Batch on Which Veterans Could Sign in Vancouver + Dimitri Filipovic Talks Playoffs
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Welcome back to Canucks Talk Sportsnet 650. Jamie Dodd, Josh Elliott-Wolf filling in for Thomas Drance today. We are live at Nat Bailey Stadium for a nooner at the Nat. They're taking on the Seas, of course. They're taking on the Eugene Emeralds today at 1. And you'll be able to hear that game here on Sportsnet 650 with Tyler Zickel. On the call, 650-650 is the Dunbar Lumber tax line trusted by contractors and DIY champions across Metro Vancouver for generations. Find them at three convenient locations or visit Dunbar Lumber online today. Guests on Sportsnet 650 call in on the ABLE Auctions hotline. Email sales at ableauctions.ca to get your business assets sold and your building cleared. Now joining us,
On the Able Auctions hotline, he is the voice of the Canucks here on Sportsnet 650. He's our guy, Brendan Batchelor. What's going on, Batch?
Not too much. How are you guys?
I'm doing great. We're at the Nat. A little cloudy still, but the sun's going to come out here. I'm having a fantastic time. All right. We were talking about this, and there's the report out of Sweden. Alex Edler might be joining the Canucks in a player development role. I don't want to get too specific on that because it's a Swedish report, and, you know, my Swedish translation skills are not exactly up to par, but that's the gist of it. And, of course, we're talking about the Sedins being elevated in the organization, Manny Malhotra potentially taking over as head coach, although that is unofficial as well. What are your thoughts on the getting the 2011 crew back together vibe that the Canucks have right now?
Yeah, well, I think for Edler in particular, it makes a ton of sense. You know, there is a gap in player development now that the Twins are no longer working in that role as they have over the past few years. And in particular, when you look at the number of young defensemen in the organization that they want to bring through and help turn into full-time NHLers and contributors overall, for this team to have a guy like Alex Edler that they can lean on and be a resource and can help them work through the early years of their NHL careers or AHL careers or pro hockey careers or, you know, junior and college careers or whatever it might be, right? You know, when you work in player development, it's oftentimes a pretty wide platform in terms of, you know,
you know, the, the people you work with, it's not just the NHL. It could be the AHL could be the prospects too. So to, to have a guy like Alex Edler that, you know, did it at such a high level for such a long time with this organization that also understands the culture of the organization and, and the, you know, what it takes to be a good Vancouver Canuck, that part of it makes a lot of sense for me. And, you know, from the Sadeen's perspective and Ryan Johnson's perspective and It's a guy you played with. It's a guy you went to battle with. It's a guy you know what he's all about. So, you know, bringing in people you know makes sense a lot of the time when you know they're good people, when you know they're committed to what you're committed to and on the same page as you are.
And I think we've heard a lot about alignment organizationally. You know, we heard a lot about it. at the initial press conference with the twins and ryan johnson and so bringing in other people that are aligned with their vision even if they happen to be former teammates i think it makes a ton of sense do you have any fear of this being a little too or too many familiar faces coming back not when it's one of the best teams we've seen in nhl history in recent memory right like I, when you have a team that was a president's trophy winner, back-to-back seasons that went to game seven of the Stanley cup final, I don't think you can have too many guys that went through that experience within your organization.
So no, that's not a concern for me at all.
I think the other part of it, and you kind of alluded to this is with the, with the emphasis, not just on alignment batch, but on specifically restoring pride around the Vancouver Canucks.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:02–7:30
2
What does Brendan Batchelor think about the 2011 Canucks reunion?
7:30–7:50
3
What role could Alex Edler play in the Canucks organization?
7:50–35:34
4
Which veterans should the Canucks target for next season?
35:34–36:49
5
How could the Canucks improve their roster this offseason?
36:49–1:12:21