Chapter 1: What led to the Canucks firing GM Patrik Allvin?
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Chapter 2: How do the hosts react to the news of Allvin's firing?
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Chapter 3: What insights did Rick Dhaliwal provide about the Canucks' management changes?
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We go now to the Able Auctions hotline. Our next guest is a presentation of Bassant Motors. It's Rick Dollywall here on the Halford & Brough Show on Sportsnet 650. What up, Ricky D.? Hey, guys. What's going on? Oh, man. Where do we begin, buddy? Where do you want to start?
Oh, boy. We've got to start with the big news. And when you finish 32nd overall, it's hard to believe you're coming back with the same crew. You can't do that in a smart hockey Canadian market. That's what Vancouver is. You're not going to pull the wool over anyone's eyes. Patrick Alvins out. I got the background on how the story broke in Sweden, but I can't ā I'm not going to get into it.
Chapter 4: What are the implications of the Canucks' current roster decisions?
What?
Come on.
You can't say I've got the background. Don't say anything. Stop.
It's your fault. You said it.
Give me a taste. No, I just look. Patrick Alvins from Sweden. The story broke in Sweden. I spent some time this morning. It's a funny background. But anyways, I've been told I can't. Let's move on. As of this week, sources say There was also a scenario where Alvin could have stayed as president and GM. You know, Cervelli's mentioned that with you guys a couple of times. That was pretty accurate.
That means the owner, everything was on the table to me, like everything, like everybody was being looked at.
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Chapter 5: What strategies are discussed for the Canucks' future success?
And there's no question about that. Now, I texted a lot of agents this morning. Lots of them replied with this. The wrong guy got fired. Lots were like, why fire the guy who had no control? Didn't make the big decisions. Agents, for the most part, I don't know if you guys are going to believe me or not, but they liked Alvin.
We all know that Rutherford made all the big moves, keeping Miller over Horvat, re-signing Pedersen, re-signing Demko. That's all Jim's fingerprints. As of now, and I'm only talking about this morning, I'm not hearing of any other significant changes other than Alvin. That doesn't mean... More changes aren't coming.
But I've just as of now, as of this morning, I'm not hearing of any other changes. So if other changes will obviously clearly we know will happen. We'll have to wait to see what happens. But as of now. That this is the big one this morning. So now.
OK, sorry. Go ahead.
Chapter 6: How are player dynamics affecting the Canucks' culture?
Go ahead.
No, no, no. You go.
You go. Well, tell us more about this scenario where Alvin could have been the president and the GM. Like when when was the ultimate decision made? Was it just very, very recently?
I think it was very recently. But you sound surprised. Cervelli said that on your show. But it does look like the decision was made, you know, it wasn't made two, three, four, five days ago. And Kiprios had some really good information this week where he said the owner, you know, he was contemplating everything. Everyone was, you know, you know. So, yeah, I think everyone was being looked at.
I think there was a lot of scenarios going through ownership's head, and that was one of them. But that's what I ā somebody said he could have got a promotion as well. But you sound surprised when Cervelli told you the same thing. But you do make a good point, Jason. I do think that this decision came down yesterday, and obviously Patrick was told last night he leaked it
to the people in Sweden, and it broke overnight.
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Chapter 7: What questions do listeners have for the hosts regarding the Canucks?
And so there you go. Now, I want to get this in. You would think that Rian Johnson is going to get a hard look here, right? Now, one thing I want to say about Rian Johnson, I believe... The Canucks extended him last year with a big raise after he won the Calder Cup, and the Canucks' understanding was he wasn't going to go anywhere.
After signing him to that extension, the Canucks felt he was locked into Vancouver. I don't think you're going to hear the last of teams going after him, right? The Canucks can silence those rumors by promoting him in Vancouver. They have the opportunity. There's an opening now.
And as Elliott Friedman and I have both reported, the Canucks did not allow Johnson to talk with Nashville about their vacant GM job. If you're going to block this guy and you did give him a raise and you want him to stick around, I mean, you've got to promote him in some fashion, I would believe.
Now, the other thing, the problem the owner is going to have is experienced hockey people don't think Vancouver is a great place to be right now with all the chaos. You can get an experienced guy who's desperate for a job. Those guys are a dime a dozen. But you cannot get an experienced guy who can see through the BS and would never entertain Vancouver as a place where you want to go.
If everybody in hockey, and you guys said it this morning, if everybody in hockey knows Jim is calling the shots, who would want to come here and, as people have said, become a puppet? Your new GM here in Vancouver is not going to get $3 to $5 million. It should be most likely a cheap hire is what most people are thinking. Everyone in every department is under review, and it should be.
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Chapter 8: What final thoughts do the hosts share about the Canucks' direction?
Everything is on the table, the coach, the scouts. He's got to look at everything, this owner. John Shannon mentioned on our show yesterday that that there could be changes with the assistant coaches. And I'll tell you something else. You know, agents were asking Alvin last week, hey, are we coming back? What's going on? He didn't have the answers.
So there's a lot of uncertainty all over the place, right? And they should move quick here because I'll tell you something else. The biggest draft in franchise history is two months away. Alvin has just traveled all over the world. They sent him to Finland, to Sweden, you name it.
There wasn't a country that he's been to Ontario and back to see Maholtra 500 times in the last few weeks and 500, you know what I mean? He's been back and forth. You, you, but so you're sending this guy all over the world to scout the top picks in the most important draft and franchise history. And you just, you just booted them right out of town. And, um, I'm going to tell you something else.
The owner better execute these changes better than he did when he fired Jim Benning. He fired Benning, hired Boudreaux, then he hired Rutherford. And you know how that ended? With Boudreaux crying on a bench. So take your time. I have no issues with these guys. Everybody wants to see 500 firings today. I don't. Take your time. Take a deep breath.
Do it better than you did when you fired Benning and Green. And here's another one for you. As I said last week, the owner... needs to think of a long-term plan, not just for next year, but a good five years down the road. Now we're told they're going to look at a 10- to 15-year plan. Really? When in the last 10, 15 years, all they've ever believed in was two-year plans. Remember?
Benning told the owner every two years. We're two years away. The two years will come up. We're two years away, and the owner kept believing it. I find it hard to believe these guys can come up with a 10- to 15-year plan, but it would be nice to have a plan for five to six years. If he would have listened to Trevor Linden in 2017, he'd be coming out of a rebuild. He wouldn't be going into one.
Okay, so Jim Rutherford's going to meet with the media at noon today. That just got announced earlier this morning. What are you expecting Rutherford to say? What are you expecting to hear from him when he meets with the media today?
Well, I mean, what do you guys want to hear?
I want to hear... Not want so much, but let's start with what do you think you're going to hear?
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