.679 Here's Donnie and Dolly. 12 00:00:39.079 --> 00:00:41.960 Ten o'clock in downtown Vaccouver. We're the Paul Karstrom Studio. 13 00:00:42.079 --> 00:00:44.200 Thanks for tuning in, folks. It's Donnie and Dolly the 14 00:00:44.240 --> 00:00:47.039 team on Check. Don Taylor along with Rick Dolly Wall. 15 00:00:47.439 --> 00:00:49.719 Ryan Henderson is our producer. He's the man that the 16 00:00:49.759 --> 00:00:54.200 controls our director. The voice of God is Derek Won. 17 00:00:54.399 --> 00:00:56.920 How are you it's Sonny out? Oh be happy? Oh 18 00:00:57.000 --> 00:00:59.560 it's Sonny. It's a beautiful Lestna Tad cold. 19 00:00:59.640 --> 00:01:01.679 But hey look the sun was out. That's all the 20 00:01:01.679 --> 00:01:03.439 matter is. The sun is out. 21 00:01:03.439 --> 00:01:06.000 Tad Cole says mister fort Saint John, the tad Cole 22 00:01:06.079 --> 00:01:09.319 lest Before we get into a lot of hockey. We 23 00:01:09.359 --> 00:01:12.560 want to mention the BC Lions. They play tonight in Abington, 24 00:01:12.599 --> 00:01:17.799 their second and final CFL preseason game after their Victoria 25 00:01:17.879 --> 00:01:21.879 Day loss to Calgary over on the Island. Their regular 26 00:01:21.959 --> 00:01:26.200 season opener Saturday, June seventh against the same Adbonton Elks. 27 00:01:26.239 --> 00:01:28.840 That's the concert kickoff with your buddy Snoop Dogg. Oh 28 00:01:28.920 --> 00:01:31.840 and just enough meat. Just got this update twenty seconds ago. 29 00:01:32.120 --> 00:01:36.840 Over fifty thousand tickets sold for concert Kickoff with Snoop Dogg. 30 00:01:36.959 --> 00:01:40.760 They hit and passed right there. Look at that fifty thousand. 31 00:01:40.920 --> 00:01:41.560 That's not me. 32 00:01:41.680 --> 00:01:43.560 I'm not one of the fifty thousand. I'll be at 33 00:01:43.560 --> 00:01:46.640 the game a kickoff, but I'll tell you fifty thousand. 34 00:01:46.879 --> 00:01:49.640 Well, no, you're still part of the fifty thousand. No 35 00:01:49.719 --> 00:01:52.159 I'm not because I got free tickets. Well no, you're 36 00:01:52.159 --> 00:01:53.239 still I didn't pay for him. 37 00:01:53.359 --> 00:01:55.680 But anyways, I'm going to be showing up at game 38 00:01:55.760 --> 00:01:58.519 time and I'm not watching Snoop dog. 39 00:01:58.319 --> 00:02:02.159 But fifty thousand people apparent is that if we somehow 40 00:02:02.280 --> 00:02:05.719 got Snoop Dogg on this show, you would be kissing 41 00:02:05.799 --> 00:02:07.000 up to him so badly. 42 00:02:07.040 --> 00:02:09.080 Well, same as that Ryan and Rod Brindamore. If Rod 43 00:02:09.120 --> 00:02:09.960 Brindemore came out, you. 44 00:02:10.000 --> 00:02:11.159 Go, oh yeah, Ron, how you doing? 45 00:02:11.560 --> 00:02:15.759 But anyways, look at this. I was not happy when 46 00:02:15.800 --> 00:02:17.000 Snoop Dogg was named. 47 00:02:17.120 --> 00:02:18.719 And look at this. Look at the way the city 48 00:02:18.759 --> 00:02:20.039 of it is always popular. 49 00:02:20.159 --> 00:02:22.479 It is always popular. And people know his music. I'm 50 00:02:22.520 --> 00:02:24.599 not one of them, but people know his music. And 51 00:02:24.960 --> 00:02:26.680 can we talk about this? Well, I'm going to talk 52 00:02:26.680 --> 00:02:27.159 about it now. 53 00:02:27.199 --> 00:02:29.280 We've got Amar Doman on the show Monday, Ryan, we 54 00:02:29.319 --> 00:02:32.080 do Okay, Lions owner of mar Doman on the show. 55 00:02:32.319 --> 00:02:37.439 He's a Snoop Dogg fan. Okay. Abbotsford Canucks last night, 56 00:02:37.800 --> 00:02:40.680 we often don't talk all that positively about the well 57 00:02:40.719 --> 00:02:43.960 you don't about the Vancouver Canucks a franchise, but the 58 00:02:44.000 --> 00:02:47.479 Abbosford Canucks are part of that franchise. Game one of 59 00:02:47.599 --> 00:02:50.479 the American Hockey League they called a Cup Western. Finally 60 00:02:50.520 --> 00:02:55.759 yesterday went to overtime, packed house three to two. Christian 61 00:02:55.800 --> 00:03:01.439 millanin with the overtime winner for the hometown Abbotsford Canucks. Rick. 62 00:03:01.840 --> 00:03:03.840 Look at this and this is ot just the shot 63 00:03:03.879 --> 00:03:06.520 from the point always a good thing, especially in overtime. 