OverDrive - Duthie on McIlroy's victory at the Masters, Landeskog back with the Avalanche and Demidov's debut with Montreal

Episode Date: April 15, 2025

TSN Host James Duthie joined OverDrive to discuss the headlines around the sports world, Rory McIlroy's win to capture the green jacket, completing the career grand slam, Gabriel Landeskog's return to the Avalanche, Ivan Demidov's debut for the Canadiens and more.

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That just happened with Vashi Kapelos. Canada decides 2025. every Friday stream on your schedule with the free iHeartRadio app. Oh, Duffy. What? How? What was it? He wears golf shoes to cut his grass. You support that track? Well, I mean, what are we talking about here? Because it doesn't matter, man. Well, you don't know the full spikes.? Yeah the old like footjoy. Nails they call them. If you wear nails in the bottom of your old classics. That's a little bit... And if he's out there you know how you can change the spikes now with the plastic ones?

He's out there doing that before the lawn thing. Let's face it it's dougie he can do anything., yeah, Gilmore can. It's a lot though. It's a little like the golf glove guy at the at the at the master. That's what we're talking about. Okay. Do you see, I don't, I didn't see that much at the masters, that type of behavior. No, I've never seen that. Or did you see one guy with a rain? You must have saw some. No, no, no, it's some binoculars and stuff, but no, not that. People are decked out generally at the master. Oh yeah. Like a lot of times. Big show. Yeah, it's a big show. Not a show, like the Phoenix is more of a fashion show, waste management. It's like a party. In the Masters, but what a weekend.

I know you're probably sick of talking about it. You probably did three hours yesterday. So incredible. Best ever. And you know, and people say, I did get a question when I said that because, you know, people say recency bias. But I also think there's the's the opposite which is like history bias when you witness something you say well you can't be the best ever because but there's been so

much in history but I think this will be as talked about as any in 30 years and you know Jack's win in 86 was amazing and historical because he was 46 and back in 86 that was like a grandfather felt like winning the Masters so that was unexpected and Tigers wins first one in 97 was historical on so many levels and then when Tiger won again I thought I'd never seen anything like that but if you take the whole week all four days were unbelievable the leaderboard was jammed and if you take just the the roller coaster of that round like I always say

I don't know if the right word is a gasp But what do you say at home like holy blank or what those kind of moments if you in a great sporting event? You might get three or four of those moments that started on whole there were legit ten I was so I'm out on one when he doubles I couldn't see him putting So we left after his shot and try to catch up with Corey and then I see the sky sports guy so I'm like what happened he's like he doubled and So we left after his shot and tried to catch up with Corey. And then I see the Sky Sports guy. So I'm like, what happened? He's like, he doubled.

And some guys were sort of listening to me and they're like, what happened? I'm like, he doubled. And they're just reaction of, oh my God, it's happening. So there's one. You know, three and four great shots, but I won't call those like those moments. Seven through the trees. Yes. Holy crap.

11, 99 times out of a hundred that goes in the water okay that shot even and Ludwig had just chipped out like a few minutes before he goes for it that's two inches from the water you're right so there's three 13 incredible like I think I fell to my knees 15 one of the most insane shots in the history of golf 17 considering what he had to do 18 putting it in the bunker the miss putt on 18. The playoff hole getting it that close and then so there's 10 like unbelievable holy crap moments by one guy in one sporting event. With the build up of his history. With 10 years of a Shakespearean

tragedy all playing out. So you can't tell and even in those other ones when tiger won in 19 It was incredible But the tournament wasn't that great leading up and even in on that day tiger was hit in the middle of greens and stuff This was a this was the greatest sports movie of all time Yeah And the saddest thing is we will never see it again because what in our careers? Can can possibly match that a Canadian could win and it would be amazing But it won't be like that because the crowds won't be like that right and you know

Maybe speech in 12 years if he goes through a Rory like stage wins one it might be neat But it won't he won't win like that like there will we won't see anything like this again in a lifetime Probably I know one thing in sports that could top it Jimmy You're talking a leaf win. I know one thing in sports that could top it, Jimmy. You talking a Leaf win? I'm talking just golf. I know, you're right though. I know. Like honestly, this guy, because you mentioned Spieth.

