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The Welcome Matt runs through clips from the first media day of the season. You will hear from the likes of Jim Benning on players that won’t be here to start camp. 

NHL insider, Frank Seravalli joined the guys and started off by chatting about what the biggest news in the NHL would be right now. Talked about the NHL investigation into Evander Kane gambling while playing for the Sharks. Followed that up by talking about the new investigation he faces for sexual assault and domestic violence. Talked about what he is hearing about Pettersson and Hughes. He thinks defensemen are harder to work in a bridge deal. Talked about the strategy that goes into signing star players. Doesn’t think that this is the agency playing hardball with a team that waited to sign the superstars last. Talked about how much more flexibility the Canucks would have if they didn’t sign Pearson first. Finished off by going around the league to talk injuries. 

The Price is Right touches on players who don’t want to get vaccinated. 

Jeff Paterson, our Canucks reporter joined the show in his regular spot to talk about what he took away from the Canucks first in-person media availability this season. Highlighted Connor Garland and the energy he brought. Talked about Sutter’s availability. Jeff is curious about what went into signing him and why he chose to come back. Talked about who will fill in the void left by him. There will be some open auditions for the top PK unit with the likes of Sutter and Motte not being there for the start of camp. Can’t have a guy like JT Miller out there in every situation. Talked about the starting road trip and that the players are looking forward to it.  

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Dan Murphy of Sportsnet TV joined Matt and Blake and started off by talking about what it’ll be like to be back in the rink with actual fans in attendance. He reminisced about going into his 20th season on the beat and working with the recently retired Jim Hughson. He talked about the news of the day and how expensive those preseason tickets are going to be. Dan talked about the pressures the OEL will face when there aren’t many that compare to players his age or contract size. Thinks the Canucks can’t afford another anchor contract to go south. He thinks the OEL hook is at the forefront of the Sedin impact in their new role. They will be a very valuable piece as a conduit between management and players. Talked about how Travis Green feels going into the season and that he would have liked a lot of players GM JB brought in. Talked about what he wishes JB did that would have made it easier to sign Hughes and Pettersson. Murph has always felt that they would miss training camp, no matter how much cap space there is. Finished it off by talking about what made Jim Hughson. Saying he was always so consistent. 

Patrick Johnston of Postmedia and started off talking about our poll question and his favourite Canucks pxp commentator. Followed up by breaking down the Kaprizov deal for the Wild and how it compares to what Pettersson should sign for. This moves away from the Barzal discussion and the chatter in the public. Talks about how the Canucks painted themselves into a corner signing players before their two big names. PJ thinks Canucks fans have a legitimate reason to be upset with their two best players not being there. Finished off by talking about the Rugby Sevens tournament and how it went. 

The Price is right touches on the price being wrong… in Abbotsford for the Canucks preseason ticket price.   

Jeff Paterson joined the guys in his regular spot and started off by talking about how the Kaprizov deal will effect Pettersson. Thinks that this plays into the EP camp, waiting to see what happened with this signing first. JPat doesn’t think that EP will get 9 million. Talked about the pattern that has emerged when it comes to Jim Benning getting these 2nd contracts done for their star players. Talked about Tyler Motte not being available for the start of the season and what that means for the club. Says that his availability isn’t anywhere near good enough, especially heading into the final year of his contract. Talked about bringing in players for PTO’s. Says it is hard when its public knowledge that there is no money to spend. Talked about who his favourite play by play commentator in Canucks history. Finished up by talking about Jim Hughson. 

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Charean Williams joined the guys to recap week 2 in the NFL season. She talked about how worried fans should be with the Seahawks. She outlined what the Titans did that other teams may try to mirror and how concerning that could be to the Hawks. Talked about what makes Henry such a good running back. Went around the league. Talked about the Ravens deciding to go for it on 4th down. Finished up with her thoughts on the officiating. News flash, it’s not good.

John Shannon joined the guys and started to talk about what he thinks the Canucks playoffs chances are. He looked around the rest of the Western Conference to see which division has the edge in playoff teams. Talked about Edmonton and how they should do this season, with all their talent. John talked about family weighing in on brothers contract situations, like the Hughes’ and Tkachuk’s. Admits that it jumps off the page but doesn’t think there is much to fuss about. He mentioned that there was a time, not too long ago, that the cap was expected to around 100 million dollars. With everything that has gone on, it won’t be even close to that for the next 4 years. 

Jeff Paterson joined in his regular spot and started to talk about the debut episode of Rink Wide. Wrapped up rookie camp from last week. Talked about allowing fans into training camp in Abbotsford. Followed up by talking about Travis Green’s comments from Ray and Dregs on his battle with Covid 19. Jeff tells us what he read into Jack Hughes’ comments about his brother and the money he should get. Followed that up with Quinn’s chances at cracking the American Olympic team. And finally, talked about our poll question and when he thinks the Canucks will be hitting the golf course. 

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Rick Dhaliwal joined the guys in place of the Welcome Matt on the first day of Rookie Camp. He tells us where the two players waiting to sign and if they are in town or not. Talks about who the pressure is on now compared to when the season starts. 

Gregg Bell joined the show to chat about this weekend’s Seahawks home opener vs the Titans. He started talking about the relationship between Russel Wilson’s best friend passing away at the age of 48 due to Cancer and how it may affect the QB. Moving on to the head coach celebrating his 70th birthday this past week. Goes on to talk about the health status of the football club. 

Ray Ferraro and Darren Dreger of Ray & Dregs joined Matt and Blake in Studio and started talking about what else… the weather. Moving right along into the status of the two big starts, Hughes and Pettersson. Dregs talked about where management would be comfortable and how that differs from what the players probably want and trying to find the sweet spot. Ray talked about who they compare to in the league and the kind of money being thrown at them. Dregs predicts and who shows up to camp. Ray talks about Garland and how he thinks the fanbase will react to the way he plays. Elaborating on what kind of player the Canucks need him to be and what kind of player he actually will be. Following that up on the goaltending and how many games Demko should play, moving forward. Dregs talked about the difference between expansion drafts from Vegas to Seattle. Ray followed it up with talking about his relationship with Ron Francis and how it meshes with how he is operating the Kraken. Ray talks about what his role with ESPN and the accompanying networks. 

Jeff Paterson joined in his regular spot fresh off his first day back at the rink. Talking about who was on the ice and how they looked. Talked about Podkolzin and the efforts he is making to assimilate into society. Continued the conversation of Pettersson and Hughes and how this could turn out. 

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The show opens up by welcoming our official new beer and seltzer sponsor. The ‘Welcome Matt’ touches on when we may see full stands.

Brad Wingfield of the Danbury Trashers joined Matt and Blake from Gibsons to talk about his time with the team on the heels of Untold: Crime and Penalties. He chatted about how his journey started with the BCHL. Talked about the process of filming the documentary. Addressed what it was like to walk the line with the sort of people who owned the team. It was the best time and place he had in his career. Talked about what it was like to be a part of the community and how much he appreciated everyone in it. 

Thomas Drance of the Athletic joined the show, starting off chatting about if he is excited for Canucks rookie camp. He answered the our poll question on if he wants to see the Canucks participate in more outdoor games. He gives his thoughts on where Podkolzin could find himself in the lineup. Talked about Pettersson and Hughes and who they compare to, all things considered. 

The Price is Right touches on the announcement of the Heritage Classic and if the Canucks should be more involved. 

Jeff Paterson joined in his regular 5 o’clock spot a week ahead of main camp. Started off by talking about the Canucks and their lack of participation in outdoor games. He talked about the way the Canucks would go about making space for the likes of Pettersson and Hughes.

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