64 00:03:06.759 --> 00:03:09.120 Shoot the pot, get it on net, and look at 65 00:03:09.159 --> 00:03:11.719 the goaltender. He was ticked off. He shouldn't. He didn't 66 00:03:11.719 --> 00:03:13.439 think he should have let it get past him. And 67 00:03:13.719 --> 00:03:17.000 Will Lannon a veteran guy, Donnie, and you've mentioned him. 68 00:03:16.879 --> 00:03:17.280 In the past. 69 00:03:17.280 --> 00:03:19.280 Why he never gets a shot with the Canucksy he 70 00:03:19.319 --> 00:03:22.680 does good stuff down there and he gets the ot winner. 71 00:03:22.919 --> 00:03:25.639 So you mentioned the goaltender. He's one of the stars 72 00:03:25.680 --> 00:03:28.759 of the game. Yeah, he was a Texas goaltender. Remy 73 00:03:28.840 --> 00:03:34.680 Purier forty three saves. Absford outshot them in a game 74 00:03:34.680 --> 00:03:38.159 that went to overtime, forty six thirty eight, So he 75 00:03:38.280 --> 00:03:44.000 was outstanding. Quite quite the night for Dallas Stars. Organizational goaltending, 76 00:03:44.039 --> 00:03:48.120 he was great, Jacon, You're not souch he gets pulled 77 00:03:48.120 --> 00:03:51.599 in Dallas against the avonton Oiters. Is the Oilers advance this? 78 00:03:51.719 --> 00:03:56.199 Lina's Carlson Rick. He was never not for one moment 79 00:03:57.240 --> 00:03:59.120 in the time he was called up, especially at the 80 00:03:59.240 --> 00:04:02.479 end of the regular season for the Vancouver Canucks. He 81 00:04:02.599 --> 00:04:05.400 never looked out of place at the NHL level. And 82 00:04:05.479 --> 00:04:07.599 he is now after a couple of sists last night, 83 00:04:07.680 --> 00:04:10.680 leading Absford in playoff in playoff points? 84 00:04:10.800 --> 00:04:12.000 Can he take the next step? 85 00:04:12.039 --> 00:04:12.280 Don't? 86 00:04:12.919 --> 00:04:14.960 The next step is being a regular in the NHL. 87 00:04:15.039 --> 00:04:17.480 Not getting sent back. You don't want to get sent back. 88 00:04:17.839 --> 00:04:19.480 You want to be prepared and ready to be an 89 00:04:19.560 --> 00:04:21.560 NHL player every single day. 90 00:04:21.839 --> 00:04:24.439 Is he ready for that? To assist four shots for 91 00:04:24.560 --> 00:04:27.439 Linas last night plus two, he's a center, You would 92 00:04:27.439 --> 00:04:31.680 have to think at the very least realistically bottom six 93 00:04:31.879 --> 00:04:35.759 a Ford center next year with the Vancouver Canucks. I 94 00:04:35.800 --> 00:04:38.240 would think anyway, well, that's what training caps for. 95 00:04:38.360 --> 00:04:40.920 We sit here and remember last year se Lob's always 96 00:04:40.920 --> 00:04:42.319 gonna he's ready for the NHL. 97 00:04:42.480 --> 00:04:45.680 Didn't happen. Yeah, that was the Jonathan Dolan trade. I 98 00:04:45.720 --> 00:04:46.759 believe that's how they got Lead. 99 00:04:46.800 --> 00:04:49.439 That's how they got Linas. Carlson was through the Dell 100 00:04:49.519 --> 00:04:50.000 and trade. 