Kevin Woodley

I don't know that they've had the support that they needed.

Again, support, resources, whether it's in analytics, whether it's in like the people that work in their community partnerships, like you won't find better people.

But has the mandate been there for players to be involved?

And listen, to the degree they used to be.

And maybe we were spoiled, right?

from Pat Quinn passed down to Brian Burke, passed down to Trevor Linden, passed down to the Sedin twins.

That was just part of what it meant to be a Canuck.

And I've gone back to this a few times.

The speech that Stan Smeal gave in the four days where he was put, the passion that comes with that, the pride that players used to have in wearing that, it just felt like it had disappeared a little bit, maybe a lot bit.

And you have a trust that

when they say that's going to be at the foundation of the changes they make here, they will actually push and back it up.

The challenge is Blackwood's, you know, he had one good start and he lasted not even a period in the next start.

Wedgwood's given them league average goaltending.

And they won a cup in 2023 with well below league average goaltending.

The challenge is, at the other end, Carter Hart's been the best goalie since the first round ended.

And there were a lot of questions after the first round because he was a little leaky.

But since the first round ended, he's been the best goalie in the playoffs.

And he's given up six goals on almost...

on 11 expected, whereas Vegas has scored nine on eight and a half.

The problem is Wedgwood's given up two low-danger goals.