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Tosaint Ricketts of the Vancouver Whitecaps joined Matt and Blake after winning the Canadian Championship last night. Tos talked about the importance of the win and bringing a trophy back to the Whitecaps. He talked about the vibe in CONCACAF Champions League and going to play in Mexico. Tosaint broke down the save Bono made on him towards the end of the game that would have ended in regulation. Kudos to Bono for making the save.

B.C. Lions Running Back, James Butler, joined Matt and Blake with his team off to a hot start to the season. He started off enlightening us about ‘Kicking it with J.B.’, his podcast. He talked about why he started it and who he gets on and why it’s more than just football. James talked about his football journey and all the stops along the way until he got to B.C. You’ll never guess how hard Nathan Rourke works but you’ll want to hear what Butler has to say about his practice habits.

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Our Tuesday regular, Patrick Johnston of the Province, joined Matt and Blake. PJ talked about the emotional aspect of trading your best player away when you are in a playoff race. Patrick talked about Hockey Canada and the thinking within the organization that has led to so much trouble. The Jake Virtanen verdict broke while chatting with PJ and he offered his thoughts on why it was always going to be tough to convict him.

Jeff Paterson, our Vancouver Canucks reporter, in his regular spot. JPat gave his thoughts on our Bodog Poll Question, if the Canucks are a playoff team. Jeff gave his thoughts on the Jake Virtanen verdict and if he thinks he’ll play another game in the NHL.

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The Welcome Matt dives into recent NHL trades made that didn’t involve a player named J.T. Miller.

John Shannon joined back in his regular Monday spot after a busy weekend in hockey. John offered his thoughts on the job that Brad Treliving did in dealing Tkachuk. John talked about the player that Jonathan Huberdeau is and how MacKenzie Weegar is an upgrade for them on defence. John says that there is now pressure on other GM’s, who are on the same position, to get as much back as the Flames did.

The Price is Right tackles the bungled roof problems that plauged BC Place that saw both the Lions and Whitecaps play on gorgeous days with a closed roof.

Jeff Paterson joined Matt and Blake for his daily spot. Jeff gave his thoughts on the big Calgary trade that saw Jonathan Huberdeau back for Matthew Tkachuk. Jeff talked about how this trade they pulled off is apples and oranges compared to what the Vancouver Canucks need to do with a J.T. Miller trade. Jeff noted that CBJ chose Gudbranson over Bjorkstrand… That will be something the Kekäkäinen will have to live with. You need to hear JPat’s best pitch that would see the Canucks “centre” get moved.

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The ‘Welcome Matt’ on a J.T. Miller trade that may or may not happen. That feeds into the Bodog Poll Question that has a number of options who could be traded straight up for the 99 point player.

Ian Furness of KJR Radio in Seattle joined Matt and Blake to chat about the incredible run the Mariners are on. He couldn’t start without getting a little dig in at our friends, Donnie and Dhali. Ian talked about how the Mariners will stack up when the Seahawks get going. Ian gave his odds on the chances of the M’s landing Juan Soto. He explained that Seattle is not a small market, the 12th largest, in the country with plenty of major corporations. Finishing it up, the guys talked about the Kraken and how they are set up for the future. Ian warned that this team better have it figured out by the time the NBA gets there.

The Price is Right on a “struggling” Nathan Rourke of the BC Lions.

Our Vancouver Canucks reporter, Jeff Paterson, joined Matt and Blake to end the week. So naturally we started off talking about the Lions. Jeff talked about the schedule and how it’s done the team no favours in gaining any momentum. Moving along Jeff answered a question posed to him that would see the Canucks acquiring Matthew Tkachuk. When you hear it, you will have no doubt as to what will happen. Jeff gave his best assessment of what a Bo Horvat contract would look like and how the dominoes would fall with the rest of players that will need to be signed in the not to dim and distant future. JPat was puzzled by the AHL Canucks schedule and some puzzling, baseball like, series.

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The Welcome Matt on how the Canucks have handled JT Miller in efforts to move or sign him to an extension.

Vancouver sportscaster, Scott Rintoul, our Thursday regular, joined Matt and Blake. Scotty offered his thoughts on Matthew Tkachuk asking out of Calgary, furthering the exodus of the Flames organization. Though Scotty feels bad for the fans, there is no reason to begrudge the player. He explained why. The three of them talked about what a Matthew Tkachuk trade would look like. Together, the guys talked about what disadvantages the Canadian teams might be at when it comes to landing players. Scotty, talked about the CFL and how the BC Lions are setting up over the next few weeks. Scotty would argue that the Lions are the most exciting team in the league. To finish, Scotty gave a hat-tip to the Whitecaps for all the promotional events they are putting up for the Canadian Championship.

