Under Further Review – Douglas Smith with Editor Bill Morphy. Special thanks to our regular contributors including Jordan Moss, Ian MacPhee, Dave Kittle, Ted Tait, Frank Sullivan, Peter Hucul, Glen and Bill Myles, Howard Steiss and Rob Wagner.
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Breaking News – The big story rocking the hockey industry this week was the decision by the NCAA to allow CHL players to play U.S. college hockey starting next season. The ruling is going to shake the hockey landscape for years to come. The decision lifts the ban on CHL players who were previously deemed professionals simply because they were receiving up to $600 per month for living expenses.
Starting next August 1, junior players can now play NCAA hockey when they become college eligible. One day after the decision, three players announced plans to switch leagues next season. Player agents are already contending that CHL teams cannot prevent players from going the college route during the term of their junior contract. However, they will likely have to forfeit the education package they receive as a junior player.
The trickle-down effect is sure to impact teams like the BCHL’s Victoria Grizzlies who have sent many players to the U.S. college ranks including the Montreal Canadiens Alex Newhook. Top recruits like Newhook may now choose to play in the WHL before taking the college route. What’s going to be the incentive to play in the BCHL?
No doubt the decision is going to have a big impact on player movement in the CHL. The three top Canadian junior leagues could potentially lose dozens of top 18 to 20-year-old players after they graduate from high school. Canadians currently make up nine percent of Division 1 men’s hockey. While that number is sure to grow, don’t forget, junior players will still have to qualify for a scholarship and not every kid will have the grades to gain entry into top programs.
Nonetheless, it’s a big win for the players who now have far more options on the path to pro hockey. But as one Quebec League executive said, “it’s going to be a clusterf—!”
Canucks Notebook – You can give a player a free pass for only so long. At some point, the rubber hits the road. We’ve reached a critical point with the Canucks Elias Pettersson. No more excuses. At first, his lack of production was blamed on poor linemates. Then it was injuries. What now? At $11.6 million, Pettersson is the fifth-highest paid player in the league. He has three goals goals and only seven points in 13 games. His shot rate has nose-dived. What’s most troubling is Pettersson’s funk goes back to the middle of last season. He has only nine goals and 15 assists in 46 combined regular-season and playoff games since agreeing to his new deal.
When the Canucks signed Pettersson to the rich extension, we maintained he was not an $11-million-dollar man. The Carolina Hurricanes signed Sebastian Aho, a far superior player, to an extension with an AAV of $9.75 million. That seems like a bargain now in comparison to the Pettersson deal. Big contracts come with big expectations and EP has failed miserably. Pettersson was never going to be a physical force but he plays timid and often seems to avoid contact.
The biggest concern has to be his mental and emotional toughness. How about those who maintained his struggles were tied to concerns over contract negotiations? That excuse doesn’t hold water now. Pettersson’s body language is often questionable. For the money he’s earning, you would expect a leader not a guy who seems to emotionally turtle whenever faced with adversity. He’s distant when interviewed by the media and that says a lot. Try standing up and being accountable.
You would be hard-pressed to even consider Pettersson a true number one centre. He’s seldom matched up against the other team’s top centre. He’s a liability in the faceoff circle. More often than not, Rick Tocchet is sheltering his minutes in order to provide Pettersson with the best matchups possible. Does that sound like a number one centre?
The Canucks have a lot of pieces to be successful. The return of Dakota Joshua and Thatcher Demko should complete the lineup. Add in a puck-moving defenceman at the trade deadline and you have a solid Cup contender. But unless Pettersson rebounds in a big way, all bets are off. Two points in a lopsided loss Saturday night won’t slow the critics.
Stat Line – Canucks captain Quinn Hughes continues to play at a Norris Trophy level. Hughes just became the third-fastest defenceman to hit the 300-assist mark. He reached the mark in his 376th game. Only Bobby Orr (346 games) and Brian Leetch (368 games) did it quicker.
Most games, Hughes has the puck on a string. He’s dominating territorial play. Fans out east don’t get to watch his greatness on a nightly basis which is unfortunate. Based on current stats, Hughes has a chance this season to be top five in both Offensive and Defensive Rating among defencemen. Considering his early season performance, don’t be surprised if Hughes repeats as Norris Trophy winner. Footnote to all of those who are touting Cale Makar for the Norris. He’s got 24 points but he’s a minus-6.
