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JPat joined in his regular spot on a big news day. Talked about Bruce Boudreau and Rutherford’s comments when it comes to bringing him back. Talked about other comments that Rutherford said like how he is displeased with the zone-exit. Talked about the upgrades coming to Rogers Arena. JPat says that Rutherford is a master communicator. Didn’t give out all the secrets but let enough out that there is something to talk about. 

Patrick Johnston joined off fresh off the Rutherford/Allvin presser. PJ talked about the kind of communicator that Rutherford is. Talked about the state of the defence. 

Steve Ewen of the Province joined us to talk about the Giants surprise upset series victory over #1 seed, Everett. Talked about the roller coaster of the season that was for the club. They never seemed to meld as a group. Trouble hanging onto leads and in back to back games. Talked about Kamloops and the challenge they will present. Talked about the Giants players that are getting it done for the team.

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John Shannon joined for his regular Monday appearance with Matt and Blake. Talked about the playoff format and why he thinks it’s not going anywhere. Talked about Bruce Boudreau. Bruce made it fun to come to the rink. Talked about Brock Boeser and the odds of him being moved on compassionate grounds. Talked about who he thinks will win the cup. Talked about broadcasters hanging up the mic after this season. 

JPat joined for his regular spot after a busy weekend of end of season media availability. Doesn’t think that the Canucks should only eye Minny as a trading partner for Boeser. Can’t be that niche or special interest. Talked about the feeling in the locker room when Brock was talking about his dad. It’s a great take and if you are reading this, you should listen. Talked about Quinn Hughes. Talked about a potential reduction in Demko’s workload and Bruce’s thoughts on it. 

Ben Lypka of the Abby News joined Matt and Blake to help set up the playoff run for the Abbotsford Canucks. Summed up how they fell to a place where they wouldn’t be hosting any first playoff round matchups. Talked about the pillaging by the big club that affected their game. The forward depth hurt them. Jett Woo had to play forward for a couple games, for example. Talked about where he expects Podkolzin to slot in. Would love to see him play with Klimovich, who has disappeared the last 10 games. Just wants to see what happens when they team up. Dreis and Rempal have been the best all season and wouldn’t want to see them broken up. Talked about who will get a look in goal.

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Rick Dhaliwal joined for his regular Friday hit. Talked about Brock Boeser. Says that a 1 or 2 year deal are on the table. He is one of the players that benefited from the coaching change. Hit the 70 game threshold for the first time this season. All he does is score when he is healthy. Believes that the club wants him back and it won’t be a hard deal to make. Talked about the love for Bruce Boudreau. Talked about Podkolzin. Says there is something there to him maybe not going to Abbotsford for their playoff run. Talked about Kuzmenko and where he might sign.

Jeff Paterson joined Matt and Blake on the day of the final game of the Canucks season. Talked about Bruce Boudreau. Noted a weird Sunday final media availability. Talked about Brock Boeser. 

Rob Williams joined Matt and Blake for his regular Friday appearance. Talked about the skate jersey and the chances it comes back in more of a regular capacity. Talked about the team awards. Rob dropped the hottest of hot takes and where Demko finished in his MVP chart.

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Scott Rintoul joined for his regular Thursday hit. Talked about when this team could see the playoffs. Followed that up with Podkolzin talk and how he has emerged this season. Talked more about jerseys and what the Canucks should be rolling out. Scotty gave his thougths on the VGK’s. Talked about CFL rule changes. Talked about the NFL draft. 

JPat joined Matt and Blake in his usual spot. It was all Podz talk as Vasily spoke to the media in english for the first time this season. Talked about Dustin Brown retiring.

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Darren Dreger joined Matt and Blake for his regular Wednesday spot. Talked about an update he has on Thatcher Demko. Talked about other goalies around the league. Talked about Pete DeBoer. Dregs wouldn’t be surprised if he keeps his job. Thinks that if he is out in Vegas he will only be unemployed for as long as he wants to be. He’s a very high experienced and quality coach. Talked about Boudreau. Says that Bruce has a lot of loyalty to the Canucks organization after bringing him back into the league. Thinks this is a good learning opportunity for Allvin to go through a coaching search but you have to look at the facts.
Jeff Paterson in his regular spot. Talked about the Canucks being mathematically eliminated. We saw a different side of Boudreau last night. He was a real frustration about missing the playoffs. True to the character, as soon as he got out the door, there is Bruce turning on the charm. He hid it well when he got into the public. He really thought somehow, someway, that it would magically continue. Talked about if the Canucks will make the playoffs next year.
Gregg Bell of the New Tribune in Tacoma joined Matt and Blake on the eve of the NFL draft. As per usual, started off talking about hockey and the his thoughts on the first Kraken season. Talked about Matt Beniers if he could be the face of the franchise in the city. Talked about what the Seahawks will do with their 9th overall selection. This is the year that they would use the pick, with all their needs. If they would ever not trade down, this is the year.

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