101 00:04:50.079 --> 00:04:54.079 Yep. From San Jose Game two Saturday, and Ryan, you 102 00:04:54.120 --> 00:04:56.360 had an update ticket wise when it comes to the 103 00:04:56.399 --> 00:05:01.160 Absford Canucks and the Texas Stars Saturday, you got to 104 00:05:01.199 --> 00:05:03.160 get a move on if you want to see that 105 00:05:03.279 --> 00:05:03.800 game live. 106 00:05:03.920 --> 00:05:07.319 Yeah, courtesy are good pal, Ben Lipkob, the Abbotsford News 107 00:05:07.959 --> 00:05:13.120 Ticketmaster is showing five five what available tickets right now 108 00:05:13.160 --> 00:05:17.560 for Saturday's Game two between Abbotsford and the Texas Stars. 109 00:05:18.000 --> 00:05:21.480 He also says tickets are so hot someone bought up 110 00:05:21.519 --> 00:05:24.639 a row and are selling them for two hundred and 111 00:05:24.680 --> 00:05:28.720 seventy eight dollars each stub up right now? 112 00:05:28.959 --> 00:05:32.560 I don't know so well. Now it's interesting because the 113 00:05:32.639 --> 00:05:34.839 rules they live in now. The name of the reseller 114 00:05:35.000 --> 00:05:37.439 is f Aquallini, so I don't know who that is 115 00:05:38.079 --> 00:05:40.199 that's trying to make a buck. But I'm just kidding. 116 00:05:40.680 --> 00:05:42.720 But anyway, I could just see last night they were 117 00:05:42.720 --> 00:05:45.839 fourteen hundreds off roughly of a sellout in Abby, but 118 00:05:45.879 --> 00:05:48.040 you wouldn't have known it by the crowd shots. 119 00:05:48.439 --> 00:05:49.920 And now it looks like Saturday and it's gonna be 120 00:05:50.000 --> 00:05:52.519 selloed in that. I say, this is the world we 121 00:05:52.600 --> 00:05:57.399 live in right now. So as an older person, you 122 00:05:57.399 --> 00:06:01.360 know what's better this or old schools? Got helpers out front? 123 00:06:02.319 --> 00:06:05.839 You know, two tickets here, two tickets, two tickets. Oh 124 00:06:05.920 --> 00:06:09.399 I miss that, I miss that. They go on. Either way, 125 00:06:09.439 --> 00:06:11.680 you're kind of getting ripped off. I missed the program. 126 00:06:11.759 --> 00:06:16.000 Well, the only thing is is you could have held 127 00:06:16.040 --> 00:06:20.199 out with those people outside right Oh, game starts then 128 00:06:20.199 --> 00:06:22.439 they have to drop their price. You kind of lose 129 00:06:22.519 --> 00:06:24.879 that now with the stub hugs and really good that 130 00:06:25.079 --> 00:06:27.199 ticketmaster reseller etca. 131 00:06:26.839 --> 00:06:29.560 Things on your cell phone. It's ridiculous. But this guy's 132 00:06:29.600 --> 00:06:30.680 selling them and making a buck. 133 00:06:30.720 --> 00:06:33.759 I don't like this. You know what, Uh, sixty bucks 134 00:06:33.759 --> 00:06:37.639 to the scalping, Wasn't that The actual in person scalping 135 00:06:38.079 --> 00:06:41.079 wasn't much better? Pretty scrupulous in a way. Yeah, it's 136 00:06:41.079 --> 00:06:43.399 funny like I. You know, as somebody who was reporting 137 00:06:43.399 --> 00:06:45.279 on the conducts on a regular basis, you get to 138 00:06:45.319 --> 00:06:47.639 know those guys. They're there all the time. 139 00:06:48.040 --> 00:06:50.279 You should have tried to resell your media pass right 140 00:06:50.319 --> 00:06:51.759 now and then you could have made some good money. 141 00:06:51.800 --> 00:06:54.279 Yeah. Yeah, I would have had it for much longer. True, 142 00:06:54.360 --> 00:06:56.079 that's a good point. That's one day I could have 143 00:06:56.120 --> 00:07:00.319 made fifty bucks or who knows. But again, Saturday night 144 00:07:01.040 --> 00:07:04.079 Game two, you wanted to talk about a defenseman. 145 00:07:04.319 --> 00:07:08.680 Oh yeah, Victor Mancini. Ryan played the video. I love 146 00:07:08.720 --> 00:07:11.680 this guy. Watch this. This guy's got size, he's got 147 00:07:11.720 --> 00:07:14.879 skating right shot d watch him get the puck. Watch 148 00:07:14.920 --> 00:07:18.079 this now through two guys then beats the defenseman on 149 00:07:18.120 --> 00:07:20.399 the outside didn't score. Imagine if you would have scored, 150 00:07:20.439 --> 00:07:21.560 the building would have gone nuts. 151 00:07:21.560 --> 00:07:22.000 Donnie. 