Episodes

Our Vancouver Canucks insider, Rick Dhaliwal, joined for his regular Friday hit. Talked about Northlands and what a tough hole 18 is. Talked about Scott Walker not coming back. Talked about the process of hiring assistant coaches. It’ll be late July before Bruce and co. know what this team looks like. It’ll be a bit later than years past. Talked about the prospect pool for the Canucks. Thinks they will try really hard to get a 2nd rounder. You can’t go into drafts without a 1st or 2nd rounder, w...

Our Vancouver Canucks reporter, Jeff Paterson joined Matt and Blake to talk about the Battle of Alberta. Talked about the Edmonton Oilers giving up 2 goals to the Calgary Flames in the first minute. If any of those guys are in your hockey pool you are pretty happy with the trough full of goals. Answered the poll question. Going with any tag team that has Milan Lucic. Thinks that Matthew Tkachuk would be the best wrestler of the lot. Talked about the Jack Adams. Talked about Bruce Boudreau and hi...

Our NHL insider, Darren Dreger, joined for his regular Wednesday hit. Talked about Bruce coming back. Says that ownership was starting to get ancy. Not that there was any bad blood. Bruce was still under contract, so BB camp couldn’t make any calls around the league. Dregs thinks that Bruce went about it the right way. Says he was right to go with what he had. Was on the outside for a long time before Francesco reached out to him. Talked about JT Miller. Hard to be critical of his play this last...

Patrick Johnston joined for his regular Tuesday appearance, without Molly, this time… Talked about assistant coaches. Talked about support staff that had been let go. Talked about sleep cycle and the difference between managing in the East compared to the West.

Jeff Paterson joined for his daily hit. Answered the poll question on what the Canucks need the most. Talked about recent Stanley Cup champions and how many goals they score in the regular season, compared to the rest of the league. High...

Jeff Paterson, fresh off vacation, joined up to talk about the news in the Canucks. Thinks there needs to be some more work for the Canucks to be compared to a team like the Rangers. Talked about Bruce Boudreau coming back. Doesn’t think he strung the Canucks along, his concerns were justified. He wanted to make sure his mom and the hockey team he owns are all taken care of. Wondered why Bruce wouldn’t have called the Canucks himself and instead left it up to his agent to let them know he was co...

Friday regular and Canucks insider, Rick Dhaliwal, joined to talk all things Canucks. Talked about Boudreau officially coming back. Thinks this got too public and it’s not a good look for either side. Says that everyone got together and said that this isn’t good. Talked about what the hold up could have been. Wasn’t term and money so must have been asst. coaches. Talked about the training staff that were let go. This doesn’t surprise anyone. Talked about Kuzmenko. The player is looking at years ...

Vancouver Whitecaps head coach, Vanni Sartini, joined Matt and Blake after a victory over a CPL team in Valour. Happy they did their job and have now qualified for the quarter final. They have stopped this bad tradition of losing to a lower level team. Was pleased with the first half but second half became sleepy. That’s why the chances dried up. A game of two faces. Likes that the last two games have been clean sheets. Talked about Teibert. The soul of the group. Thinks that he has been picked ...

Our Wednesday regular, Darren Dreger, joined Matt and Blake to chat about the NHL. Talked about the Oilers and the disappointment the Oilers will face if they get bounced in the 1st round, yet again. Talked about the likelihood of the first and second picks being on the move. Doesn’t think that Trotz is a fit for Canucks management.
Cam Robinson of Elite Prospects joined Matt and Blake for a quick recap of the draft lottery. Says there will be some options at 15 for the Canucks. They will be sit...

Our Tuesday regular, Patrick Johnston, joined Matt and Blake. Talked about the availability of Barry Trotz. Not one PJ thought he saw coming. If you replace a guy, you better get somebody better. Talked about OEL and what it would take to trade him. Thinks if anyone on the back end will move, it’ll be Myers. Talked about the value of Ryan Johnson to the Canucks.

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The Welcome Matt is on Barry Trotz and his availability after being fired in Long Island.

NHL Insider, John Shannon joined Matt and Blake to start the week. Talked about Barry Trotz being out of work for the time being. Talked about what led to the decision. Missing the playoffs is important to Lou. Wouldn’t be surprised if Torts name starts popping up. Has not been on the TV side of things. Would almost go with Matt’s money to the bank, that he will be back in the NHL next year. Not buying tha...

Rick Dhaliwal of Donnie and Dhali joined Matt and Blake for his regular Friday hit. Talked about the handling of Boudreau by Canucks management. Says that Allvin isn’t the first guy to get a GM job and get his own guy for a coach. Says that the owner put them in this position by hiring the coach first. Bruce is stuck because you know the GM doesn’t want you. Talked about the Abbotsford Canucks. Says Ryan Johnson loves Trent Cull.

JPat joined for the last day of the week. Talked about the bigges...

Scott Rintoul joined for his regular Thursday hit. Talked about the perceived fued between coach and management. Talked about a practice rink and where it might be.

JPat in his normal spot. Talked about who he trusts more. Has to go with Rutherford over Allvin. Talked about the Abbotsford Canucks. Year 1 has to be chalked up as a success. There were certainly a lot of challenges. Called their playoff run a massive disappointment.