Spieth is never in contention. No one shows up at any tournament and thinks he's going to win. Rory McIlroy threw away the U.S. Open nine months ago. Like he just threw away the U.S. Open nine months ago. The loss at St. Andrews. And he threw away the one before that, the Wyndham Clark. Absolutely, he was in that. And that's what was, it was like,

it was almost like a 10 season HBO crave masterpiece that landed the finale. Yeah. You know, like it was just, it was almost like this unbelievable ride. Probably could have started at the British where he blew it to Camp Smith Absolutely, that's at st. Andrew and blows it to and would have been you're right

This would be the final tail if he'd won by six on Sunday But to win in that way, which is kind of the only way Rory could win it is that that's what made it amazing I said he choked and choked choked and choked choked and choked. Yeah five times in the round Well, and I've I have found myself like I was talking to my wife about it actually this morning choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked,

choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, choked, because he hit shots that are not human. Like the shot he hit on 15, the shot he hit on 17, the shot out of the trees, but this guy, Lou Stagner, who's a Goldstadt pro, tweeted out that the chances of him hitting the shots on 15, 16, and 17, now he missed the putt on 16, but he hit one to nine feet,

and it was up on that top layer, like the pin, the Jack Nicklaus 75 pin. He said Rory hitting the shots he hit into 15 16 and 17 was a 1 in 28,000 yeah chance of happening because of the percentages the shot on 15 was a 2% chance of happening the shot on 17 was point 3 7% likely for him to hit it to like sick like a foot foot and a half so that guy had a three hole run with three of the greatest irons we've ever seen in our lives and yet he still almost threw it away on 18 with one of the worst wedges we've ever seen in our life it said just an unbelievable story and

we're two days removed I still can't believe it sorry this is sound like a horrible like humble brag but when I got to play I was in the exact same spot He was at on 13 because I laid up and not from the members to you switch like a hundred yards in front of Where he was hitting I laid up to almost that exact spot because I remember thinking oh, I'm hitting in the water He had it awful close to the hazard on his second shot Yeah, I know very close that like Hayes you wouldn't you would be on the green If you just had to hit the green on that shot 98 times out of a hundred you right yeah, and

The best player in the world missed his target by 30 yards It was just and you know funny I would tell the story when Tiger won in 19 he made a great two-pot on nine and Puffy, our producer and I, were right there at that walkway between nine and ten. And you know, you're not supposed to be a cheerleader when you're covering sports, let alone the Masters. And Tiger walks by and Puffy just couldn't help himself. He's like, you got this Tiger!

We have media credentials, you can't do this. And then we're leaving after we do our stuff on Sunday night and we're walking out from from our studio Which is the other surreal scene was when Rosie was on the range He's right behind us and it was the weirdest thing So we're watching on the big screen and Rosie's just over our shoulders and there's like 15 people in the grandstand I'm going what are you people doing crazy? Rory's coming up 18 to win one of the most historic masters ever and in in your you're on the grandstand in the rain committed to Rose watching Rose staying hot but anyway I'm leaving and the cart starts to come towards us and I realize it's Rory and I just I got caught up in it

and I'm like Rory that was amazing I'm like you're such an idiot I couldn't stop myself he just gives me the little wave that was was incredible. I nerded out. The scene, like the, the, the, him, just everything. Like motions pouring out, him crying, him walking off the course. Yeah, that little six minute CBS from the end of it, and especially that walk. That walk was just incredible. Like I think Nance and Immelman, someone did the math, they said like 43 words in seven minutes. Like it just, they allowed it to breathe.