152 00:07:22.199 --> 00:07:25.079 But that I talked to a pro scout who said 153 00:07:25.120 --> 00:07:26.839 that man Seni is very he's been a horse in 154 00:07:26.839 --> 00:07:29.240 the playoffs. He said, he is very close to being 155 00:07:29.279 --> 00:07:33.240 an NHL regular. I Donnie, can you picture Mancini and 156 00:07:33.360 --> 00:07:36.160 Ellis Petterson? The defenseman is the third pair next year. 157 00:07:36.360 --> 00:07:38.040 I know one's got to kill penalties. You need a 158 00:07:38.040 --> 00:07:40.319 penalty killer in that third pair. But I'll tell you, boy, 159 00:07:40.360 --> 00:07:42.360 this guy look at this. You don't see big guys 160 00:07:42.399 --> 00:07:45.439 move like this very often, tall, gangly guys with big skates. 161 00:07:45.560 --> 00:07:49.160 Look at this. Unbelievable. You know what size feeed he is? 162 00:07:49.560 --> 00:07:52.480 No, but those guys that are six four, two twenty, 163 00:07:52.199 --> 00:07:53.079 they're not. 164 00:07:53.040 --> 00:07:54.600 In a size eight skate down. 165 00:07:55.000 --> 00:07:59.639 They're usually in a size maybe is h there're ties twelve, thirteen, fourteen. 166 00:07:59.680 --> 00:08:01.959 You know that's the key. I think that's the key, 167 00:08:02.319 --> 00:08:04.680 the bigger the skate. Didn't one of your kids hash 168 00:08:04.720 --> 00:08:07.560 size fourteen in battle? But he's just he's no six 169 00:08:07.600 --> 00:08:15.279 to eight. But anyways, listen, this man come from the grandfather. Anyways, listen, uh, Mancini, 170 00:08:15.439 --> 00:08:18.079 keep an eye on him. He's gonna be My eyes 171 00:08:18.120 --> 00:08:20.839 are on Mancini. That training can and his feet and 172 00:08:20.920 --> 00:08:21.759 his feet. 173 00:08:22.120 --> 00:08:27.000 Okay, so again, Game two Saturday, Texas versus the Atmosford 174 00:08:27.040 --> 00:08:29.560 Canucks are having all sorts of fun there, and if 175 00:08:29.600 --> 00:08:31.720 you want to ticket, get up there, maybe grave on 176 00:08:31.800 --> 00:08:36.080 those five available tickets. Meanwhile, we touched on this a 177 00:08:36.080 --> 00:08:40.159 little bit earlier Oilers six Stars three. The Edmonton Owners 178 00:08:40.159 --> 00:08:42.200 are off to the Stanley Cup Final for a second 179 00:08:42.200 --> 00:08:44.600 straight year. For a second straight year, They're going to 180 00:08:44.679 --> 00:08:49.120 take on the Florida Panthers. I love the matchup, contrasting styles. 181 00:08:49.360 --> 00:08:52.919 There's star star power. There's that I imagine the hate 182 00:08:52.919 --> 00:08:56.240 that built up last year and that last year's You forget, 183 00:08:56.360 --> 00:08:59.759 last year's Stanley Cup Final went to seven games after 184 00:08:59.799 --> 00:09:02.720 the Panthers built up a three nothing lead. There's all 185 00:09:03.120 --> 00:09:07.559 sorts of storylines there. But everybody these days, as I 186 00:09:07.600 --> 00:09:11.279 go old man again, everybody talks about stats, not just goals, 187 00:09:11.320 --> 00:09:14.519 assistant points. You know, the story with the analytics, right, 188 00:09:14.799 --> 00:09:17.919 and the analytics and the course and the expected goals. 