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Our Wednesday insider, Darren Dreger, joined for his regular hit. Surprise surprise! It was Boudreau wall to wall. Talked about who could potentially replace Boudreau. Dregs would say that Maurice would be a long shot. PM would be super selective with where he wants to go, at this point in his life. It has to fit his surroundings.

JPat in his regular spot. Talked about Boudreau and the artificial deadline his camp has put out. Says that it is on management to get better players than if Bruce is...

JPat joined in his regular spot on a big news day. Talked about Bruce Boudreau and Rutherford’s comments when it comes to bringing him back. Talked about other comments that Rutherford said like how he is displeased with the zone-exit. Talked about the upgrades coming to Rogers Arena. JPat says that Rutherford is a master communicator. Didn’t give out all the secrets but let enough out that there is something to talk about.

Patrick Johnston joined off fresh off the Rutherford/Allvin presser. PJ...

John Shannon joined for his regular Monday appearance with Matt and Blake. Talked about the playoff format and why he thinks it’s not going anywhere. Talked about Bruce Boudreau. Bruce made it fun to come to the rink. Talked about Brock Boeser and the odds of him being moved on compassionate grounds. Talked about who he thinks will win the cup. Talked about broadcasters hanging up the mic after this season.

JPat joined for his regular spot after a busy weekend of end of season media availabilit...

Rick Dhaliwal joined for his regular Friday hit. Talked about Brock Boeser. Says that a 1 or 2 year deal are on the table. He is one of the players that benefited from the coaching change. Hit the 70 game threshold for the first time this season. All he does is score when he is healthy. Believes that the club wants him back and it won’t be a hard deal to make. Talked about the love for Bruce Boudreau. Talked about Podkolzin. Says there is something there to him maybe not going to Abbotsford for ...

Scott Rintoul joined for his regular Thursday hit. Talked about when this team could see the playoffs. Followed that up with Podkolzin talk and how he has emerged this season. Talked more about jerseys and what the Canucks should be rolling out. Scotty gave his thougths on the VGK’s. Talked about CFL rule changes. Talked about the NFL draft.

JPat joined Matt and Blake in his usual spot. It was all Podz talk as Vasily spoke to the media in english for the first time this season. Talked about Dus...

Darren Dreger joined Matt and Blake for his regular Wednesday spot. Talked about an update he has on Thatcher Demko. Talked about other goalies around the league. Talked about Pete DeBoer. Dregs wouldn’t be surprised if he keeps his job. Thinks that if he is out in Vegas he will only be unemployed for as long as he wants to be. He’s a very high experienced and quality coach. Talked about Boudreau. Says that Bruce has a lot of loyalty to the Canucks organization after bringing him back into the l...

Patrick Johnston stopped by the studio for his regular Tuesday appearance. Talked about Bruce Boudreau and if he’ll be back or not. Talked about our poll question and what jersey he’d like to see back into the rotation. Talked about JT Miller and the race to 100 points. Talked about Quinn Hughes and where his season finds itself in Canucks history.
JPat joined in his regular slot. Talked about the black skate coming back. Noted that Bruce gave some indication that the jerseys were going to be ba...

John Shannon joined Matt and Blake for his regular Monday appearance. Talked about Bruce and if he’ll be back. Thinks that if Francesco had his way, BB would be back. It’s not only up to him. Jim, Patrik and Bruce will all have a say. Not sure what the window looks like for the option. Talked about Vegas and the rif between coach and goalie. Thinks that McCrimmon will give a ringing endorsement for DeBoer. Talked about good teams that will leave the playoffs early because of the format. John is ...

Rick Dhaliwal joined for his regular Friday hit. Started off complaining about the Sekeres vacation. Talked about Bruce Boudreau and if he will be back next year. Says that if it doesn’t work out with Bruce, there is no appetite for a rookie coach.
Jeff Paterson in his regular spot. Talked about the game vs the Wild. Doesn’t blame Bruce for riding Demko, after he started his 60th. Wonders if Spencer Martin can handle the rest of the load for next year. Says the team needs a lot of help to make i...

Scott Rintoul joined for his regular Thursday hit. Talked about Canucks awards. Says the MVP is a no brainer. Talked about what Garland brings to the team and if he is on his ballot. Talked about where Luke Schenn fits into his ballot. Talked about the Larsheiders. Talked about the NHL adopting a play-in tournament. Scotty is all for it. Talked about getting back to the Nat.
Kevin Woodley of In Goal Magazine and NHL.com joined Matt and Blake to talk goalies. Started off by chatting about the Ian...

Darren Dreger, our NHL insider, joined for his regular Wednesday appearance. Talked about what’s coming up on Ray and Dregs. Talked about the Wild and the kind of team they are. Eventually the buyout of Suter and Parise will come back to haunt them. They want to win now. Bringing in Fleury was a no-brainer. Talked about their other adds. They are a pretty complete package. Talked about the Ferraro wardrobe. Talked about Bruce and if he is coming back. Players have responded which gives him a lot...

JPat in his regular spot. Talked about Miller and how the Canucks are getting it done without him scoring goals. Talked about the chances of making the playoffs . There is some wiggle room, they don’t have to be perfect. All is not lost. Talked about Conor Garland. Thinks that he is running out of runway to salvage his season but can play a role in getting the team to the playoffs. Talked about Bruce Boudreau. It’s hard to understand how they could move on from him. Management focus is on lettin...