This part here, like this one, you see him going through the entire decade right here. In his face. Ten years of emotions. He's going through every single miss and what he's just done and I think that's going to be one of the more iconic one-minute shots in sport that we ever see. Absolutely. Top to top though. James Duthie with me, or with us in studio. Okay, since we're on the theme of like the impossible happening or the unbelievable finally becoming believable,

let me ask you guys a question. Couple weeks ago we did the hot tub take machine, the hot we went back in time. If I had have told you in September, which one of these options would you have said are just impossible to believe or more impossible to believe? If I had have told you in September, Miko Rantanen will be playing against the Avalanche in the first round or Gabe Landisgog will be playing for the Avalanche in the first round, which one would you choose? Which one would

you say there's no way I don't believe that? Miko Ranen, man. More so than Lannisgar. Absolutely. Yeah. That came out of the blue where it was like if they were gonna make like just at the beginning of the season if you said I think the Avalanche are gonna try to make another run for it without Miko Ranen and I would have said but I don't have time for this.

Yeah. I really do not. I just didn't think... Lanniscar hasn't played in three years But I thought I knew him talk there was talk for the last year that he three years. He's been trying I know I mean I worked out it did and I credit him It's the most I just ended up going back to Sweden. You never hear from him. That's what I'm saying I'd never for a second thought he'd ever play again like not for a second for at least a year and a half I've been like it's over

remember you had the press conference last year and it felt almost forced like I'm gonna try to keep playing. Has a prominent player been out that long? I mean we've had you know different circumstances with Sakukovu and Mario and their diseases in their careers. You know Forsberg missed like almost a year I think at some point but the three years and then come back and play a prominent role would be fascinating based on injury I can't think of one and on on your question like the ranting thing add another layer to it that you'd be playing AIDS Colorado after being

traded to another tell twice you're right that's probably that's impossible that probably is the answer where was he on the TSN top 50s I'd imagine he was in the top 15 coming into the sea coming into the ranking Yeah, for sure top 20 for sure. Yeah, and Colorado is going for a Cubs gonna trade that guy I know it is worked out. They can't been unbelievable But I think it's just an incredible turn of events that Lannis Garg's been called up like it sounds like he's gonna play Yeah, like the guy's gonna play for the Avalanche again after three years Which is remarkable and he's going to be up against ranted and last time we saw him they were on the ice holding a

Stanley Cup. It's incredible. Gabe Landisgog back when we were NHL on TSN came into our studio for an interview and his rookie season and I think I'd never spoken to him before maybe it was his draft season and you know Swedish like he did not have the hint of a Swedish accent. Guys like Matts and Alfredson played 20 years in the league and you can still hear Swedish. Gabriel Landestog, at 18 years old, did not have one tinge. He sounded like the most Canadian guy you could have. And it threw me, because I guess I'd never spoken to him before and he was 18 or something

at the time and Yeah, just as our oh, he sounds like he grew up in like Don Mills exactly like this guy. It's a Swedish player So where you at with dem it off. Where are we going? Take I love put this in a perspective the damn it off. I know that face and I know it means everybody needs to calm down No, I don't think so. I I wouldn't especially if you're in Montreal and you haven't had that guy. I don't know if it was you that were, oh, you were talking about on J Show last night, how long it's been since, how long they've been striving

for a Le Fleur type character. And it's an awful lot to make that comparison after one game. But it's pretty rare that you get hyped like that and even in the that you know the rookie warm-up skate and to have an ovation like that I don't remember one like that and then to perform like that in the first period is is pretty rare and so I think I think this is this is worthy of the hype and all the hyperbole that pass that move to lead to that pass and then

the move on the goal and Suddenly don't you think this this whole season has so changed the outlook of the Habs from I think the outsiders Perspective Habs fans have probably been watching these guys coming, but you know us on the outside Covering the Leafs more in Toronto. I think that you go. Okay, you know, on the outside covering the Leafs more in Toronto I think that you go okay you know this is a decent team but they don't really have any you know Suzuki's really good and Caulfield's really good and they're developing but they're lacking and suddenly you you add Hudson and this guy and some of the guys that were saying the Habs are I think was MJ or Craig I think was MJ who said the Habs gonna be the next Canadian team to win the Stanley Cup. It's certainly not a

preposterous statement at this point in time. Sorry Hazy V. It's putting the card pretty far ahead of the horse right now. I'm just saying, pure talent. Yeah. Well you know what they... If Toronto and Winnipeg stumble Edmonton over the next let's say two years, then suddenly they could emerge that very quickly on the scene as the best Canadian team. Here's the thing, their window is not even open yet. No. And where the Leafs, it's closing, Edmonton's closing. Edmonton's in big trouble. Like they're in big, big trouble. And I agree.

