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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Okay, let's get into the Duik Morning Drive. That's our morning guest list brought to you by the Duik Auto Group. It begins at 6.30 this morning. David Amber, Hockey Night in Canada, Sportsnet NHL host, is going to join the program. The conference finals begin tonight out west. The Colorado Avalanche host the Vegas Golden Knights, 5 o'clock our time, game one of the Western Conference Final.
Then tomorrow night, game one in the east, Montreal heads to Carolina. David's going to join us at 6.30. to talk about all that. 7.30, Joe Smith is going to join the program. Minnesota Wild Rider for the Athletic. Huge offseason facing the Wild. Their general manager, Bill Guerin, and that defenseman, Quinn Hughes. Joe wrote all about it for the Athletic.
He's going to join us at 7.30 to break it all down. Finally, 8 a.m. this morning, Ian McIntyre. You know him as IMAC, Canucks writer for Sportsnet. The first major decision of the Sadin Johnson era happened yesterday as the Canucks announced they fired head coach Adam Foote along with almost the entirety of his coaching staff.
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Chapter 2: Why did the Canucks fire head coach Adam Foote?
But also, they haven't done anything wrong yet. And they're going to make mistakes along the way. I feel like this is too much risk with not enough upside. If they're going to draft Caleb, then get someone else in the door as the head coach. And if they're going to get Manny in the door as the head coach, then get someone else with the third overall pick.
I still couldn't believe they would pass on Stenberg if he was there. That seems unlikely. Let's work on the context. If the Sharks do the stupid thing. Let's work on the context. Let's work on the context. I'm just saying.
Chapter 3: What changes are expected in the Canucks' coaching staff?
I just don't see it. Okay. There's a very good possibility that Malhotra's there at three. Oh, yeah. No, I know that.
Chapter 4: Who is the leading candidate to replace Adam Foote as head coach?
Right. So let's work on the context that he would be the guy. And this would be a very big story, not just for the franchise, but across the National Hockey League. that you're hiring a first-time rookie NHL head coach who you promoted from within to coach his son, who isn't just going to be your first-round pick and the third overall pick in the draft, but is also going to be...
The signature piece of your rebuild.
Yeah, this isn't Skyler Brindamore.
You know, it's a lot different when there's this much riding on the pick. And that's going to be a tough thing for anyone that gets taken at third overall to deal with. The crushing weight of expectation.
What if it came out that Manny was kind of just indifferent about his son? Like he didn't hate him, but he didn't love him that much either. He's just a guy.
It's just laundry sitting there on the bench. I think what ends up happening... I love my boy, Caleb. Yeah, that's his name. Mr. Kearns. I think what happens is you put them... There becomes an extra weight of... Well, one, scrutiny. But also... a lot of eyeballs then go into the dynamic of a singular coach and player.
It's like Manny coaches the team, but what about that unique relationship with his son, right?
Yeah.
Does the son make the kid, does he make the team out of training camp? If he does, where is he positioned in the lineup? If he is in the lineup, how many minutes is he getting? What does the deployment look like? What is it? He's struggling. Do you sit him down? Is he extra harsh on him because he's his dad and he wants to prove a point about the other players on the team?
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Chapter 5: What are the implications of drafting Caleb Malhotra for the Canucks?
It just didn't happen. and right now Anderson could be the frontrunner for the conspite. So they're going to have to get in his way and make him uncomfortable, and then if Freddie Anderson comes down to earth, we'll have a series.
David, I wanted to ask you a bit about Buffalo, and you were at all the games, so you were in Buffalo to experience the atmosphere there. Where do the Sabres go from here? Because it's easy enough to say, oh, yeah, they'll be back. They're young and they're experienced, but, you know... we've seen it in Vancouver, then it doesn't always turn out like that.
I don't think they're going to implode like the Canucks did. But, you know, they've got a big decision to make on Alex Tuck. You know, and if they don't re-sign him, they've got to replace him. And I also wonder what's going to happen in goal with them. Do they make a change at all in goal? There are some... You know, they played good hockey for, what, four months? Five months? Yeah.