With Brock Boeser out of the lineup for the immediate future after taking a cheap shot to the head in Los Angeles, there’s a good chance the Canucks will consider calling up forward Jonathan Lekkerimaki at some point soon. The odds certainly improved with the trade of Daniel Spring to Seattle. Lekkerimaki has been lighting it up in Abbotsford. The 20-year-old has scored five times in seven games and appears to be cleaning up all aspects of his game. Lekkerimaki has a minor injury and was not in the lineup for Abby on Saturday night. But, without a doubt, he’s quickly become a top recall option if more injuries hit or if Boeser is out of the lineup for any length of time.
Hall of Sham – Yes, it’s time for our annual Hockey Hall of Fame rant. The Old Boys Club that is the HHOF selection committee has made their picks for this year and once again, some of the choices are highly questionable. No one is going to argue with Shea Weber and Pavel Datsyuk. Jeremy Roenick is probably overdue. He would have been in the Hall long ago had it not been for his own hubris. It’s pretty obvious the Hall is a popularity contest. Otherwise, Alexander Mogilny would already be in. Mogilny was never a media darling. Big deal.
Also selected this year were David Poile and Colin Campbell in the Builder Category and two female players no one has ever heard of, Natalie Darwitz and Krissy Wendell-Pohl. I’m told both are former United States women’s national team forwards. Please explain what Campbell has done to deserve selection. Yes, everyone will agree he’s a nice guy but how does that quality you for the Hall? Poile was around forever but never won a Cup.
Guy Carbonneau won a bunch of Cups in Montreal and was an outstanding defensive centreman. But a Hall of Famer? No chance. Carbonneau had 663 points in 1,318 games. The most points he had in any one season was 57. He was voted in because of the Old Boys network. Married Bob Gainey’s daughter. How incestuous? C’mon? At least next year the selections are fairly cut and dried with Carey Price, Joe Thornton, Duncan Keith and Zdeno Chara all eligible for induction.
It just seems like no hockey writer in Canada has the jam to question any selections. This happens every year. Why select so many if they are not truly worthy? Do you have to select a female player every year? Do you have to select someone in the media or builder category? Baseball gets it right. If there are no worthy candidates one year, then there’s no induction ceremony.
NHL Notebook – The attendance alarm is already sounding in Winnipeg where the Jets are off to their best start in history. The Jets are 14-1 but have had two recent crowds under 13 thousand. The only near sell-out was when the Leafs came to town. Good thing Jets ownership has deep pockets. Hopefully, the Jets fast start is a sign of things to come. The bomb-out in the first-round last season left a lot of Jet fans with big questions about whether the team has what it takes for playoff success.
Is there a team in the NHL that’s faced more adversity in the early going than the Colorado Avalanche? It’s summed up by forward Ross Colton. He was off to the best start of his career with eight goals in ten games. Colton blocked a shot and broke his foot and is now out two months. The Avs have also been without Miles Wood, Jonathan Drouin, Artturi Lehkonen as well as captain Gabriel Landeskog. Valeri Nichushkin remains out until his suspension is over later this month. Among the skaters up front to see action include Ivan Ivan, Nikolai Kovalenko, Chris Wagner, T.J. Tynan, and Matthew Steinburg. That’s tough sledding.
Despite some good recent results, depth scoring is a big problem for the Toronto Maple Leafs. The team is getting almost nothing from the bottom of the lineup. Max Domi, David Kampf, Ryan Reaves and Pontus Holmberg are yet to score a goal. Nick Robertson has scored once. Steven Lorenz and Bobby McMann have three goals each. That’s seven goals spread amongst seven players. The decision to re-sign Domi was a massive blunder. Leafs GM Brad Treliving gave Domi a new four-year at an AAV of $3.75 million, far too generous for a team with big cap issues. Believe me, there’s a reason Domi has played on seven teams at just 29.
Want to know why the Boston Bruins have stumbled out of the blocks so far this season? Blame it on special teams. The Bruins are 29th on the power-play. The penalty-killing unit ranks 20th which is not good when you are leading the league in penalties. Two years ago, Boston’s penalty kill was number one in the NHL. It was 7th last year. The Bruins may yet right the ship but the early signs have to be concerning.
