TSN 1040: Donnie & The Moj

Donnie and Brook are joined by Ray Ferraro.

Ray Ferraro discusses how good Rasmus Dahlin is, suggesting it will take zero time for the lottery winner to take the cornerstone defenseman at #1. But Ray is also a big fan of Brady Tkachuk, suggesting he'll be better than his brother and a great NHLer

Donnie and Brook chat with Peter Schaad about the john Herdman news.

Pete Schaad wasn't surprised that Soccer Canada cut ties with Octavia Zambrano, but admits to being a bit surprised John Herdman was the replacement. But Pete also says Herdman's work with the women's team means Soccer Canada knows exactly what it's getting with him and expects Herdman to do well with the new challenge

Donnie and brook chat with Jeff Paterson and Alex Marvez.

NFL insider Alex Marvez says Bill Belichick will turn the latest Patriots report into an "us against the world" situation, and it may serve the Patriots well. But Alex thinks Tennessee will be a very tough test for New England

Donnie and Brook Ward are joined by Ryan Rishaug of TSN in Edmonton.

Ryan Rishaug says this is a make-or-break road trip for the Oilers, but also suggests pressure isn't so much on McLellan and Chiarelli...but more on Jim Johnson, who's in charge of the Oilers horrific penalty killing units

NHL insider Pierre Lebrun says top teams are starting to phone the Canucks in order to gauge interest in trading Erik Gudbranson, but Pierre cautions the return may not be much more than a 2nd rounder for a UFA-to-be defenseman. Pierre also says he'd lean towards giving Jim Benning an extension, pointing up the Canucks are now starting to see the fruits of his labours

Donnie and Stu are joined by Canucks prospect Jonah Gadjovich.