Sept 3, 2026: Gang is all here, including (surprise!) Jake DeBrusk. Canucks centralize with camp around the corner.

Matt and co-host Jeff Paterson discuss the Canucks season outlook at this time of year. Typically it's filled with optimism. Is that the case this season? Are people rooting for losses? Or is hope once again springing eternal? They talk about Jake DeBrusk -- still a member of the Vancouver Canucks -- and whether they were surprised that he wasn't traded this season. They discuss the urgency of a DeBrusk trade, the captain's (minus a captain) skates ongoing at Rogers Arensa, the new guys arriving, the new coaching staff's duties, the lack of Canucks games on Amazon Prime, the murky Quinn Hughes situation in Minnesota and Evander Kane's social media feud with an ex-teammate.

DFO Insider David Pagnotta joins to discuss DeBrusk, the Kings interest in Elias Pettersson, and the interest in Brock Boeser, which probably won't amount to a trade. Pagnotta talks Hughes, Connor Hellebuyck, Dylan Larkin, and the mess in Detroit.

Canadian sports media podcaster/columnist Jonah Sigel discuss the lack of sports-talk radio in Vancouver, whether it's still viable, the shifting distribution landscape in media, and the futures of Elliotte Friedman, Kevin Bieksa and Landon Ferraro.

And Vancouver Canadians play-by-play voice Tyler Zickel joins to talk about the club clinching a berth in the Northwest League championship series, top prospect JoJo Parker, the catalysts who joined in July and the bonus home games At the Nat next week as the C's seek a sixth championship as a Blue Jays affiliate.

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