189 00:09:18.240 --> 00:09:20.320 I'm wait, I'm not smart enough to figure any of 190 00:09:20.360 --> 00:09:23.279 that stuff. But I do know this hockey comes down 191 00:09:23.360 --> 00:09:26.879 more than anything else. And there's talent, obviously, that's a big, 192 00:09:26.879 --> 00:09:31.600 big deal. But hockey comes down to moments and what 193 00:09:31.759 --> 00:09:34.919 the best players come up with the big moments. Bobby, 194 00:09:34.960 --> 00:09:37.600 you are flying through the air all of that. But 195 00:09:37.840 --> 00:09:42.120 last night, second period, the crowd in Dallas buzzing. We 196 00:09:42.279 --> 00:09:46.679 fell down three nothing early Ottinger got pulled and the 197 00:09:46.679 --> 00:09:49.120 crowd stayed with them. They came back to make it 198 00:09:49.159 --> 00:09:52.039 three to two, and the crowd was buzzing fourteen minutes 199 00:09:52.279 --> 00:09:55.480 and then this happened with Connor McDavid. What a moment 200 00:09:56.279 --> 00:10:00.840 it's been old lookout bits. McDavid hants to catch up 201 00:10:01.000 --> 00:10:05.000 Big David Stars. The break away. 202 00:10:04.799 --> 00:10:09.000 Goal for Connor McDavid and the Edmonton lead us back 203 00:10:09.080 --> 00:10:09.720 to two. 204 00:10:14.600 --> 00:10:18.639 And boy, I'll tell you the crowd the building went 205 00:10:18.919 --> 00:10:20.919 silent after that and they picked it up, you know, 206 00:10:21.120 --> 00:10:23.480 to the Stars credit. They tried to come back again. 207 00:10:24.080 --> 00:10:26.720 But that's what it's all about. I mean, you can 208 00:10:26.840 --> 00:10:29.840 again talk about all the numbers when it comes to 209 00:10:29.879 --> 00:10:32.840 the important games the postseason. Throw the numbers out. It's 210 00:10:32.840 --> 00:10:35.480 the players who can come up with big moments. Connects don't. 211 00:10:35.720 --> 00:10:38.440 Right now, not many guys other than quinnyus that could 212 00:10:38.440 --> 00:10:39.519 come up with something like this. 213 00:10:39.679 --> 00:10:41.960 You're bengaling and bark Off the other night in Carolina. 214 00:10:42.159 --> 00:10:45.879 He did it McDavid. It's his ability to do things 215 00:10:47.080 --> 00:10:49.679 with the puck and stick. Kandel when he's at high speed. 216 00:10:49.960 --> 00:10:53.039 I was, and I've several a million times. I think 217 00:10:53.080 --> 00:10:56.519 his hands are as faster, faster than his feet. But 218 00:10:56.679 --> 00:10:59.120 I was almost disappointed when this happened. As great as 219 00:10:59.120 --> 00:11:02.559 it was to watch, I was almost disappointed because I 220 00:11:02.639 --> 00:11:04.399 wanted it to be a close game. It was getting 221 00:11:04.480 --> 00:11:06.480 really really good and then he and there was an 222 00:11:06.519 --> 00:11:09.519 element of luck here the block shot. But man, that 223 00:11:09.600 --> 00:11:12.279 was that was just that was really something special. And 224 00:11:12.320 --> 00:11:15.840 they didn't touch pardon me, they touched or did Clarence 225 00:11:15.879 --> 00:11:19.440 Campbell but he did last year he didn't touch it. Yeah, 226 00:11:19.480 --> 00:11:21.759 and he just he and for people go, well, it 227 00:11:21.799 --> 00:11:26.639 doesn't mean anything. Who cares, blah blah blah. Connor McDavid 228 00:11:26.639 --> 00:11:28.639 thought about this. They didn't touch it last year and 229 00:11:28.639 --> 00:11:31.399 they lost the Stanley Cup Final. They touched it this year. 230 00:11:31.639 --> 00:11:33.720 Put at the ever they were parading around with it. 231 00:11:33.919 --> 00:11:36.240 We'll we'll see what happens. But he's hoping for a 232 00:11:36.320 --> 00:11:37.480 change of luck here. 233 00:11:37.600 --> 00:11:40.879 I like, I love Minutia, like this absolutely, and we 234 00:11:40.919 --> 00:11:43.519 should mention a couple of local guys going to the 235 00:11:43.559 --> 00:11:47.759 Stanley Cup Final story stature Donnie pod Colson, Vasilli pod 236 00:11:47.799 --> 00:11:48.639 Colson local. 237 00:11:48.679 --> 00:11:49.639 I thought he was rushing ah. 238 00:11:49.639 --> 00:11:53.039 He said, local played for the NHL team here in town. 239 00:11:53.600 --> 00:11:55.720 Good for him, the Canucks, the Canucks. 