Episodes

Busy show where we point forward on what it would take for the Canucks to become contenders in the next two years, and debate whether Pettersson/Hughes/Demko is the best forward/defence/goalie combo the club has ever had. Chris Gear, former Canucks AGM, joins to discuss the process of trading out a 1st-round pick and his analysis of the Flip Hronek acquisition. Wyatt Arndt, the Stanchion joins to discuss the NHL moving to Fanatics as the official jersey supplier. He's...uhh...not a Fan.

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Jeff Paterson (Rink Wide: Vancouver) sits in for a vacationing Blake Price as the guys talk about a perfect weekend in Southern California for the Vancouver Canucks. Mirror-image victories where the defending was awful in L.A., great in Anaheim, and where Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson carried the load again. Patrick Johnston stops by to discuss when Flilp Hronek and Aidan McDonough may make their Canucks' debuts; the alarming case of a disappearing Vasily Podkolzin; and whether the club will...

Matt and Blake are joined by Jeff Paterson (Rink Wide: Vancouver) to discuss a 3-2 loss in Arizona and the silver linings therein. Another two-point night for Elias Pettersson. Two apples for Anthony Beauvillier. And Andrei Kuzmenko tying Pavel Bure's club record for goals in a rookie season. Other topics include the race to the bottom...or as close to it as possible in Vancouver's draft lottery quest, and Pettersson as the club's next captain.
Rick Dhaliwal stops by with notes about the depth p...

Matt and Blake discuss the Canucks' continued rise up the standings and draft lottery odds, topics from the GMs meetings (fights after clean hits, pride jerseys, Arizona as a dumping ground for bad contracts) as well as the saga of Ethan Bear and big day for the BC Lions at the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Frank Corrado stops by to discuss Guillaume Brisebois' first NHL goal, who fits with the unconventional Conor Garland, and whether wins now can lead to wins next season. Rob Williams did th...

Matt and Blake are joined by Darren Dreger and Jeff Paterson after the Canucks' season-best 5th straight win.

With Jeff, the guys discuss whether these wins can translate to wins next year, the difference Thatcher Demko has made, the strong play from depth players, Brock Boeser's transformation into playmaker, and Guillaume Brosebois' first NHL goal.

With Dreger, topics include the NHL's salary cap for next year and beyond, expansion to Atlanta and Houston, and healthy scratches in advance of ...

Matt and Blake discuss new faces (Filip Hronek, Aidan McDonough) dropping into the Canucks lineup and we hear from McDonough after his meet-the-media press availability yesterday, JT Miller's 30th and Rachel Doerrie's column on NHL owners are also discussed.

Patrick Johnston stops by to discuss McDonough's game, Boeser's path forward, Kuzmenko's first season in the NHL and how Elias Pettersson continues to be underrated.

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Matt and Blake are back to discuss an impressive 5-2 win over Ottawa for a season-best four-game Canucks win streak, and the signing of collegian/'prospect Aidan McDonough. They also shout out the crowds and champions at the LEC this weekend for the BC High School Basketball Championships.

Jeff Paterson stops by to talk Rick Tocchet, Brock Boeser, contributors on the bottom-end of the roster, and whether Andrei Kuzmenko is having the best rookie* season in Canucks history.

*Kuzmenko is too old...

Matt and Blake take a look at the Canucks' stretch drive, which teams they can catch and which teams can surpass them in the overall league standings and for draft lottery position. Rick Dhaliwal stops by with news updates on collegiate draft pick Aidan McDonough, the crop of college free agents, Tanner Pearson and Ethan Bear. Rob Williams on the Rick Tocchet effect and on why Quinn Hughes is underrated.

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Canucks have won three in a row, plenty of bouquets to hand out. Matt and Blake do just that with guests Frank Corrado and Jeff Paterson (Rink Wide: Vancouver). Topics include JT Miller's improvement under Rick Tocchet, Andrei Kuzmenko hitting 30 goals, and the depth defencemen stepping up. We hear from the coach and Miller. And the guys look at the league standings and draft lottery odds given this winning streak.

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Darren Dreger (Ray & Dregs Hockey Podcast) stops by to tell us everything he knows about the Canucks-Penguins negotiations on a J.T. Miller trade. The sides got far enough down the line that third parties were engaged, with Vancouver trying to find a home for a Penguins player who would've been included. Matt and Blake discuss this year's class of college free agents and the Canucks' targets, as well as who is more underrated: Elias Pettersson or Quinn Hughes.

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Lots of storylines coming out of the Canucks' 4-3 shootout win over Nashville and the guys get to many of them with guest Jeff Paterson (Rink Wide: Vancouver): EP40 goes EP 30/300; Silovs making a case to be the backup; the 4th (or 3rd) line play of Joshua and Åman; the young Russians; Langley's Kyle Burroughs and JT Miller fighting. Patrick Johnston stops by for trade deadline post-mort. What's to become of Miller and Brock Boeser this summer, plus the deal for Filip Hronek.

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Matt and Blake clean up the trade deadline leftovers on the dalliance with the Penguins on JT Miller. Seems the Canucks were trying to involve a third team and were shopping Pens players who would've been included. The conversation also turns to the 4-1 win over the Leafs Saturday. The remarkable seasons being had by Elias Pettersson, Quinn Hughes and Andrei Kuzmenko. And what Rick Tocchet wants to see over the remaining quarter of the season. John Shannon stops by to talk the deadline, and NHL ...

