Patrick Johnston: Live from prospects camp. Updates on Malhotra, Novotny, Cootes etc. and a review of the rebuild, so far
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What is Patrick Johnston's live report from Canucks prospects camp about?
Mr. Kerrison Price from the Historic Wall Center. Patrick Johnston is a big shot columnist with the Province and Post Media. The biggest shot. He doesn't work Canada days anymore, Blake. Did you notice this?
I blogged in the morning.
Who sat out yesterday's big news day? Like, you want to be an NHL reporter, but I'm not working Canada day. Come on. I mean, knee deep with the family. That's the note I got.
I'm like, can you join us from Rogers Arena?
He goes, what time? He's like, what time? I'm thinking like one. And he said, I'll be knee deep with the family. Canada Day festivities.
Kuz and I trade off. I do the draft. He does free agency. That's what happens when you're in a partnership.
The printing presses weren't running yesterday.
Also that. Anyway, I did the live blog. I was on a very popular live blog in the morning.
Oh, okay. Very popular. Very popular. All right. He's tuning his own horn here. What did you do with your Canada Day then? Where'd you take the girls?
We go to Barnett Marine Park. And it was a lovely beach. And because the weather wasn't too hot and it wasn't too cold, it was not an overwhelmed beach like it can be sometimes. And so we had a marvelous time. I read a book and I took a nap and the girls played in the sand with their friends and had some snacks. It was really great. Matt, you would have enjoyed it.
He read a book. He took a nap on Canada Day. My goodness. We did a six-hour show.
Yeah, exactly.
We sat here and waited one hour for the Marcus Pedersen trade return only to learn it was the top 10 protected 2030 pick. And then we started researching 12, 13, 14-year-olds who may be eligible.
We did more skating than the prospects behind you did yesterday. Can we talk about that? Can we talk about that? Like, I literally saw that and I'm like, everyone's like, oh, here's a good job. Everyone's missing the point. This is a bet that they are going to be in a position to use picks as currency to buy other things in 23. So forget about your 12 year olds or whatever it is you look for. It's about the fact that they want to be, I'm saying, full speed ahead, down the torpedoes. Let's go, Ryan Johnson. Not even in 2030.
In 28, 29, when it's only a year away, it's getting worth the time.
Yeah, and that's what I'm selling. Except. It's currency to add the next Marcus Pikes.
You have no vision. RJ Celebrini is a prospect for the 2030 draft.
They can't get him.
Either because they're bad enough or they have this other pick that they can use this currency to make sure they get RJ Celebrini.
That's the play. Still a good piece of business, though, isn't it, Pat?
Because you bring RJ and then Macklin follows and then Bedard follows as well. And it's a super event. It's a Canucks super team made up of local legends.
I don't want to wait that long. I can't wait that long for the rebuild to unfold. I don't have the patience. You don't have the patience.
It's only four years.
It's only four years.
Only four years. It would be a fast rebuild. Most rebuilds take much longer than four years.
No, most rebuilds don't work because they don't hit their marks. And this is the thing. They don't hit their marks, and you have to hit home runs, home runs, home runs, and also you have to have a lot of good stuff. Canucks don't have any of those things. So I recognize what you're saying, but I am hoping to live in a world where they hit home runs on every single transaction from here through to 2029 so that they aren't just tracking to be back in the playoffs, but they are stepping into their contendo window in 2030. That's what I want, Matt. I want aggression. I want excitement. I want what the fans want, which is let's get out of this pit and let's get to where we need to be.
Effectively, our poll question is asking what's the next home run if there is one this summer? Do they trade DeBrusque or Elias Pedersen? Are they done or is there another trade? Is there a surprise Philip Roenick trade?
I don't think there's a surprise Philip Ronick trade, but I, I do think there's still a good chance of a PD trade. Now that the challenge there is, is, you know, what, even with retention, what is an acceptable return, even given the inherent risk to the other team, right?
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is Patrick Johnston's live report from Canucks prospects camp about?
0:03–4:40
2
How does the hosts frame the Canucks' rebuild strategy after recent trades?
4:40–7:53
3
Why is the Elias Pettersson trade discussed as future draft currency?
7:53–13:27
4
What return might the Canucks get for Elias Pettersson and is retention needed?
13:27–20:17
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