240 00:11:56.039 --> 00:11:56.519 You know what. 241 00:11:56.600 --> 00:11:59.240 You can say what you want about Pud Colson. Some 242 00:11:59.279 --> 00:12:02.200 people call him the bust. I don't care. The kids 243 00:12:02.320 --> 00:12:05.519 loved everywhere he goes. He's he works his ass off. 244 00:12:06.080 --> 00:12:08.840 You're saying the Conucs Canucks made a mistake you, so 245 00:12:08.879 --> 00:12:10.000 I'm not stop it. 246 00:12:10.080 --> 00:12:12.320 Don I didn't say they made a mistake. Bob Stafford 247 00:12:12.360 --> 00:12:15.279 told us they love Pud Colson in that dressing room, 248 00:12:15.320 --> 00:12:16.679 and they loved him in Vancouver too. 249 00:12:16.679 --> 00:12:19.720 Good for him. So there have been four back to 250 00:12:19.759 --> 00:12:24.919 back Cup Final rematches in the expansion era. The Oilers 251 00:12:24.919 --> 00:12:28.480 were involved in one and maybe this is something they 252 00:12:28.480 --> 00:12:33.679 can It's just again Minutia, but a positive for them. 253 00:12:33.919 --> 00:12:37.840 Oilers Islanders eighty three, eighty four, they lose in eighty 254 00:12:37.879 --> 00:12:41.840 three to come back. Islanders come back and win against 255 00:12:42.120 --> 00:12:43.919 the Islanders and eighty four. You'll learn. 256 00:12:44.039 --> 00:12:46.159 You learn from your mistakes, and the owners learned from 257 00:12:46.200 --> 00:12:48.559 their mistakes last year. Donnie, I got them in the final. 258 00:12:48.639 --> 00:12:49.440 It's hard not to take. 259 00:12:49.480 --> 00:12:51.480 You've got the you're picking them Oiders. 260 00:12:51.559 --> 00:12:53.639 It's hard not to take. You didn't mention the other 261 00:12:53.720 --> 00:12:56.559 local kid who's going off on. I mentioned Troy Stature, 262 00:12:56.840 --> 00:12:59.919 Ryan NuGen Hopkins and Ryan NuGen Hopkins Burnaby one of class, 263 00:13:00.080 --> 00:13:02.639 but you didn't mention him. Okay, Ryan, I'm talking with 264 00:13:02.720 --> 00:13:06.799 the local product facility, Pod coles in Okay, okay, Ryan 265 00:13:06.879 --> 00:13:07.639 NuGen Hopkins. 266 00:13:07.679 --> 00:13:09.840 And by the way, Gadgevitch plays for the Panthers. 267 00:13:10.200 --> 00:13:13.399 By the way, the Edmonton oiter is just so everybody knows. 268 00:13:13.799 --> 00:13:18.519 Nineteen Canadians on their roster. Nineteen nineteen Canadians on their roster. 269 00:13:18.720 --> 00:13:21.080 Just saying, just saying, just saying. 270 00:13:21.720 --> 00:13:23.960 You got a lot of support there. Okay, So you've 271 00:13:23.960 --> 00:13:26.159 got look, look, we were running out of time here. 272 00:13:26.159 --> 00:13:28.000 We've got to get the Thomas grants and you know 273 00:13:28.080 --> 00:13:29.799 he'll have a hissy fit if you don't get them, 274 00:13:30.759 --> 00:13:34.080 you know, diva, Right, But you've got some information on 275 00:13:34.159 --> 00:13:37.519 connuc ufase, well save that for later, all right, older horses. 276 00:13:37.600 --> 00:13:41.440 There includes a bit of an update on brock Besser. Yep, 277 00:13:41.480 --> 00:13:43.200 you look like you're surprised. You're the one who told 278 00:13:43.240 --> 00:13:46.120 me about this. Yeah, yeah, okay, here's what else is 279 00:13:46.159 --> 00:13:49.360 coming up in the show. It's action packed. DTMZ is 280 00:13:49.360 --> 00:13:51.559 it's me coming up in the eleven o'clock hour. Look 281 00:13:51.559 --> 00:13:54.679 who's joining us just after eleven Trevor Linden. 282 00:13:54.799 --> 00:13:57.639 Trevor Linden, one of my favorites all time. Trevor Lindon 283 00:13:57.720 --> 00:13:58.679 number sixteen. 