How long can you keep blaming goaltending in Ottawa? Linus Ullmark was brought in from Boston in the off-season and so far, he’s not been the answer. When will the front office realize it’s not the goaltending, it’s the players in front of him. Travis Green has tried to get the team to dial into the details but the results have been mixed. The inconsistency is nothing new in Ottawa.
We will get into it more in the coming weeks but as a hockey fan, it’s really disappointing to see the lack of progress in Ottawa, Buffalo, Detroit and Montreal. You would think at least one of those teams would be contending for a playoff spot by now. All four teams have a losing culture.
Don’t be surprised to see GM Barry Trotz back behind the bench in Nashville. The Preds are off to a terrible start and Trotz has already intimated rebuild if the team’s fortunes don’t change. Considering the amount of money dished out in the off-season, it’s not surprising patience is already wearing thin. Big ticket signings Jonathan Marchessault and Steven Stamkos have only six goals combined. Marchessault is minus-10. Stamkos is minus-11. Not sure why the Preds didn’t embark on a rebuild last summer instead of dishing out all the money. How they let Keifer Sherwood get away to the Canucks on a two-year, $3-million-dollar deal is anyone’s guess.
Remember when there was talk last season about the Canucks interest in the Hurricanes Martin Necas, potentially in a trade for Elias Pettersson? Don’t look now but Necas has 23 points in 13 games and is plus-9.
The Team Canada management group for February’s Four Nations Face-Off are expected to sit down next week at the NHL General Manager’s meetings. The group is made up of Don Sweeney who’s the team’s GM, Olympic GM Doug Armstrong, plus Julien Brisebois, Jim Nill and Kyle Dubas. They have until December 2 to pare the roster down to 23.
The decisions won’t be easy. Veteran forward Mark Stone, now 32, is making a case to be part of Team Canada. Stone has come out of the gate with 21 points in 13 games. He may not be fleet of foot but the guy knows where to be. Just not quite sure where he fits into the lineup.
Canada would be smart to use the tournament as a stepping stone to the Olympics. Better to take a close look at younger players like Tampa forwards Anthony Cirelli and Brandon Hagel, Logan Stankoven and Wyatt Johnston of the Dallas Stars, Carolina’s Seth Jarvis and Florida Panther Carter Verhaeghe. Not sure I would go with veterans like Brad Marchand, Zach Hyman and Mark Stone. It will be interesting to see what approach the Team Canada braintrust is taking.
What was Team Sweden thinking when they named Erik Karlsson as one of their six initial selections for the tournament? His selection was made on reputation only and certainly not based on Karlsson’s recent play. He’s a shell of his former self and a major liability defensively. Problem for Sweden is all of their top blueline options are left-shots. Outside of Karlsson, Rasmus Andersson of the Calgary Flames is their best choice on the right side.
Little know fact – Matt Minglewood, leader of the legendary East Coast rock and blues band, Minglewood, is the father of Senators winger Drake Batherson. Minglewood’s real name is Roy Batherson. He’s 77 now and still performing.
The Other Brother – The B.C. Lions wrote a big cheque to bring quarterback Nathan Rourke back to Vancouver. Things didn’t work out exactly as planned. Rourke appeared in nine games before handing the starting job back to Vernon Adams Jr. who started at quarterback in the Lions playoff loss at Saskatchewan. In his return to the CFL, Rourke served up nine interceptions with only four touchdown passes. Next season, he’ll be the highest-paid CFL player at over $600 thousand dollars. Perhaps he’ll benefit from a full training camp. Rourke bounced around the NFL after leaving the Lions over a year ago. He had stops in Jacksonville, New England and Atlanta but was unable to land a back-up job.
His brother Kurtis may end up being the better quarterback. Kurtis is playing at Indiana and has helped the Hoosiers to a perfect 10-0 start including a huge win over Michigan on Saturday. At 6-foot-5 and 230 pounds, Kurtis is much bigger than his older brother. So far this season, Kurtis has thrown for over 2,400 yards with 21 touchdowns and only 4 interceptions. His completion percentage leads the nation.
Rourke has worked almost exclusively out of the shotgun in college so it will be interesting to see how NFL evaluators judge him. He’s deservedly drawing plenty of attention and should be a day two pick in next April’s NFL draft. He might look good in a Seahawks uniform.
