Jamie Dodd

Not too much.

Just giving you a heads up, I'm going to need a hydration break during this hit.

Well, it's going to be pretty hot over the weekend here.

So, I mean, I think that's good for all of us to keep in mind, Batch, is hydrate.

Public service announcement.

Everyone, take a minute, grab some water right now, especially if you're playing soccer.

All right.

So in addition to the World Cup going on, right, we're still focused on the Canucks making news or the fact that they have made a lot of news this spring.

And of course, Manny Malhotra officially introduced last week as the Canucks new head coach.

And, you know, there's a lot of different angles, interesting angles to take with this one batch.

But I think one thing a lot of people are curious about is.

We saw the struggles for some young players to earn opportunities and ice time under Adam Foote last season.

Obviously, the focus is going to be very different for Manny Malhotra.

Is there a player, one player in particular that you look at and think, I'm really curious to see what this player's opportunity and performance looks like with Malhotra as the new coach behind the bench?

Yeah.

As we look ahead to the summer, I mean, all of a sudden here, we're what, like three weeks away from July 1st batch and obviously the draft will pass.

And then, you know, we'll really see Ryan Johnson's opportunity to put his stamp on this roster.

Are you more interested in the additions side of things and who they may be targeting trades or bringing in free agency or the departure side to see who is no longer on the team come training camp next year?

Batch, we're watching a pretty fantastic Stanley Cup final between Carolina and Vegas.

And, you know, it's interesting because two teams built very differently, very different MOs from their front offices.