The Canucks denied the Predators permission to speak with Ryan Johnson
Donnie & Dhali: Rick Dhaliwal and Don Taylor, talking about the management and coaching situation in Vancouver. The Canucks denied the Nashville Predators permission to speak with Abbotsford Canucks (AHL) GM Ryan Johnson. It sounds like President Jim Rutherford may be safe, but the futures of GM Patrik Allvin and head coach Adam Foote are in question.
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Dhaliwal: “I was told that Donnie the Canucks denied Nashville permission to talk to Abbotsford Canucks GM Ryan Johnson about their GM opening.” Johnson lives in Nashville for a short time.
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Does this mean a promotion for Johnson? It sure seems like the Canucks are saying, they can’t afford to lose this guy. There are many groups that will be around him. Johnson has a contract. He cannot speak to any group without permission.
I don’t hear that he has a job lined up in Vancouver, or is talking to the Canucks about a promotion yet. He, Johnson can ask the Canucks for permission after the season if he wants, Don, to pursue jobs. That can happen if he wants to.
One thing Johnson has to worry about when he takes the Vancouver job is how much control does he have? We know Jim Rutherford runs the show, right? We know Allvin didn’t have much energy. That would be a concern for me, for anyone taking the GM job.
The truth is, the Canucks are looking directly at multiple teams looking at Johnson and Manny Malhotra, and they will have to adjust accordingly. The next step. “
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What does it mean for Allvin and Johnson’s future?
Taylor: “What does this mean for Patrick Allvin?”
Dhaliwal: “Every day, there’s a new rumor. Every day, five people tell me Foote is gone, he’s gone. Five more people tell me Allvin’s gone, he’s gone. One thing I hear that hasn’t changed, and I’ve been saying this for a few weeks, is that Jim Rutherford isn’t going anywhere. I don’t want, I haven’t had one person from Vancouver. Don, is that what you want to be your legacy?”
Taylor: “What does the owner want? What do the fans want?”
Dhaliwal: “Owner? You’re the key to this whole thing. You’re the key to everything, owner. What do you think? What does the family think, Don? What does the family think?”
Taylor: “How can they look at what Jim Rutherford is doing here in Vancouver and say, “We kept him and maybe let Ryan Johnson go?”
Dhaliwal: “Yeah, it was a, when I heard you were denied permission to talk to Nashville, I was very surprised, Don. It was very surprising. But I don’t think they announced his position today or tomorrow in Vancouver with the Canucks. So, there’s that.”
Taylor: “At what point would he say, he talked about himself asking permission to talk to Nashville?”
Dhaliwal: “It was calling from Nashville.”
Taylor: “So, after the season, he can go and say, he still has time left on his contract.”
Dhaliwal: “I think he has one year left.”
Taylor: “Okay, like a lot of people do, like Rutherford has a year left, Allvin has a year left, I believe Adam Foote has two years left.
He can go and say, ‘Look, I have a job opportunity in Nashville, where I have roots. Is it okay if I talk to them? But they, at this time, do not want the Elves to talk to him; another way.”
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Taj: Rick Dhaliwal said Tuesday on the Donnie and Dhali show, that he was told by someone Monday night that the Canucks’ ownership will keep all three – Jim Rutherford, Patrik Allvin, and Adam Foote.
Dhaliwal pointed out that if the Canucks were to trade Allvin or Foote, it would be a cheap option and not a big name.
Haliwal: “Sure, and Nashville is taken forever.”
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