Brandon Astle

Fellas, I'm doing great.

And I just want to start this off by turning the tables and ask you guys a question, if you don't mind.

I got to know what

has the vibe change been like in the Dunbar Lumber Texan box, six 50, six 50 from now going back to the end of the season.

It's unreal.

Everybody across the board, for the most part, there's always some negative Nancy's saying, oh, it's not the right fit.

There's always going to be people like that.

But, man, Canucks Nation has rejoiced, not just with Manny's announcement, but with RJ and the Sedins.

Social media is buzzing.

I got a bounce in my step these last few weeks.

Just excited about the direction of this franchise because, boys, think about it.

The four guys they've announced, Manny, the Sedins, and RJ, they've been around the NHL for a combined over 100 years.

Like they all played the game for a while and they've been in different eras, early two thousands to now they've been in development roles, assistant coaches, head coaches, assistant GM, GM.

Like they see it all like over a hundred years of experience between those four.

That just gets me fired up.

Yeah, I'm glad you brought that up, because especially the last 18 hours or so, a lot of people have been reaching out like, hey, what's Manny like?

And before that, hey, what's Ryan Johnson like?

And I struggle to find like the right word to describe them.

Obviously, the buzzwords that stand out are like character, like grit.

Manny's an elite teacher.