Seahawks Notebook – With the Seahawks in a free fall, it calls into question everything that’s happening within the organization. Seattle enters the bye week having lost five of six including four in a row at home. They sit in last place in the NFC West, a spot they are likely to keep for the remainder of the season.
After the bye, the Seahawks have a date with the 49’ers in San Francisco before hosting Arizona. The Seahawks are already 0-2 in divisional play. The remaining schedule includes road games against the Jets, Bears, Cardinals and Rams with home dates against Green Bay and Minnesota. Seattle will be lucky to win two or three remaining games.
We’re deep enough into the season to have a good read on the team. They are undisciplined. 12 more penalties in the loss to the Rams. Seattle is averaging 8.3 penalties a game this season, the most in the league. Their fundamentals are atrocious. It’s going to be a long process to fix this mess but does the organization have the appetite for a rebuild? They keep acting like they are a team that can compete for a Super Bowl.
It’s time to turn up the temperature on GM John Schneider. He’s generally received positive grades for his drafting but when you look under the hood, the real proof is whether the drafted players are good enough to receive a second contract. On the current roster, only DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett were given second contracts. Charles Cross, Devon Witherspoon, Riq Woolen and Kenneth Walker may warrant a second deal. All the other picks have been average-at-best or complete busts.
Schneider has spent far too much draft stock on playmakers at the expense of fixing the offensive line. Expending two second-round picks on running backs (Walker and Zach Charbonneau) was foolish when you can easily find running backs in the later rounds. In 2021, Schneider used a second-round pick to draft Dee Eskridge who rarely got on the field due to injuries. The Chiefs grabbed linebacker Nick Bolton two picks later, then selected another All Pro, center Creed Humphrey, later in the second round. That’s brutal. Jaxon Smith-Njigba was the first receiver off the board in the 2023 NFL draft. He was averaging less than 9 yards per reception before a breakout game against the Rams. JSN was another luxury pick that should have been used on a lineman.
Metcalf is currently in the second year of a three-year extension worth an average of $24 million per season. He’s in line for a new contract in 2026 that will top $30 million. The Kansas City Chiefs wisely refused to pay Tyreek Hill that kind of money. Off to Miami he went, and with the draft compensation, the Chiefs selected All-Pro corner Trent McDuffie. Smart teams know when to move on. Dealing Metcalf should be part of the strategy to rebuild the team.
Cleaning up the salary cap has to be an immediate priority. The Seahawks will be $25 million OVER the cap heading into next season. Roster mistakes have the Seahawks carrying too much dead money. Off-season cap casualties should include free agent bust Dre’Mont Jones, Tyler Lockett, Uchenna Nwosu and tight end Noah Fant. It’s time to move on from Geno Smith who will be 35 next season. He’s not the answer at quarterback. It will mean carrying more dead money but it’s a pill you need to swallow.
There are multiple issues throughout the roster. At the top of the list is the offensive line. The Seahawks have gone 13 consecutive seasons without a pass block grade in the top 20. Five times they’ve been in the bottom three. It’s time to address the trenches. Creating a more physical identity should start with building a powerful offensive line. That should be the biggest off-season focus.
The Seahawks are also getting pushed around defensively. They are easy to run on. What does that tell you? They need difference-makers on defense. Devon Witherspoon was supposed to be the guy. He’s regressed in his second season. If Mike McDonald is the defensive miracle-worker they claim him to be, he needs to find some answers.
Reshaping the team will only happen if the Seahawks are honest with themselves. They continue to believe they are a playoff-calibre team. Losing in the first round of the playoffs gets you nowhere. How much evidence do you need before you are ready to make tough decisions?
NFL Notebook – Heading into play this weekend, there are nine teams with two wins. Pretty sad statement on the overall level of play in the NFL. Word of warning to all the sad sack teams. The NFL draft next April is expected to be one of the thinnest in several years. And if you are looking for a franchise quarterback, good luck.
It’s been 27 years since the Dallas Cowboys won anything. Owner Jerry Jones is 82 years old and continues to serve as the team’s de facto general manager. Pity poor Cowboy fans because nothing is going to change until Jerry is gonzo. At 3-5, the team is a wreck. Quarterback Dak Prescott will become the NFL’s highest paid player ever at $60 million when his new deal kicks in next season. Did we mention Dak is now injured and out indefinitely? Running back Ezekiel Elliott has been suspended for six games after an investigation into a domestic violence incident. Why the Cowboys brought him back this season is a complete mystery. They passed on Derrick Henry who leads the NFL in rushing.
