Clay's Canucks Commentary

With their 3-2 win on Saturday night, the Vegas Golden Knights are one win away from capturing their first Stanley Cup. I asked the viewers to predict who will win game 5 and their answer might surprise you.

According to Pierre LeBrun in his latest article for the Athletic, Brock Boeser requested a meeting with GM Patrik Allvin after the season and told him that he preferred to stay put. So what are some fair expectations for his performance going forward? As well, Steve "Dangle" Glynn is leaving Sportsnet after 9 years to focus full-time on SDPN. This is an exciting move for him and I feel very blessed to be part of the SDPN family.

Jonathan Marchessault had 2 goals and an assist as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Florida Panthers 7-2 to take a commanding two game lead in the Stanley Cup Finals. The series now shifts to Florida for game 3 on Thursday.

Numerous reports have surfaced that Ray Ferraro will replace John Garrett on Canucks Sportsnet broadcasts this year. Given Ferraro's current commitment to ESPN, it's believed that he will do up to 25 Canucks games this year, and then transition to a more full schedule after this season. We talk about this potential fit for Sportsnet, as well as game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

Defenceman Jett Woo has signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Canucks that will pay him $775k/year in Vancouver and $100k/year in Abbotsford.

With his MVP performance in the IIHF World Hockey Championships, is goaltender Arturs Silovs ready to back up Thatcher Demko on the Vancouver Canucks? Or would it better for him to get more starts in Abbotsford?

The Florida Panthers have advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals after sweeping the Carolina Hurricanes. They'll await the winner of the Vegas-Dallas series. As well, I talk about Vitaly Kravtsov leaving the Canucks, new seats in Rogers Arena, and our family trip to Ontario for the Canadian Youth Bowling Championships.

With the Conference Finals starting on Thursday, I give my predictions for both series. As well, we talk about the ramifications from the vote held in Tempe, Arizona today. Looks like the Coyotes will be on the move eventually.

The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 in game 6, eliminating them from the playoffs. Coupled with the Maple Leafs loss to the Panthers on Saturday night, there are no Canadian teams remaining in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

I wrap up tonight's playoff action that saw both Canadian teams playing: the Maple Leafs avoided the sweep with a 2-1 win over the Panthers, and the Oilers tied up their series with a 4-1 win over Vegas in a game full of questionable hits, fights, and slashes.

As well, I recap my whirlwind trip to Seattle yesterday to catch the Stars-Kraken game.