284 00:13:59.120 --> 00:14:02.440 Former conduct captain, former Canuck president. And why do we 285 00:14:02.480 --> 00:14:04.159 have Trevor on the show while we're going to talk 286 00:14:04.200 --> 00:14:08.039 about the NHL and the Canucks, but also his old team, 287 00:14:08.080 --> 00:14:10.840 the Medicine Hat Tigers are playing in the Memorial Cup 288 00:14:11.320 --> 00:14:15.799 Final on Sunday. They haven't won since eighty seven and 289 00:14:15.960 --> 00:14:17.639 eighty eight when Trevor was part of that team. 290 00:14:17.679 --> 00:14:20.919 Donnie, who did Trevor Lindon hire when he got to Vancouver? 291 00:14:21.080 --> 00:14:24.679 Willie d first hire, second hire, betting. 292 00:14:24.440 --> 00:14:27.080 That he wasn't with Trevor in eighty seven and eighty eight. 293 00:14:27.240 --> 00:14:30.879 I know, but the connection, Yeah, I'm connecting the dots. 294 00:14:31.039 --> 00:14:34.240 Yeah good, okay, big ride. The Twitter guy coming up 295 00:14:34.440 --> 00:14:38.480 later this hour at the bottom of this hour Kara 296 00:14:38.639 --> 00:14:43.399 Gardner More. She's the new GM of Vancouver's new It's 297 00:14:43.440 --> 00:14:47.919 expansion p WHL franchise. We recorded this interview. She is 298 00:14:48.039 --> 00:14:51.200 very impressive and up next, as we mentioned, talking hockey 299 00:14:51.320 --> 00:14:54.600 from the Athletic Thomas Dratz. 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He is canceled after watching 330 00:16:58.320 --> 00:17:00.799 her first segment. I kid, we forgot. We're talking about 331 00:17:00.799 --> 00:17:04.559 little bit of Vander Kaine right An Opkins, Stature, Pod 332 00:17:04.599 --> 00:17:07.880 Colson good connections to Vancouver again with the pud Colson. 333 00:17:08.680 --> 00:17:11.599 He was a Canuck. He's in the Cup finals. We 334 00:17:11.640 --> 00:17:13.240 call him local if he didn't grow up. 335 00:17:13.200 --> 00:17:17.759 Here, Okay, Stature Kane and options good local kids in 336 00:17:17.799 --> 00:17:19.599 the Stanley Cup finals. 337 00:17:19.880 --> 00:17:23.359 Joining us now from the athletic He's a local kid, Thomas. 338 00:17:23.440 --> 00:17:25.799 Dr Thomas, thanks for doing it this? How are you? 339 00:17:27.559 --> 00:17:31.960 Ah Ah, I'm doing great with a welcome like that, 340 00:17:32.079 --> 00:17:34.720 My goodness, rig Yeah, I love you. 341 00:17:34.839 --> 00:17:37.000 You know that well, I'm welcoming you. Love hate love 342 00:17:37.000 --> 00:17:40.160 hate love hate love hate. Hey Thomas, when you watch 343 00:17:40.200 --> 00:17:43.519 these growling at me, when you watch these NHL when 344 00:17:43.519 --> 00:17:44.960 do you want to let it go? When you watch 345 00:17:45.039 --> 00:17:48.799 these NHL playoffs as we get ready for the Oilers 346 00:17:48.799 --> 00:17:51.519 and Panthers, what sticks out in terms of what the 347 00:17:51.559 --> 00:17:52.720 Canucks need to acquire? 348 00:17:54.400 --> 00:17:57.480 Yeah, you know, I mean so much. To be totally 349 00:17:57.519 --> 00:18:00.640 honest with you, unfortunately, I mean I think we're looking at, 350 00:18:01.000 --> 00:18:03.160 you know, a team that needs size, a team that 351 00:18:03.200 --> 00:18:05.640 needs a lot of speed, and I think those like, 352 00:18:05.759 --> 00:18:08.799 both of those traits leap off the page. You know, 353 00:18:08.880 --> 00:18:12.519 that Oilers team, the way that they're I mean, the 354 00:18:12.559 --> 00:18:17.000 Oilers are a fascinating sort of example here because there's 355 00:18:17.079 --> 00:18:20.480 two things that they're doing that are just absolutely crushing teams. 