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A somber day in this business started the conversation after layoffs at Sportsnet 650. You’ll want to hear what Matt and Blake have to say about that. 

The ‘Welcome Matt’ addresses what the Canucks could do with Hamonic cap space and 40&43 thoughts. 

Joe Haggerty joined Matt and Blake to talk about everything that is going on in Boston right now. He started off though by asking about how is good friend, Jim Benning is doing. Thought it was surprising to see him lose his cool in the media the other day. Talked about the big Sunday nighter with Brady in town to go up against his former team. Says there are still people that hold allegiances to Brady. Joe talked about what the vibe change has been with the Patriots now with Brady gone. Talked about the Bruins prospect, Fabian Lysell and if he will be reassigned to the Vancouver Giants this year. 

David Pagnotta of the Fourth Period joined the guys for the very latest on what he is hearing in regards to the Canucks. He understands that the Canucks haven’t made a determination on how they’ll reallocate the Hamonic money if he decides not to come back. Talked about vaccine rates among some players in American markets and how they will go about not playing in some Canadian cities. 

Jeff Paterson joined the show for his regular spot and started off by talking about the layoffs at 650 and his thoughts on the matter. Talked about how impossible it is to overlook PP practices with the absence of 40&43. Talked about how Travis Green is feeling with all this extra noise about players that aren’t here. JPat talked about Luke Schenn and how much hockey he hasn’t played and how much trouble the Canucks could be in if he is looking at top 4 minutes. Talked about Travis Hamonic and which way he is leaning. Talked about what they might find on the waiver wire, which is basically a flea market, in which they could replace Hamonic. Would rather overpay their stars than elsewhere in the lineup. 

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The ‘Welcome Matt’ addressed Oliver Ekman-Larsson and the difference between playing in Vancouver, compared to Arizona.

Arash Madani of Sportsnet joined Matt and Blake to help set up the start of the home set vs the Yankees, right in the thick of the AL Wild Card race. He talked about Ryu and where he has him slotted in the lineup. He says this is the biggest series in the last 5 years. Says that they are in this mess because of their pitching. They failed to address their bullpen in May and June. Their starting pitching has been very good. He thinks there is some magical pixie dust left for when they most need it. It wasn’t all that long ago that the Jays went into Yankee Stadium and swept them. Arash talked about why he thinks September baseball is better than October baseball. Talked about the attendance for tonight. 

Patrick Johnston of Post Media joined the show and started off by addressing the poll question. He talked about which Canuck player is most likely to surprise. Talked about how he wants to play. PJ talked about the pressure mounting on OEL. Patrick addressed GM JB’s comments on Travis Hamonic last night. Says he is probably frustrated, with the player. Has an ounce of sympathy for him because these aren’t the questions he wants to answer right now. It’s not all that complicated but there is a lot that has to happen before Hamonic plays. 

Jeff Paterson joined the show in his regular spot and started off by talking about the poll question and which Canuck will prove doubters wrong. Talked about Mike DiPietro and the effort he put forth in what will be his home building in Abbotsford. Talked about Chiasson and what he is going to have to do to make this team. Talked about Hughes and his season last year. 

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A jam packed Monday show kicked off with Matt and Blake wrapping up the weekend. Chatting about Canucks vs Kraken, Lions, Whitecaps and Ryder Cup. 

The ‘Welcome Matt’ touches on Week 3 in the NFL. There may have been mention of a record long field goal against a team near and dear to one member of the S&P Team. 

Charean Williams joined the show just outside AT&T stadium in Dallas to recap the weekend. She thinks it’s already been a very strange year. She thinks the Chargers have a good chance to win the AFC West but that the Chiefs will be there in the end. Talked about how worried she is about Seattle. Picked them the win the division and right now they are the worst team in the division. Likes Dallas tonight, will go into the 4th but Cowboys will pull ahead. 

NHL Insider, John Shannon joined the guys and right off the hop we talked Elias Pettersson and whether or not missing Hamonic could help with the cap problem. He thinks that if Benning had his way, Hamonic would be in Abbotsford getting ready for the game tonight. The last few days has been difficult to get through to the respective parties as they try to hammer this out without the media. He talked about the Kraken and the scene in Spokane. Says that there is way more of a hockey IQ in Spokane than Seattle. Talked about how he would go about producing a broadcast. He thinks it’s a very immature hockey town. They would rather see what kind of ice-cream Jordan Eberle eats. They would be missing the boat if they don’t focus on people stories. John talked about the game not being on regional television last night and says he isn’t losing sleep over it not being on locally.

