Canucks Mafia

Mike and Darren discuss the Podkolzin signing and what our expectations are for him, the NHL Draft Lottery where the Canucks will remain at 9th overall, the Seth Jones rumours and speculation as well as the questionable Mark Sheiffele hit in the Canadiens-Jets series. 

Mike and Darren provide and discuss their end of season player grades for the whole Canucks roster. 

Mike and Darren discuss the dysfunctional state of the Canucks franchise, Benning reportedly returning, the Sedins rumour, Green's reported new contract as well as takeaways from the players' interviews today.

Mike makes a major statement against the Sedins that Darren disagrees with vehemently, and the first major disagreement between the two occurs. 

Lastly, a shoutout to a pupil, and special friend. 

In this episode, Mike and Darren are extremely excited to interview Pat Byrne, the former sleep doctor/analyst/consultant of the Vancouver Canucks. We get insight into what exactly he provided for the team, what it was like working for the organization and much much more! 

Pat currently runs Byrne Fatigue Consulting and works with athletes all over the world and in the major North American sports. You can find out more about the business at 
www.byrne-co.com and find his amazing book, Inconvenient Sleep; Why Teams Win And Lose at all major book stores both in paper and online. 

Mike and Darren touch on the Jake Virtanen sexual assault allegations, the Canucks 6 game losing skid, the highly anticipated debuts of Kole Lind and Jack Rathbone and the mysterious Elias Pettersson injury. Also, they talk about their thoughts on the Tom Wilson saga and where the league got it wrong, as well as introducing a very special guest that will appear on a special episode next week!

Mike and Darren discuss the Canucks disappointing 4 game series vs the Ottawa Senators, then ask the question; who will be a legit contender first? The Canucks or the Senators? Then they touch on Vancouver's game vs Toronto tonight and the excitement surrounding Kole Lind's NHL debut.  

In this episode, Mike and Darren follow up with Uncle Laleet about the #FireBenning banner that was flying around the city yesterday and the resounding success of the campaign and all the money it raised - directly or indirectly - for Canucks related charities as well as the hype and media attention it has received, including the backlash that has resulted in unintentional marketing of the event/fundraiser. 

Then, Mike and Darren discuss the Canucks two big wins over the Leafs, the upcoming 4-game set with the Senators, and are playoffs a realistic possibility?

On this special episode of Canucks Mafia, Mike and Darren are joined by Canucks Twitter legend Uncle Laleet. Uncle and the gang discuss #BannerGate; Uncle's fundraiser to get a banner to fly over Vancouver to promote firing Canucks GM, Jim Benning. Also, they go over the management and ownership issues the team faces, as well as thoughts on the current Covid situation. Lastly, Uncle answers some questions from members of Canucks Twitter. 

Mike and Darren analyze the Canucks trade deadline moves and discuss some of the other meaningful deals around the league. Also, further analysis and discussion about the Canucks Covid-19 situation and what the rest of the season will look like given the condensed schedule and Covid crisis. 

Mike (@MikeK_mode) and Darren(@dp85soon) discuss the Tanner Pearson contract, the Canucks continued Covid-19 crisis, how the NHL's Covid protocols failed the Canucks and what the future of this season may look like for a team dealing with a Covid outbreak. 

This episode brought to you by Darren's Dad's Bartending School: Why pour 12 drinks when you can just pour one using the same amount of booze?!