CKSTAM

The Welcome gets turned over to Mark Roe, who joins from the US Open and tells us how Canadian’s Leylah Annie Fernandez and Felix Auger Aliassime have been able to advance to the semi-finals in both the women’s and men’s draws. 

NFL insider Charean Williams follows and gives a breakdown of the NFL season, while giving us her picks for the Super Bowl.

Canucks reporter Patrick Johnston follows Hashtags - the best and worst of Twitter and tells us why he feels that Vasily Podkolzin has what it takes to be a solid NHL player and gives his analysis on what he thinks the Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes contracts will look like.

The Price is Right gives a tip of the cap to Larry Walker, on the day the Maple Ridge legend  was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. 

Jeff Paterson joins for his daily hit and tells us that he wouldn’t be surprised if Pettersson comes close to reaching the 80-point mark this season, why he thinks the power play needs to get Pettersson more involved, whether he thinks we’ll see a different side from Travis Green this year, and how many starts he thinks Jaroslav Halak will get. 

It’s Blake’s turn to try to sizzle on Hot Take. The show wraps with all the Errors & Omissions. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After the long weekend the boys are back together with Blake and Wadden returning to the blanket fort.

The Welcome Matt admires Leylah Annie Fernandez’s run at the US Open.

Don Taylor from Donnie and Dhali on CHEK TV joins the show and tells us what he was thinking wearing jeans to his good friends wedding, whether or not he thinks Vasily Podkolzin will have a better rookie season than Nils Höglander did last season, and if he’s concerned about Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes still not yet signed by the Canucks.

NHL insider John Shannon follows Hashtags - the best and worst of Twitter and tells us why he doesn’t think that Kirill Kaprizov is a good comparable for Pettersson’s new contract, if he thinks that there will be NHL players that will choose to opt out this season, and why the Montreal Canadiens hands were tied with the Jesperi Kotkaniemi offer sheet from the Carolina Hurricanes.

The Price is Right takes a look at Canada’s sports right now and how Canadians are excelling on the pitch and on the tennis court like they never have before.

Jeff Paterson returns to his usual spot kicking off the third hour and tells us why he thinks the Canucks forward group is vastly improved, gives us some key dates to circle on your calendar for the Canucks, how prepared he is for the fans return to Rogers Arena, why he has trouble seeing Podkolzin being in the top-6 forward group, and wonders if Hughes can take the next step in his development and be the shutdown type of defenceman the Canucks hope he can be. 

Matt tries to land a sizzler on Hot Take. The show wraps with all the Errors & Omissions. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The one and only Ryan Kesler joins for an extended conversation about his Canucks & NHL career. We cover everything from a bombastic meeting with Dave Nonis, to the height of his career where his attitude was “go score and do something stupid,” to how new skates might’ve cost the Canucks a Stanley Cup.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ken Campbell of Unfiltered Hockey joined Matt and Jeff on the heels of the announcement that NHL players will make it to the Olympics and outlined who is on his team, which includes Bo Horvat. 

The Mariners are looking better than they have in a long time and play by play man, Rick Rizzs joined the show to talk about what has kept the team in the mix and what it would mean for him to have a playoff run after 36 years. 

Vancouver Giants Majority Owner, Ron Toigo hopped on with the guys to talk about how excited he is for the upcoming season as they start training camp.

Curt Appleby fills in for Wadden on Hot Take Friday and goes for his first ever sizzle. Does it happen?

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Logan of Score Golf joined Matt and Jeff to talk about who will take home the big prize this weekend and the drama that could ensue with the Americans at the Ryder Cup.

Charean Williams, a week ahead of the NFL season, talked about a potential landing spot for Cam Newton and that saga. Also gave her predictions on teams that will be affected by Covid restrictions.

Thomas Drance of The Athletic joined for his take on why he thinks the NHL players shouldn’t go to the Olympics. Also touching on his Canucks top prospect rankings. 

Finally it's Take 5 Thursday with JPat going in undefeated, will he be able to continue the winning run?

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.