Mike Commodore on @JasonGregor's show:
“Mike Babcock’s not an idiot. Connor and Leon are going to get treated like gold. It’s the 3rd and 4th liners, the 5-7 defensemen, the rookies, the arena staff, it’s people like that who are going to be abused.”
Elliotte Friedman: Re Dylan Larkin trade request: I'm looking at Dallas; Tampa Bay, I don't know that Florida could do this, but I think you always have to look at them, but I think the #1 team that everybody's looking at is Minnesota - 32 Thoughts (6/5)
Mark Spector: Darnell Nurse and the Oilers are headed for a breakup; conversations with several current and former employees all lead to the same place: the Oilers are ready and willing to trade Nurse as soon as they are able - Sportsnet (6/4)
It just got dark at the Combine!
Malhotra says a team asked him in a Combine interview, if he was on a desert island with no fresh water for a day, but the person next to him had a water bottle, would he kill that person for their water bottle?
🗣️"What we're hearing right now is different. There's clarity to the message, there's an acceptance of reality, and it feels like the #Canucks are about to embark on a journey that I am legitmately excited to support."
▶️ Mike & Jason discuss Manny Malhotra's media introduction.
No one could have imagined in 2012 that Manny Malhotra would eventually coach the Canucks, and that it would be due not to loyalty or friendship, but because he is considered one of the most promising up-and-coming coaches in the game. (@imacSportsnet) https://t.co/uPfRsvVgre
The Canucks have hired agent Daren Hermiston who lives in Kamloops.
Something along the lines of director of player development and player performance.
The Canucks have talked with other agents as well for openings.
Fellas,
With all due respect.
If the Sabres’ team doctor studied a little harder in med school and just let Eichel get the artificial disk instead of demanding a spinal fusion, are the Sabres playing for the Cup tonight?
I’ll hang up and listen.
#LetsGoBuffalo
#Canucks GM Ryan Johnson on signing 6-foot-5 Russian centre Ilya Safonov:
“Ilya had a solid year in Russia and a strong playoff… We like his size and player profile, and he will be given every opportunity to compete for a spot at training camp.”
Ryan Johnson says he had a very open & honest conversation with EP40.
RJ says he's very comfortable with Petey being himself. Went on to say he's not asking Elias to be something he's not at his core
The new VAN GM is clearly taking a different approach than the previous regime