It's not like... I don't think they've proven themselves as a team that's going to be back year after year. They still have to go out and do that.
I'm with you 100%. I'm not expecting some massive regression, but let's face fact, they had 109 points. They finished with the fourth best record in the league. Are they the fourth best team in the league? I'm not going to say that at this point. I think you hit a couple things on that. I think they are going to try to re-sign Alex Tuck. He's a good fit there.
He really struggled in that Montreal series. I was shocked at how poorly he played, but he's still a very good player. He was a big reason why they got past Boston in six games. As far as the goaltending, that's a bigger question to me. If you don't have a number one, what do you have, right? And they don't have a number one.
And we're seeing right now with Montreal, you know, Dobish is their number one. They're riding this guy. We're seeing that in Vegas. Carter Hart is clearly their number one. Like, I'm wondering how that plays itself out. And do they have a legitimate number one?
The Alex Lyons story is a nice story, but I'm not sure he's going to carry you, you know, through 55 games in the regular season and through the playoffs. You know, UPL, another good story, but he's not a young guy. He's 27 years of age. And what can he do? Is he going to be that guy? Like, they need to make that determination. You have to love that blue line core.
I think Ross Rastalin's going to maybe win the Norris. I had him at number one on my Norris ballot. So they certainly have the foundational pieces there, you know, getting Josh Stone and, you know, a few other players they have. They have some good young forwards as Chris Benson. You know, a lot of people, Elliot says, people are likening them to a young Brad Barshan.
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Chapter 6: How does the coaching change impact the Canucks' future?
And that's in a really tough division that's only getting better. The Leafs are going to get the number one overall pick. You know, Detroit, are they finally going to have a breakthrough? We know Ottawa, where they are, Montreal, so Tampa. So, you know, there's zero guarantees.
This is a big off-season for that management group, and I'm interested to see what Jomo Kekalainen and the group do to insulate the young core they have. And I'd say it's nothing else. It's better days ahead.
That hockey market's been resurrected, which is great to see, but they have some work to do still, and I think they found that out in that series versus Montreal, that they're good, but they're not great.
David, I know you've got to get going, so we'll just keep you for a few more minutes. You mentioned the Leafs with the first overall pick. We're obviously talking a lot about the draft here in Vancouver and whether or not the Canucks will hire Manny Malhotra as the head coach and then draft his son Caleb third overall. A lot will depend on what happens with Toronto and San Jose, or maybe it will.
I don't know if the Canucks have their sights set on Caleb regardless. Is there a consensus about what the Leafs are going to do?
No. And that's why just June 27th is going to be one of the most interesting, you know, days of the year for NHL fans. You know, there's some speculation that they're going to maybe look to trade down. There's a lot of speculation. Oh no, McKenna, it's a lock. There's some speculation. They went with the high skilled guys over the last decade. Look where that got them. Absolutely nowhere.
You go for a Stenberg who's more like a Barkov, right? Look at Barkov's resume and then look at the guys that Toronto's drafted resume and, and kind of go, Hmm, where's there been more success? So, it's very intriguing. And as you say, Vancouver and Chicago and San Jose, everyone's in the mix. Will San Jose trade down, right? They want a defenseman badly.
And right now it looks like the top three picks are being eyeballed as forwards. So, you know, where does that leave everything? To answer your question, John Chayka, you know, Keith Pelley, that whole management group, we have not heard Uh, you know, any, any leaning, uh, they're keeping everything very tight to their vest, whether that comes out before June 27th or not.
I hope it doesn't because it will make for the most compelling theater we've had at a draft in a while. We knew Celebrini was going to go first overall. We knew, but Darv was going first overall. Imagine if we entered June 27, then we have no idea who's number one. And if that move could be picked in the final hours, it will be, it'll be incredible theater.
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