John Shannon
speaker
8,851 appearances
94 recordings
2 series
first heard Sep 2024
last heard 5d ago
John Shannon’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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You know, there is some, you know, the crossroads of all these people.
You know, DJ, I first got to know DJ a bit when he was in Oshawa coaching the Generals.
When they won the Memorial Cup, they beat Leon's team, they had beaten Connor's team, or they had gone through the East and done something that very few were able to do in the OHL against Erie.
So from that perspective, I think DJ is a really smart mind.
I think DJ is one of the very few people that can manage Mike.
which is important in all of this.
You know, the revelation to me yesterday with DJ was that, A, Mike's son was hired by the Senators when DJ was the coach to be the eye in the sky to replace Bob Jones when Bob got ill.
And DJ used Mike as a consultant when he took over the head coaching job in Los Angeles.
So that speaks of a strong relationship between
You and I have talked on the air since Mike's name came up, and we've talked off the air too, and I've been adamant to say, okay, if Mike is the coach, who's going to tell Mike he's crossed the line?
And quite frankly, I think that...
dj smith might be one of the few guys that can do that uh and i you know and i talked to a couple of guys around the nhl that know both dj and mike and i said is it fair to put that on dj and they said yeah it is dj can manage mike and that's going to be an important aspect to all of us well i mean people grow too uh yeah they do they do they do but but uh you know um
I don't want to again be negative, but Mike did not show anything yesterday that he had grown.
Yes, yeah, I think that's fair.
And I think on the positive side, the question can be asked and answered, I think, can Mike Babcock get more out of players?
And the answer is sometimes he can.
What I felt fascinating yesterday in your interview with Mike was he talked about making sure that the 10-minute player, the penalty killer, feels appreciated because they're as important as part of the team as the stars are.
And quite frankly, the last time I heard that was the first three weeks or four weeks that Chris Knobloch was the coach of the Oilers.
He said the same thing.
And those are important communication skills to have that the guy on the fourth line feels like when he gets his eight to ten minutes on the ice that he's contributing as much as anybody else.
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