Matt and Blake weigh in on a successful weekend for the Canucks, including officiating in the Rangers game, scoring from the defence, expected goals warnings, even-strength play, the PK and the bottom-6. They also discuss the...
Big weekend preview! Back to back games for the Canucks on Friday and Saturday, so lots to get into as they try to keep the good start going. Matt and Blake listen in on Coach Tocchet’s comments after the morning skate, and ...
Matt and Blake discuss the Hughes-Hronek pair and how long it can/will stay together, Friday's game against the Blues, the scary scene with Vasily Podkolzin, Elias Pettersson's interview with Elliotte Friedman from the summer...
It’s the end of the road as they know it, and they feel fine! Canucks go 3-2-0 on their first sojourn of the season and are 4-2-0 overall, so Matt and Blake go over all the unfamiliar feelings of optimism from Canucks Nation,...
As the Canucks' road trip ends in Nashville, the guys check in on the poll question and where Quinn Hughes really ranks among NHL defencemen. Matt and Blake take a look inside the NHL’s Frozen Frenzy slate of games, and wheth...
The Canucks got back into the win column on the road, so lots to break down on this Monday edition of the show. Matt and Blake talk about the breakout game for Andrei Kuzmenko, plus the continued success in the crease for bo...
Canucks are back to .500 after the blistering start, so there’s lots to talk about on today’s show. We get the full breakdown on the loss in Tampa with Jeff Paterson joining Matt and Blake. Jeff details the night’s work from ...
Matt and Blake discuss Tyler Myers' struggles and the Canucks options if they continue. They talk about Conor Garland trade possibilities with a lot of urgency and suitors seemingly involved. More on new acquisition Mark Frie...
Matt and Blake discuss a 2-0 loss to Philly and Wednesday's Canucks news. Topics include: the play of Tyler Myers, Thatcher Demko as the only standout, Rick Tocchet's frustration with the effort, Conor Garland's game against ...
Matt and Blake discuss the Canucks' 2-0 start, line-matching with Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller, the game in Philadelphia, the players who have not yet scored, the penalty-killing personnel, the Jack Rathbone trade and pee...
Matt and Blake discuss this extraordinary 2-0 start from the Canucks, including outscoring the Oilers at even-strength, the play of Elias Pettersson & Casey DeSmith, the contributions throughout the lineup, the need to get st...
TGIF, albeit on the Friday, the 13th! But, lucky for you, that means we’re one day closer to game No. 2 of the Canucks regular season. We dive into the MLB playoffs, Russell Wilson's continued struggles, as well as looking ah...
Matt and Blake digest a resounding 8-1 victory for the Canucks in their season opener against Edmonton. Brock Boeser's four-goal night, four-point games for Elias Pettersson and JT Miller, Thatcher Demko's performance and puk...
Matt and Blake survey the Canucks landscape with no shortage of storylines. Do they play a skater short in the season opener? What kind of deals can they make (if any) for Conor Garland? Where is all this Elias Pettersson bac...
Matt and Blake take stock of a season that is supposed to be different, right? Well....eve of the opener and they don't have a full compliment of forwards or defencemen at practice. Injuries and the flu playing a part, but so...
Matt and Blake digest the trade for Sam Lafferty; why it was necessary, what it continues, how he can help, and where this leaves others like Nils Höglander? They go through the draft picks traded out by this regime to fix th...
Matt and Blake discuss the 45-year career of Stan Smyl upon his retirement from a day-to-day role with the Canucks, as well as the final preseason game lineup and the possibility of player moves over the long weekend. Does Qu...
And then there was one...preseason games left, that is. So Matt and Blake's analysis of the Canucks roster choices is heating up! Patrick Johnston of The Province stops by with his view on the cuts already made, and the choic...
Matt and Blake discuss the lineup dressing in Abbotsford for the Canucks' penultimate preseason game; the decisions left to sort before the final roster is set; the path forward for Nils Höglander; the importance of these gam...
It’s the final week of the NHL preseason and the MLB playoffs are beginning, so a huge show today! Matt and Blake go over the latest line combos from Canucks practice, and what that means for the tilt with the Kraken in Abbot...
Matt and Blake talk Canucks' cuts, the roster battles remaining, the status of Ilya Mikheyev, the continuing conundrum of who plays with Quinn Hughes, and the coach's comments on why Vasily Podkolzin and Akito Hirose were sen...
Matt and Blake discuss the Canucks' most recent preseason loss in Seattle, ask whether any of the fringe defencemen are stepping up to claim a job on the 3rd pair, and debate whether Vasily Podkolzin should start on the roste...
Fresh off the Canucks’ latest preseason game, Matt and Blake go over what went right versus the Oilers, including the PK, goaltender Casey DeSmith and Elias Pettersson’s newest superpower. Cory Schneider stops by to discuss h...
Matt and Blake reminisce over Roberto Luongo and Cory Schneider with the former getting his Ring of Honour day announced and the latter announcing his retirement. They also discuss Rick Tocchet carving Dakota Joshua, lineups ...