Patrick Johnston: Live from prospects camp. Updates on Malhotra, Novotny, Cootes etc. and a review of the rebuild, so far
7/2/202620 min
Postmedia's Patrick Johnston drops by from Canucks prospects camp and evaluates the entire job done by the Canucks yesterday. PJ talks about the Pettersson trade, what's left in the career of Luke Schenn and the value of Oleksiak as a trade chip, plus, he looks at the Cotter signing as an upgrade on the 4th line vets from a year ago.
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First 90 secondsMatt Sekeres· Host0:00
[upbeat music] So, Harrison Price from the historic Wall Centre. Patrick Johnston is a big shot columnist with The Province and Postmedia.
Blake Price· Host0:10
The biggest shot.
Matt Sekeres· Host0:10
He doesn't work Canada Days anymore, Blake. [laughs] Did you notice this?
Patrick Johnston· Guest0:14
I vlogged in the morning. I vlogged in the morning, yeah.
Matt Sekeres· Host0:15
Who sat out yesterday's big news day? Like, you wanna be an NHL reporter- No, I also vlogged on the bus stop ... but I'm not working Canada Day. Come on. I mean, I'm gonna be knee deep with the family.
Patrick Johnston· Guest0:23
But I- That's, that's the note I got ... Cuz and I trade off.
Matt Sekeres· Host0:25
I'm like, "Can you join us from Rogers Arena?"
Patrick Johnston· Guest0:27
Cuz and I trade off.
Matt Sekeres· Host0:27
He goes, "What time?" He's like, "What time?"
Patrick Johnston· Guest0:29
Cuz and I trade.
Matt Sekeres· Host0:29
I'm like, "I'm thinking, like, 1:00." And he said, "Uh, I'll be knee-deep with the family, Canada Day festivities."
Patrick Johnston· Guest0:34
Nope. Cuz and I trade off. I do the draft, he does free agency. That's what happens when you're in a partnership.
Blake Price· Host0:40
The printing presses- So it's- ... weren't running yesterday.
Patrick Johnston· Guest0:43
Also that.
Blake Price· Host0:44
Mm.
Patrick Johnston· Guest0:45
But anyway, I did the live blog, Matt.
Matt Sekeres· Host0:48
He may come out of his stop altar.
Patrick Johnston· Guest0:49
I did a very popular live blog in the morning.
Matt Sekeres· Host0:50
Oh, okay.
Blake Price· Host0:51
Very popular.
Matt Sekeres· Host0:52
Very popular.
Patrick Johnston· Guest0:53
Yes.
Matt Sekeres· Host0:53
Very popular. All right.
Blake Price· Host0:54
Tooting his own horn here.
Patrick Johnston· Guest0:55
Very popular.
Matt Sekeres· Host0:55
What, what did you do with your Canada Day, then? Where'd you take the girls?
Patrick Johnston· Guest0:58
We go to Barnett, we go to Barnett Marine Park.
Matt Sekeres· Host1:00
Okay.
Patrick Johnston· Guest1:01
And there's a lovely beach. And because the weather wasn't too hot and it wasn't too cold, there weren't, it was not an overwhelmed beach as, like, it can be sometimes.
Matt Sekeres· Host1:08
Okay.
Patrick Johnston· Guest1:08
And so we had a marvelous time. I read a book and I took a nap, and the girls- Oh ... played in the sand with their friends and, uh, had some snacks. It was really great, Matt. You would've enjoyed it.
Matt Sekeres· Host1:17
Mm-hmm. He read a book- No smoking ... he took a nap on Canada Day. My goodness.
Blake Price· Host1:22
We did a six-hour show.
Matt Sekeres· Host1:24
Yeah, exactly.
Patrick Johnston· Guest1:25
So, yeah.
Matt Sekeres· Host1:25
We sat here and waited one hour for the Marcus Pettersson trade return, only to learn