356 00:18:21.119 --> 00:18:23.920 First of all, they're they're lethal off the rush. 357 00:18:24.000 --> 00:18:26.079 I mean, they are scoring a ton of goals off 358 00:18:26.119 --> 00:18:28.920 the rush, something the Canucks have really struggled to do 359 00:18:29.400 --> 00:18:34.119 across the last two years. And additionally, you know when 360 00:18:34.160 --> 00:18:36.240 there's loose change in the crease. I mean, you better 361 00:18:36.319 --> 00:18:39.680 catch every perimeter shot as a goaltender that the Oilers 362 00:18:39.680 --> 00:18:42.519 shoot your way, because you know whether it's Perry, whether 363 00:18:42.559 --> 00:18:47.400 it's Dreysidel Hymen before the injury. You know McDavid's winning battles. 364 00:18:47.400 --> 00:18:49.640 I mean, we saw Jeff Skinner score on this type 365 00:18:49.680 --> 00:18:52.480 of play to make it through nothing last night. But 366 00:18:52.599 --> 00:18:56.720 they are first to bucks, They are getting putties in 367 00:18:56.839 --> 00:19:00.279 on pucks and just digging pucks out. And then in 368 00:19:00.319 --> 00:19:02.960 addition to having that size, they have the speed or sorry, 369 00:19:02.960 --> 00:19:05.759 the skill level to actually do stuff with it, interesting 370 00:19:05.839 --> 00:19:10.440 backdoor passes, you know, really good movement high low and man. 371 00:19:10.519 --> 00:19:13.480 I mean that's very different from what it looks like 372 00:19:13.519 --> 00:19:15.440 when you watch the Canucks play, just the way that 373 00:19:15.480 --> 00:19:18.079 they dominate in terms of winning fifty to fifty puck 374 00:19:18.119 --> 00:19:21.559 battles in the greasy areas of the ice. So I 375 00:19:21.599 --> 00:19:23.599 look at all of that and just think there's a 376 00:19:23.720 --> 00:19:29.319 lot that this Canucks team needs, you know, size, speed, grit, leadership, character, 377 00:19:30.000 --> 00:19:32.559 especially up front. I mean put it all together. This 378 00:19:32.640 --> 00:19:35.400 team is far far away from the level that the 379 00:19:35.400 --> 00:19:38.960 Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers are at, which, by 380 00:19:38.960 --> 00:19:40.279 the way, isn't a huge insult. 381 00:19:40.480 --> 00:19:42.119 You know who else is far away from that level. 382 00:19:42.160 --> 00:19:45.279 The Dallas Stars and the Carolina Hurricanes, and they're clearly 383 00:19:45.359 --> 00:19:49.319 top five teams. Just there's a lot of distance to 384 00:19:49.359 --> 00:19:53.079 travel to get into that sort of tier of contenders, 385 00:19:53.160 --> 00:19:55.039 and then even once you're there, there's a lot of 386 00:19:55.079 --> 00:19:57.920 distance to travel before you're at the level of you know, 387 00:19:57.960 --> 00:20:01.279 these historic teams like Edmonton and Florida. 388 00:20:02.200 --> 00:20:05.400 Hey, Thomas, anyway you cut it really positive for the 389 00:20:05.400 --> 00:20:08.440 Canucks and we can harp on many negatives from this season, 390 00:20:08.480 --> 00:20:12.920 but is absburd last night and overtime over Texas? You know, 391 00:20:13.240 --> 00:20:15.759 what are you seeing with that team? The biggest thing 392 00:20:15.799 --> 00:20:20.000 we're gonna watch is which one of those players can 393 00:20:20.039 --> 00:20:22.599 make the jump to the NHL leg level to be 394 00:20:22.640 --> 00:20:25.000 a regular NHL the not just a guy goes up 395 00:20:25.039 --> 00:20:28.039 to Vancouver next year sent back down. Who do you 396 00:20:28.079 --> 00:20:30.519 see there as being a regular right out of the camp. 397 00:20:32.200 --> 00:20:34.519 Well, yeah, it's an interesting question because you know the 398 00:20:35.400 --> 00:20:38.680 sort of leading scorers and best players on this Abbotsford 399 00:20:38.759 --> 00:20:39.279 Canucks team. 400 00:20:39.359 --> 00:20:42.200 Rick and maybe this is partly because atu Ratu. 401 00:20:41.880 --> 00:20:44.640