Maybe we were wrong about Dan Quinn. We were dead against the Seahawks bringing back the former defensive coordinator as head coach. Quinn landed in Washington and has the Commanders atop the NFC East with a 7-2 record. Boy, it sure helps when you acquire a franchise quarterback. The Commanders drafted Jaylen Daniels with the second overall pick in this year’s draft and he’s the clear favourite for NFL rookie-of-the-year. It shows you how quickly a team’s fortunes can turn when you have a difference-maker behind center.
It must be painful to be a football fan in New York. Both the Jets and the Giants stink and it’s been that way for a long time now. They have a lot in common. Both have terrible ownership. Both are in a constant state of dysfunction. A look at the list of head coaches since 2000 tells you all you need to know. The Jets have employed Al Groh, Herm Edwards, Eric Mangini, Rex Ryan, Todd Bowles, Adam Gase, Robert Saleh and current interim coach Jeff Ulbrich. The Giants coaching list includes Jim Fassel, Tom Coughlin, Ben McAdoo, Steve Spagnuolo, Pat Shurmur, Joe Judge and Brian Daboll.
We recently documented the sorry list of Chicago Bears quarterbacks over the past two decades. How about the Cleveland Browns? The situation in Cleveland is just as bad. The Browns have started 39 different quarterbacks since returning to the NFL in 1999 including current starter Jameis Winston. Here’s the entire list:
Games started through 2023 season in parenthesis.
Tim Couch (59), Baker Mayfield (59), Derek Anderson (34), Colt McCoy (21), Brandon Weeden (20), Charlie Frye (19), Brian Hoyer (16), DeShone Kizer (15), Kelly Holcomb (12), Brady Quinn (12), Deshaun Watson (12), Trent Dilfer (11), Jacoby Brissett (11), Josh McCown (11), Jeff Garcia (10), Doug Pederson (8), Jason Campbell (8), Johnny Manziel (8), Cody Kessler (8), Senaca Wallace (7), Robert Griffin III (5), Joe Flacco (5), Jake Delhomme (4), Luke McCown (4), Ken Dorsey (3), Tyrod Taylor (3), Dorian Thompson-Robinson (3), Ty Detmer (2), Austin Davis (2), Case Keenum (2), P.J. Walker (2), Spergon Wynn (1), Bruce Gradkowski (1), Thad Lewis (1), Connor Shaw (1), Kevin Hogan (1), Nick Mullens (1), Jeff Driskel (1).
When it comes to quarterbacking in the National Football League, there’s no skill more important than accuracy. There are plenty of quarterbacks with rifle arms but there’s more to it than just arm strength. Did you see the throw from Pat Mahomes to D’Andre Hopkins in the Monday night game between the Chiefs and Bucs? Hopkins was covered by three Bucs but Mahomes laid the ball in for a big gain that led to the Chiefs first touchdown. Very few quarterbacks could make that throw. Mahomes is in a league of his own. His work on the winning drive in overtime was surgical.
The Detroit Lions look like they may provide the Chiefs biggest challenge in their pursuit of a third straight Super Bowl title. The Lions were hit hard by injuries to their top two defensive ends, Aidan Hutchinson and Marcus Davenport. Detroit acquired Za’Darius Smith at the trade deadline to boost the pass rush. The Lions have the deepest pool of talent in the NFL and look poised to come out of the NFC.
MLB Notebook – Expect the New York Mets to set the market when free agency opens in major league baseball. The Mets had the highest payroll in the majors this season at almost $318 million dollars but they have $180 million coming off the books this winter. Free-spending owner Steve Cohen will be anxious to open the chequebook. The Mets will certainly be in the running for outfielder Juan Soto, if for no other reason, than to up the ante on the Yankees. Soto will be especially attractive if the Mets fail to re-sign Pete Alonso.