Sekeres & Price Canucks Reporter, Jeff Paterson joined in his regular spot. Started off by chatting about Travis Hamonic. Talked about how he was out there constantly when the puck was going in the net, while shorthanded. Wonders what TH has been up to if he opts in for the season. Explained that with only a 3 day training camp, the storylines are still the same. Talked about Luke Schenn. If he is playing top 4 minutes, you know that was never the plan. Talked about Olli Juolevi. Talked about Podkolzin and what we might see from him tonight. Talked about what we saw from Silovs last night vs the Kraken. Expecting to see 2 periods from DiPietro. Talked about when we might see some cuts coming. Talked about Brady Keeper and the injury he sustained. Talked about the availability of GM Jim Benning.

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Gregg Bell of the Tacoma Tribune joined Matt and Blake to help set up the match in Minnesota this weekend. Started off, though, by talking about Hawks D-Coordinator, Ken Norton Jr. and his fathers fights versus Ali. Gregg summed up the matchup on defence for the Hawks, after Henry ran through them last week. He talked about Josh Gordon and if he might fit into this team. Pete Carroll would be open to having him back if he is officially reinstated. Talked about DK Metcalf and his revealing moment when he admitted that all the trash talk got into his kitchen. He talked about the running game and who is more dominant.

Rick Dhaliwal, Canucks Insider, joined the guys and for some reason the conversation started off by talking about hair gel. Moving along… Rick told us what he is hearing about Travis Hamonic. It sounds like he isn’t in Vancouver at the moment. Rick talked about what the Canucks could be thinking if Hamonic won’t be making it for the start of the season. 

Our Canucks Reporter, Jeff Paterson joined to talk about day 2 of training camp. He thinks the scrimmage could have used 40 and 43. JPat ran through a number of players and how they are handling camp and will get into the lineup. He talked about Podkolzin and his grasp of the English language. He handled himself really, really well in that situation. He is having a lot of fun out on the ice. Says it is pretty clear that he understands everything that the coaches are throwing at him. JPat talked about Jack Rathbone. Says it is nice to have NHL games on his resume but he really hasn’t experienced the NHL life in his 8 games from last year. There may be some games out in Abby this season as he is waiver-exempt. Talked about Olli Juolevi and the thought that there just isn’t an NHL defensemen in him. Jeff talked about the upcoming preseason games and what we should expect. 

The show wrapped up with Take 5 Thursday, Friday edition. Who wins and breaks the season tie, Matt or Blake?

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Broadcasting live from Audi Downtown Vancouver... The show kicks off with the Welcome Matt going through some clips of the opening day of training camp.

The guys welcomed in the legendary Jim Hughson to the show to talk about his recent retirement. Jim talked about a few of the chats he has had in the last couple days with people he has worked with and says he can’t wait until the 24 hour news cycle is over and he becomes ‘Jim down the block’. He talked about why he didn’t extend his career like a lot of the other greats. A very interesting take on life in the bubble. He talked about the pull to go east to further his career. Talked about the parallel between himself and Jim Robson retiring earlier. Talked about career highlights. Says that there are too many individual ones to mention but that every memory tells their own story. Jim talked about the difference between calling radio and tv and realizing that some of his best calls are when he said nothing at all. Jim talked about some of his catchphrases and why he phased some of them out and why some of them stuck. 

Jim talked about the switch over to calling video games. He says it was a project to be proud of, despite it being the most tedious work of his life.

Thomas Drance of the Athletic joined the fellas and started off by talking about his new VanCast co-host, Farhan Lalji. He followed that up by talking about the bag skate and who excelled. He talked about the science behind JT Miller and how he went about that particular part of the camp. Drancer talked about Garland losing his lunch. Drancer touched on how much Will Lockwood impressed him throughout the day. Following up with the Hamonic situation and if there is a story here or not.

St. Louis Cardinals slugger and Maple Ridge native, Tyler O’Neill joined Matt and Blake to talk about his incredible season. He also talked about his relationship with Baseball Hall of Famer, Larry Walker. Tyler talked about what it is like to play in St. Louis. He says it’s just something you need to come and experience. He hopes it’s still awhile before he makes his way back up to BC. 

Jeff Paterson joined in his regular spot. Started talking about the guys who you would need to look at to move out. Starting with the two guys who’s salary lay within the three million dollar range. Talked about Hamonic and his personal decision to not be at camp right now. Followed up with why the Canucks need a player like that right now. Talked about the camp to date for  OEL and Lockwood. Also how nice it is to be back in the building, to see fans in the stands with players on the ice. Told a hilarious story about getting into the building in Abbotsford this morning. 

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