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Chapter 1: What happened during the Montreal Canadiens' playoff game this weekend?
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John Chayka is the new general manager. Laugh it up, fuzzball.
Good morning, Vancouver. Six o'clock on a Monday. Happy Monday, everybody. It is Halpert. It is Brough. It is Sportsnet 650. We are coming to you live from the Kintec Studios in beautiful Mount Pleasant in Vancouver. Jason, good morning. Good morning. Is it some sort of Star Wars thing going on?
Chapter 2: How did the Canadiens manage to advance in the playoffs?
No. Oh, it's May 4th. May the 4th be with you, man. It's May 4th. May the 4th be with you. But the deep cut there was that Laddie went with all the away goal calls for those very, very sad goals. That was the key. Love Esposito. He's so good. A-Dog, good morning to you. Yes. And Laddie, good morning to you as well. Hello, hello.
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Chapter 3: What significant changes occurred in the Maple Leafs' front office?
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Chapter 4: What are the implications of hiring John Chayka as GM?
It begins at 630. James Myrtle is going to join the program. Senior NHL writer out of Toronto for the athletic. Oh, my delicious news. Big news out of Toronto this weekend with the announcement that John Chayka and Matt Sundin have been hired to run the Maple Leafs. It's a controversial decision to put it mildly. Myrtle is going to share his thoughts on the matter. at six.
I enjoy how a Chica is getting, um, poor reviews from the old boys club, but also the new boys club. Yep. He's too old for the new boys club and too new for the old boys. Or as a dog calls it, the young boys club, uh, Myrtle's going to join us. I've gone Chica, uh, seven 30. Jack Michaels is going to join the program. There's a bit of Schadenfreude in today's show.
Chapter 5: How does Leon Dreisaitl view the Oilers' performance this season?
As we go to all the Canadian markets and see how bad it is there. Like in Edmonton, uh, After their playoff elimination last week, Leon Dreisaitl had some very candid and, quite frankly, blunt assessments of where the Oilers are at competitively. Where do the Oilers go from here? We will ask play-by-play man Jack Michaels, who will join us at 7.30 to break everything down.
8 o'clock, Satyar Shah is going to join the program. Canucks central host right here on Sportsnet 650. This could very well be one of, if not the biggest and most transformative week in Canucks history, Jason. That's because... The NHL draft lottery is tomorrow. 4 o'clock from Secaucus, New Jersey. They're going to finally figure out where they will draft after a wretched regular season.
One of the worst regular seasons in Canucks franchise history. There's also that still ongoing GM search. Oh yeah, that thing.
Chapter 6: What challenges do the Oilers face moving forward?
According to reports, it will not... be tied up prior to the draft lottery, but maybe we can get some news later in the week. Who knows? It was reported over the weekend that Laddie interviewed for the position. How'd it go? I told him they can't go into the draft lottery without a GM. You need somebody there. They are casting a very wide net. Very wide. We caught a dog somehow.
Sat's going to join us at 8 to talk about all that. We got a lot to get into on the program, so let's get to it. Laddie, let's tell everybody what happened. Hey, did you guys see the game last night? No.
Chapter 7: What does the future hold for Matthews and Nylander in Toronto?
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In case you are unaware... The 2026 NHL draft lottery will go tomorrow, Tuesday, May 5th, 4 p.m. our time from the NHL Network Studios, as I mentioned, in Secaucus, New Jersey. And the Canucks will finally, finally figure out where they are going to draft. And will they get a shot at taking the first overall pick and possibly Gavin McKenna?
Okay, I'm sure most of you know this already, but the first overall pick, their chances at that are 25.5%. I like those odds, Jason. Picking second, 18.8%. Keep going. And then third, the most likely selection.
Chapter 8: What are the broader trends in the NHL regarding team dynamics?
55.7 however they do have the best chance individually of picking first overall at 25.5 okay we're just gonna we're gonna do it real quick yep here's a lottery simulation love this and calgary got the first overall pick don't love that second overall pick to vancouver third to chicago
You have hinted and just flat out said it at times that maybe landing in the two hole isn't the worst possible thing. Because we are scared and wimpy of making decisions. What if someone else had to make the decision on who to pick first overall? Taking it a step further, like, do we just want to go to number three? And then it takes the whole idea.
We don't have to worry about Stenberg or McKenna. I don't know. So Laddie did point out something that we've kind of wondered, are the Canucks going to have a general manager in time for the draft lottery or will the Sedins have to do? Because the Sedins are being sent to represent the Canucks at the NHL draft lottery. And Drance wrote an article yesterday for The Athletic
And he suggested that he's hearing that it probably won't happen before the lottery. They are doing a lot of interviews. And I imagine they pared down their list. But, you know, we're hearing all sorts of names. Like, it was a reporter over the weekend that Pierre Dorian... Who I totally forgot about, by the way. Just out of sight, out of mind.
He interviewed with the Canucks for the general manager search. Um... You know, they've also got to decide on their head coach, by the way. And that'll be up to the new GM. But there's a bit of a wrinkle this year in that the draft lottery could, in a way, be a factor in determining their next head coach. Because if there's a chance that they're going to draft Caleb Malhotra, then...
Do they really want Manny as the head coach? And I know some people... By the way, I know some people have been saying like, Brindamore coached his kid Skyler in Carolina. He also named his kid Skyler. Yeah, right? Skyler was a late pick. Skyler did not come to the Carolina Hurricanes with the expectations that he is the franchise's savior. Right? Because they didn't need saving.
Well, I know the... I know the Canucks have a couple of young players and prospects. You talk about Zeev Booyam and Braden Kutz and a couple others. But this pick, this pick, whether it's first overall, second overall, third overall... This is the going to be the franchise player. I mean, hopefully there's more franchise players over the next few years.
But like this is a guy that is going to get so much attention in this market, whether it's Gavin McKenna, Stenberg or Caleb Malhotra. That ain't the same as Skylar Brindamore. You know, like it's just not the same. I saw this as well. Fair point and fair game to everyone that pointed it out that in the modern NHL, There is an active head coach who coached his son.
So there is a comp to be made there. I think that's literally where the comp ends. Because you got to remember, like, Brindamore, the younger, wasn't even drafted by Carolina. He was drafted by Edmonton. And then Carolina signed him to one of those one-year, two-way NHL deals. They just gave him a shot. And he's played a handful of games in the NHL. Like, it's great.
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