The Yankees payroll was the second highest in baseball last season at almost $310 million. You wonder how far the Yankees will go in the bidding for Soto. They are already top-heavy with deals for Aaron Judge ($40 million), Giancarlo Stanton ($32 million), Gerrit Cole ($36 million) and Carlos Rodon ($28 million). If the Yankees are unwilling to pay Soto more than Judge, they may be in a bind. A 14-year offer at $40 million per season, matching Judge’s number, would bring the deal in at $560 million. Not sure that will get it done when you are dealing with super agent Scott Boras. The Yankees may find it wise to avoid paying so much money to a handful of players. In the meantime, the lemmings in Toronto will report how the Jays are in on all the big free agents only to sign none of them.
You would have to be an extreme optimist to think the Blue Jays can fix all that ails them in one off-season. This is a team that ranked 23rd in the majors on offence. The Jays bullpen ranked 29th. We’re betting the Jays will occupy last place in the AL East again next season.
The Blue Jays can make all the excuses they want but their farm system has simply not been producing. Catcher Alejandro Kirk is the only lineup regular that’s come out of the system since 2020. Alek Manoah is the only pitcher that’s made a mark and he will be coming off major arm surgery next season. The current front office likes to talk about how important it is to draft and develop talent but where’s the results?
Crank up the buzz around Roki Sasaki, the latest Japanese pitching sensation. He will be free to sign a major league deal after being posted by his Japanese team, the Chiba Lotte Marines. The 23-year-old right-hander can hit triple digits on the radar gun. In 2022, he threw a 19-strikeout perfect game, then followed it up with eight more perfect innings in his next outing. At the 2023 World Baseball Classic, Sasaki averaged 100.5 mph in a semifinal start against Mexico.
What makes him especially attractive right now is the cost. Teams are limited in what they can pay Sasaki due to his age and his status as an international amateur free agent. Had he waited until he was 25 before coming over from Japan, Sasaki could have sought a deal worth hundreds of millions similar to Yoshinobu Yamamoto who signed with the Dodgers last December for 12 years and $325 million. Sasaki’s path is similar to Shohei Otani who arrived at 23 and signed with the Angels for $2.3 million.
Random Leftovers – Please stand up if you want to watch the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Grey Cup for a fifth straight season. The Bombers will face the Toronto Argonauts at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver next Sunday. Expect Winnipeg to be favoured. Argos quarterback Chad Kelly broke his leg in the East Division final in Montreal which will force the Argos to go with backup NIck Arbuckle.
Sorry, but we’re not buying the teary-eyed jersey-raising for Vince Carter in Toronto. Carter basically quit on the Raptors and couldn’t get out of town fast enough. Yes, he helped put the franchise on the NBA map but they won nothing with him. It’s funny how players suddenly change their tune when their careers are over and they’re out of the spotlight. Carter is suddenly in love with Toronto again.
Tough blow for the Orlando Magic losing budding superstar Paolo Banchero. He suffered a torn oblique and is out indefinitely. We mention it because this kid is the real deal. The 21-year-old had already chalked up a 50-point game this season before being injured. Banchero was the first overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft. Last season, he followed up a rookie-of-the-year campaign by becoming the youngest player in NBA history to lead his team in scoring, rebounding and assists. Banchero is already a top five player in the league and right there with Victor Wembanyama as the best young player in the NBA.
Death of a Legend – Sorry to hear of the passing of music colossus Quincy Jones who died last week in Los Angeles at the age of 91. Jones worked with a long list of musical icons including Frank Sinatra. He may be best known for producing Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ album.
Jones was the subject of a 2018 Netflix documentary. What many people don’t know is Jones was almost at the scene of the tragic Charles Manson family murders at actress Sharon Tate’s Los Angeles home in 1969. He had become friendly with hairdresser Jay Sebring through actor Steve McQueen during the filming of the movie “Bullitt.” Jones was losing his hair at the time and Sebring, a former boyfriend of Tate, offered to help. He invited both Jones and McQueen to meet him at Tate’s house. Call it fate but neither of them showed up. Sebring, Tate and three others were murdered that evening.
The Alberta Songbird – k.d. lang does not get enough credit as one of the greatest female voices of our generation. Few can match the range and power in her voice. From the Vaults was a CBC series that first aired in 2018. The show features music from the CBC archives. The YouTube link below features clips from k.d.’s early years plus a 2018 interview where she reflects on her career.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It4EnaTb7mA
k.d. made several appearances on the Johnny Carson Show. Johnny was a big fan. She blew everyone away with her rendition of ‘In Care of the Blues’ on her first visit to the show in 1987.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U86-361K6ZY
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