Huge deadline show where Matt, Blake and Jeff Paterson (Rink Wide: Vancouver) break down the Canucks moves (and non-moves). We hear from GM Patrik Allvin on why they made the move for defenceman Filip Hronek and moved on from Vernon's Curtis Lazar. Rick Dhaliwal stops by to give us the behind-the-scenes on the Canucks efforts to move J.T. Miller, Brock Boeser and Conor Garland. And former Canucks analyst/coach Rachel Doerrie joins to evaluate the additions (Hronek, Vitaly Kravtsov and Aatu Räty)...

Matt and Blake dig deep and further unpack the Filip Hronek trade, as well as speculating what else the Canucks could do before Friday's NHL trade deadline.
Frank Corrado -- a new weekly regular -- stops by with reasons Detroit moved on from Hronek, and gives the deal positive reviews from a Canucks perspective.
Rob Williams does not. The national sports editor of the Daily Hive/Offside is apoplectic about the Canucks once again thinking they can fast track competitiveness.

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Tick, tock. Tick. tock. Countdown to Friday's trade deadline means TSN Insider Darren Dreger (Ray & Dregs) and what he's hearing on Brock Boeser, J.T. Miller and the Canucks discussions with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Dregs also prepares us for the hilarity to come on TSN's Tradecentre show. Jeff Paterson (Rink Wide: Vancouver) evaluates the Luke Schenn trade and how it could all play out this weekend when the Leafs are in town, as well as forecasting the futures for Boeser and Miller.

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Is a big deal coming the Canucks way? Matt and Blake discuss the latest reports that Vancouver is working on something "sizeable." The Welcome Matt features instant reaction to Luke Schenn being traded back to Toronto. Jeff Paterson (Rink Wide: Vancouver) stops by to discuss a high-event game in Dallas where the Canucks win in Thatcher Demko's return. Is Demko back to his usual self? Haven't seen that since last year. The guys also address the remarkable clutch goal-scoring of Andrei Kuzmenko, t...

After consuming the weekend's worth of trades, Matt and Blake talk what they might mean for the Canucks as well as the addition of forward Vitaly Kravtsov. Former Canucks AGM Chris Gear stops by to talk about the contenders, what they've done, who hasn't acted and how the Canucks should handle this week. John Shannon explains the moves in Nashville where Vernon-resident Barry Trotz takes over as GM, and speaks to what the Canucks might do with Luke Schenn.

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We're officially a week away from the NHL trade deadline. Our Canucks insider Rick Dhaliwal shares the latest on Luke Schenn, the team's desire to target young, right-shot defencemen, if a veteran goalie could be signed to backup Thatcher Demko next season and whether the Canucks are in on NCAA free agent Jake Livingstone. Ricky also shares a couple of young NHLers the team could look at acquiring. Jeff Paterson from Rink Wide: Vancouver tells whether he thinks Elias Pettersson has reached super...

Matt and Blake discuss the debut of Aatu Räty, another start for Arturs Silovs, when Thatcher Demko might return and perhaps the final few games for Brock Boeser in a Canucks uniform. Frank Corrado joins and reveals that his go-to, in-game snack was peanut butter toast between periods, not bananas and Pepsi on the bench. Frank also discusses the career evolution of Luke Schenn & Boeser as well as previewing tomorrow's Giants-Cougars game at the LEC where three first-round prospects (and potentia...

Matt and Blake discuss whether Vasily Podkolzin is in play before the trade deadline, the curious recall of Aatu Räty and the possible destinations for Brock Boeser and Luke Schenn. Darren Dreger (Ray & Dregs) stops by and is asked if a JT Miller deal is realistic, while telling us that a Boeser-Schenn package could well be possible. Jeff Paterson (Rink Wide: Vancouver) on the bloated ice-times for Canucks stars in Nashville, and how that computes with head coach Rick Tocchet preaching less is m...

Matt and Blake digest a newsy weekend for the Canucks where J.T. Miller's name is getting some action amid trade rumours. They discuss the difficulty of making trades for players with term and money, prospect trades and the Canucks being a trade brokers (like the Minnesota Wild were with Ryan O'Reilly and the Leafs). Patrick Johnston stops by to weighing on Andrei Kuzmenko's mid-game snack, Elias Pettersson's five-point night and hesitancy to take on the Canucks captaincy. He also reveals what h...

A special Family Day S&P Presents show: The Boys of Summer?

Yes, one month before the start of spring, we're talking summer sports with B.C. Lions head coach/co-GM Rick Campbell, Whitecaps FC technical director Axel Schuster and Canadians president Andy Dunn. All three were making news in the first fortnight of February.

The Caps start their season at home Saturday, February 25th. The Lions are coming off a successful week of CFL free agency. And the Canadians have announced their coaching sta...

Setbacks aplenty for the Canucks as Thatcher Demko suffers a tweak in practice and won't be able to backup Saturday as planned, and Tanner Pearson heads to LTIR.
Matt and Blake discuss Demko's injury, Luke Schenn's future, as well as prospects Nils Högalnder and Aidan McDonough with Canucks insider Rick Dhaliwal. The Welcome Matt delves into the similarities between new Canucks coach Rick Tocchet and ex-Canucks coach John Tortorella. And Ryan Gauld of the Whitecaps stops by with the team preppin...

Plenty to talk about with Arturs Silovs making his first start, a rehabilitated Andrei Kuzmenko back on the top line, the next Jack Rathbone look-see, and new names in the trade rumour mill (JT Miller, Nils Höglander). Matt and Blake discuss all that, as well as welcoming guests Frank Corrado and Jeff Paterson (Rink Wide: Vancouver). Corrado tells the story of how he was *responsible* for Robidas Island, Jeff argues that last night was the wrong spot for Silovs.

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