I was a big fan of Botch's writing and am terribly saddened by his passing.
No matter his opinion, his style of writing was so inspiring. He would avoid writing the conventional article with standard quotes at all costs. He would dig deep, ask the right questions and devote so much time to The Athleties and Provies in order to give the public good pieces of journalism, with great content. His last article on Brock Boeser and his influence on Elias Pettersson is just great stuff. To have such skills on writing is something else, he was one of a kind and, as a journalist myself - even though I'm brazilian -, I really admired Botch as he inspired me to be a better professional.
I read a lot of stuff, from various journalism channels, and Botch's technic was really, really good. He will be deeply missed. Canucks' post games will not be the same without him.