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Rob Williams from The Daily Hive for his review on the Rutherford's remarks about Quinn Hughes and his brothers. Plus, Rob gets into the crazy production of ex-Canucks in the playoffs and Messi-mania hitting Vancouver.

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Patrick Johnston of Postmedia stops by for a long look at the futures of Hughes and Elias Pettersson, and how all of that intertwines with the possible return of Rick Tocchet. PJ also weighs in on which tradeable asset has the most value: Willander, Lekkerimäki, D-Petey, or their 2025 1st round pick?

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The wait continues on the future behind the Canucks bench, so Matt and Blake watch the clock and wonder where this is all headed for the team. The guys get into the possibility of Manny Malhotra as an alternative, and then the candidates beyond as well. Also, with news of Lionel Messi's arrival in Vancouver, the guys look at the historic semifinal vs the Whitecaps tomorrow at a sold out BC Place. Then it's TSN's Frank Corrado joining in to discuss what he feels about the futures for Tocchet, Hug...

TSN's Frank Corrado joining in to discuss what he feels about the futures for Tocchet, Hughes and EP40. He drills down on if the problem is physical or mental for Pettersson, and the fear of loss regarding Hughes.

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Cam Robinson of Elite Prospects then drops by from the U18 World Championships, giving his take on the future of Hughes and the entire defence corps. Cam gives us the latest on the Willander situation and if the young blueliner has immediately become a trade chip because of the standoff. Also, Cam gives us a scouting report on who's at the U18's that may be a draft target for the Canucks at #15.

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The dust still hasb't settled after yesterday's Canucks news conference, so Matt and Blake take a look back at the big moments, and then look forward to what the offseason might bring. Particulary in the spotlight? The futures of Coach, Captain, and EP40! Former Canucks exec Laurence Gilman stops by to give his managerial perspective on what he heard yesterday. Laurence talks about the pros and cons of the honesty we heard, the prospect of salvaging the EP40 relationship, and whether a Hughes tr...

Former Canucks exec Laurence Gilman stops by to give his managerial perspective on what he heard yesterday. Laurence talks about the pros and cons of the honesty we heard, the prospect of salvaging the EP40 relationship, and whether a Hughes trade in either direction is actually possible.

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John Shannon pays his weekly visit as well today, with an informed view on his friend Jim Rutherford and what he might be planning this off season. John weighs in on whether the honesty was too much, whether Rick Tocchet is coming back, and on the likelihood of Elias Pettersson being traded.

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After Canucks management conduct their end of season media availability, there is so much to discuss! Matt and Blake react to an earth shattering news conference from Jim Rutherford and Patrik Allvin, as they reveal the uncertain futures surrounding their head coach, the core players, and their top defensive prospect. The guys get into the ongoing treatment of EP40, and the confidence that many or not be there from the organization. Also, news on the practice facility and season ticket prices. R...

RinkWide's Jeff Paterson joins the guys from the rink right after the conference and gives his view from the ground as management was verbose on the struggles of the season, the EP vs JT drama, and the negotiations with Tocchet and Tom Willander.

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Matt and guest co-host Irf Gaffar discuss whether Elias Pettersson will make the necessary changes to be the player and leader the Canucks want him to be. They also talk about locker clean-out day, with head coach Rick Tocchet and the players conducting their year-end media availabilities. Topics include: Tocchet's unsettled future, Pettersson's relationship with Tocchet and training habits, The Noise between Pettersson and J.T. Miller, Boeser saying the Petey/Miller feud seeped into the room, T...

Jeff Paterson stops by to edify us on the procedure at Rogers Arena, how today's media sessions were structured and what questions were left unasked. He opines on Tocchet, on Pettersson, on Boeser's future, on Quinn Hughes' exhaustion, Filip Chytil's spirits, Canucks goaltending going forward and whether there will be big trades this summer.

