Canucks Mafia

Former Canucks scout Jonathan Bates (@Batesy523) joins Mike and Darren to discuss the inner workings of the scouting department, his role with Vancouver over a 13 year span, the Jake Virtanen and Olli Juolevi picks, Judd Brackett and much much more!

Mike and Darren are extremely excited to record with the great Rick Dhaliwal (@DhaliwalSports) of ChekTV's Donnie & Dhali! We discuss all things Canucks; Pettersson and Hughes' contract talks, what to expect from the new acquisitions and much more! 

Mike and Darren are pleased to be joined by Sean Warren (@seanwarren234), founder of Area51 Sports Network. Sean shares his thoughts on the Canucks off-season, including the Pettersson and Hughes contract negotiations, the Oliver Ekman-Larsson/Connor Garland trade and more. Sean also provides his predictions for Podkolzin's rookie season and where the Canucks will finish in the standings!

Mike and Darren - once again -  discuss the Pettersson and Hughes contracts, as well as critique the new Jason Dickinson contract. They answer fan questions, some Canucks related and some personal including point projections for the Canucks new players. They finish off with a quick prediction of where this team will finish in the standings, and I think most of you will be surprised with their answers! Also, a bit of foreshadowing for a big guest we have coming up in the next month!

Darren and Mike discuss the flurry of off-season moves the Canucks have made, including their thoughts on all the free agent signings, buyouts and trades. Also, should you be concerned with the Pettersson and Hughes negotiations? And is there actually reason for some optimism for the upcoming season? 

Mike and Darren discuss and dissect the Canucks blockbuster deal with Arizona, the effect on the salary cap now and going forward, as well as the other off-season moves made thus far and some options going forward as Free Agency approaches. 

Mike and Darren extensively go over their Seattle Kraken expansion draft - team by team - while staying under the salary cap, and hitting all the minimum position requirements and other expansion rules. 

Mike and Darren discuss the Canucks underwhelming unveiling of their new Abbotsford farm team's name and jersey, as well as the upcoming Expansion Draft Protection List and reports, rumours and speculation surrounding the Canucks off-season. 

In this episode, Mike and Darren discuss the Canucks hiring of the Sedin twins and their roles, the Sam Reinhart debate, then shifting gears away from hockey, they discuss nightmare tenants, awful roommates, and a couple hilarious stories from their past. All we can say is oversized Pituitary Glands and Junction 12.....

Mike and Darren discuss today's Canucks news of re-signing and bringing in some new coaches, the upcoming Pettersson and Hughes contracts, the Stecher vs Myers debate and just how far away the team is from competing with the elite franchises in the league!