I feel like they're not the favorite against LA. I don't think they should be. I'm curious how FanDuo would have that. I thought I looked earlier and I think the oilers are still the betting favorite but That's in Canada the whole thing about beating a team like even two years in a row to beat them four years in a row And and to have so many injuries and that look at that call that's big I bet that guy held the fault down there. He let Bouchard go out there and wheel around and He was everything for their blue line more than ever

Dry Seidel and McDavid are going to have to will a series win there. Yes. They've done it before. And they can do it. More than ever they're going to have to do it. They can do it. Yeah, they're minus 128 on Fandel. Kings are plus 106.

It's close to a Pick'em. Yeah. Which I guess is, but last night it locked it in. Like Kings have home ice. I don't know. But yeah, listen, I hear you. And another thing the Habs have going for them is they don't really have anchors in terms of contracts right if anything they're out in front of Suzuki and in

Caulfield we'll see Slavkovsky still I think got to reach another level but they got good kids in the system and maybe this allows them to sign a player or two and free agency and they take that next step? Because I'll tell you what like this Sid to Montreal thing is gonna get crazy. If that team gets if that team gets going next couple years? That's the one. Sid to Montreal to wrap up his career and put them over the top. Thanks for the Twitter abuse I'm about to take. Okay let's show Dougie Gilmore's shoes. Do you want to take us through this? This is exciting. Look at that. This is what he wears to cut his grass. Okay, so they're not the... are they the spikes? Those are the two or three

sixties I think. Those are the old-school Dita shoes. The kid Dougie just put in a clinic. Those things have put in a lot of lawnmower. I did see a lot of golf shoes at Augusta National. He's doing it every Monday. Yeah. There was a lot of golf shoes at Augusta National but not a lot of like spikes. More like, you know know There's a real fine line between golf shoe and running shoes. But you saw people wearing golf shoes. 100% yes. Okay. I mean there are stylish golf shoes. I mean I was in a sense the Puma stuff they give us are running shoes that you could wear as golf shoes.

You know what I had to- How about something about some of the stupid hats people were buying? If you can't I always bug you to get me if you came back with a hat that said Pimento cheese like they they were selling egg salad hats. They were selling eggs. Like if you came back with that, I'd rip it up and burn it in the garbage right in front of you. I did get you a little something something. I didn't bring it tonight, but it is, it's not like that. It's nothing, nothing anybody would ever see, but I'll present it to you Thursday and if you think it's goofy, you can talk about it on the program.

Okay. I won't accept it. I don't... You have to accept it. It's a gift. I think you'll like it. You've got to accept it. We're all too old to be accepting crap. You have to accept it. You just have to say to the person, sorry, I'm not interested. I just think I want to acknowledge the fact that a real step forward in our relationship, that for the first time in my, I think, 13 Masters Masters you didn't either tell me on Sunday morning that you wanted something or not say anything and then get mad at me when I came back and didn't have anything for you because you assumed that I would get you something. Okay well done. It's a big step forward. That was a big step forward. We're all grown up. There we go look at us all

growns up. Yep. All right JD good seeing you man. Yeah. Division title tonight. Title fight. It's the Battle of Ontario could be locked in tonight on TSN4. This guy's going from the Masters to Buffalo. That's how you show your time. Scratch your butt. Exactly. That's range.

That's range. That's why he's up for the Canadian Screen Awards. Oh stop. You never know, you might take him down this year. I'm going to try. that's range the great as range says why is up for the canadian screen awards stop and i never know you might take him down this year i'm not i even i'm on team haze thank you thank you did you vote well no i wouldn't vote for you but i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i There's James Duff. Plus, we hear from David Suzuki. This is a party where everyone is invited. The Earth Day Party Podcast on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.