The Price is Right digs into the last time a pro team in Vancouver had a chance to even play for a trophy. Newsflash… It’s been awhile.

Jeff Paterson, our Vancouver Canucks reporter, was back in his regular spot with Matt and Blake after filling in the last few days. In answering our Bodog poll question, Jeff gave his assessment on what is driving players away from the Flames. JPat talked about the difference between the way Johnny Hockey and Matthew Tkachuk have handled their respective situations while wondering aloud what Jacob Markstrom thinks of all this. While it won’t be an easy deal to make, Jeff talked about what the Flames will need in return to make sure that they will be around for awhile, to make sure that this doesn’t happen again for sometime. Jeff talked about the free agents who still sit on the open market and why they are still there. JPat gave his reasons as to why they can’t extend JT Miller and if they do there will be other pieces to fall.

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Blake is once again joined by Jeff Paterson, as he sits in for Sekeres for one last day, and the news of Matthew Tkachuk telling the Calgary Flames he won’t sign a long-term contract to remain with the club drops right into the boys lap. They debate how that might effect the Canucks moving forward, with the amount of key American born players Vancouver have on its roster. 

ESPN hockey analyst Ray Ferraro joins the show from the beach in Tofino, and gives his scouting report on new Canucks Ilya Mikheyev and Curtis Lazar, tell us where he thinks things are headed in Calgary, while giving his insight on whether or not Canadian teams are at a disadvantage when trying to sign free agents. 

The latest addition to the Whitecaps, German wingback Julian Gressel chats with the boys about his first impression of Vancouver, why he chose to go vegan with his diet, how close he is to getting into the lineup, while telling us about his podcast that’s focused on what it’s like to be a European football player, playing in North America.

The “Price Is Right” looks at Canadian teams and whether or not they are at a disadvantage when it comes to re-signing its own players. 

The “Pat Down” looks at the wonky schedule the BC Lions have had to endure to start the season. 

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With Sekeres away on vacation, Jeff Paterson joins Blake once again, and the boys go down memory lane with the pride of Ashcroft, former NHL player Eric Brewer, who will be inducted into the BC Hockey Hall of Fame later this week. Brewer reminisces about his days riding the bus in the WHL for the Prince George Cougars, while unpacking his career in the NHL that spanned 16 years with over one thousand games played between six different teams. 

Weekly contributor Patrick Johnston of Post Media/ The Province explains what went wrong with the development of goaltending prospect Mikey DiPietro, why the Canucks moved on from fourth liners Matthew Highmore and Juho Lammikko, and gives his insight on why the Canucks’ brought some older prospects to Development Camp. 

The “Price is Right” welcomes in the voice of the Vancouver Canadians Tyler Zickel, as he breaks down the C’s eight-game winning streak, while singing the praise of Blue Jays pitching prospect Ricky Tiedemann, who has been turning heads at Nat Bailey Stadium this summer. 

The “Pat Down” focuses in on Julio Rodriquez’s rise to stardom in Seattle, and how the timing couldn’t be more perfect for the Mariners young star. 

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It was a busy weekend in the world of sports, so Blake alongside guest co-host Jeff Paterson sink their teeth into the recent trades that went down in the NHL with weekly contributor John Shannon. Canucks first development camp in two years wrapped up on Friday. Former Canucks forward and current Assistant Director of Player Development Chris Higgins joins the show to talk about how the camp went, and who stood out amongst the current crop of prospects. JPat's "Pat Down" focuses on the changing of the guard when it comes to the size of the latest major champions, while Blake takes a look at Whitecaps goalkeeper Isaac Boehmer, who's starting to turn heads in Vancouver. 

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Sekeres is away so Jeff Paterson joined Blake on today’s show and the two of them hit on the latest from Canucks development camp. The Whitecaps made a big trade, maybe the biggest since they joined MLS? The guys also hit on Tiger potentially playing in his final British Open.

Former Canucks Assistant GM and now contributor to Daily Faceoff joined to discuss Week 1 of free agency and what lessons the Canucks can learn from Johnny Gaudreau leaving Calgary for nothing. And it’s Friday, so that means Rick Dhaliwal and Dhali gave the lowdown on what he heard around the Canucks during the first few days of free agency and how Ilya Mikheyev could have got more money elsewhere.

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Scott Rintoul joined for his regular Thursday hit. Starting with the bombshell out of Calgary that saw Johnny Hockey choose the Blue Jackets in Free Agency. Scotty talked about what the Canucks should do with JT Miller, in light of JG leaving Calgary for nothing. To finish up, Scotty talked about the new Blue Jays manager, John Schneider.

Jeff Paterson joined us in his regular spot. Talked all things Pacific division, development camp and of course, JT Miller! JPat talked about what he thought about of the Allvin and Mikheyev presser’s.

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