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Matt and Blake discuss the final Canucks game of the season, the muted sendoff for Brock Boeser, the love for equipment manager Pat O'Neill, Pius Suter and Conor Garland hitting milestones, Quinn Hughes missing out on a club record, team awards and Rick Tocchet's musings on a dreadful season. The guys also discuss the top offseason priorities, Tocchet's future, and how this week's year-end media availabilities can be neutered by extensions.

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Rob Williams joins to say The Drama between Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller was the defining storyline of the season. He theorizes why there wasn't a bigger deal for Boeser's likely last game as a Canuck, while continuing to advocate for a Boeser return, says a top-2 centre is much needed, says Pettersson is better served training elsewhere this summer, and that a Tocchet departure would be such a bad look.

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Patrick Johnston stops by to talk about Tocchet's future, centre being an offseason priority, the happenings on Fan Appreciation Night at Rogers Arena, whether there's any hope in re-signing Boeser, the Tom Willander saga, the defence corps and why we haven't heard more on a Suter extension.

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Matt and guest co-host Jeff Paterson discuss the final game of the Canucks' season and emotional send-offs for Brock Boeser, Pat O'Neill as well as some other eras potentially ending. They talk about Boeser's career in Vancouver, the person we got to know. Also discussed: milestones to shoot for in Game 82, including Quinn Hughes' attempt to break Alex Edler's franchise record for points by a defenceman; Filip Chytil back skating in a non-contact jersey and his recovery from a 5th concussion; Ty...

Laurence Gilman stops by with a game-plan for management's end-of-season media availability; his memories of drafting Boeser; and what awaits the Canucks with a 15th overall draft selection.

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Frank Corrado joins and says the last place Elias Pettersson should be this summer is Vancouver. He discusses what's best for Pettersson, Boeser storming into the league and his hat trick vs Frank's Pittsburgh team, how O'Neill treated him with the Canucks, and a players' poll that had Hughes well behind Cale Makar as the NHL's best defenceman.

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Matt and guest co-host Jeff Paterson dissect a 2-1 overtime win over San Jose, the performances of newcomers Nikital Tolopilo and Kirill Kudryavtsev, the continued success of Linus Karlsson, Quinn Hughes tying a club record, Jake DeBrusk leading the team in goal-scoring, the overtime record and the Brock Boeser feels. They also talk about whether injuries were a reason or excuse for this torturous season; the Tom Willander saga; Rick Tocchet's future; and the final Western Conference playoff rac...

Jeff Marek stops by with thoughts on what management would do if it got a mulligan on this season and whether they fall on the sword later this week when they meet the media. Jeff wonders about the Canucks' trust-level with Pettersson because of the rare step to publicly ask him to train in Vancouver this summer. He also says Tocchet's future is priority #1 and needs to be resolved soon.

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Cam Robinson joins with exclusive information on how Elias Pettersson has trained in summers past and what's best for this summer. Cam tells us what he's hearing on Willander and the possibilities there; an evaluation on Kudryavtsev's NHL debut; and whether the bottom-6 has been fixed.

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After a huge weekend in sports, Matt and Blake have alot to get to in today's show. The guys reflect on a win sqaundered by the Canucks as they tried to dash the Wild's playoff hopes. They get into the Forbort injury and the lack of NHL discipline in the incident, plus, the lineup for tonight's game as Rick Tocchet starts to insert even more AHL talent for a peek late in the season. John Shannon stops by to chat about the upcoming end of season press conferences for the Canucks and what manageme...

The sun is out, which means it's time for some baseball chat with MLB.com's Keegan Matheson, who chimes in on the Vladdy contract with the Jays but also gets into the team's top 2 prospects, who may play alongside each other soon with the Vancouver Canadians.

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John Shannon stops by to chat about the upcoming end of season press conferences for the Canucks and what management might be thinking at this point. John talks about the possibilties to extend Tocchet before or after they meet with the media. Then John gets into the offseason plan for Pettersson and whether the Canucks should continue with both Demko and Lankinen.

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