Dump and Chase

Zach Staden is joined by host of Rink Wide Vancouver and writer at Canucks Army Jeff Paterson as they discuss the Canucks off-season + playoffs...

Hronek, Zadorov, Myers... some big pieces possibly coming off the d-core, where are the Canucks with these names and could we see very different back end next season? (0:48), Lindholm out, so who's in? Some center, top six winger options (6:52) Zach asks Jeff about the unexpected step ups of Joshua and Silovs, along with their current statuses (13:01 ), is there anyone within the Canucks system that can provide some cheap "contract wise" depth? (19:35), and finally we end off with Jeff's Stanley Cup Finals prediction, who takes the cup: Panthers or Oilers? (27:05)

Zach Staden brings on JD Young writer for SJHockeynow to talk all about the San Jose Sharks bright future!

Zach dives right into the 2024 Draft as the Sharks own picks 1 and 14 in the first and another two picks in round two (0:56), they then discuss who the Sharks will pursue in free agency to put around Celebrini (3:30), Will Smith and his commitment to the Sharks, what to expect (6:48), William Eklund and what fans could see out of him in year number two (9:27), the Sharks RFA/UFA situation... who stays and who goes? (12:08), Quentin Musty / Kasper Halttunen (14:45), and finally JD's predictions for the Stanley Cup Final - Oilers vs. Panthers (18:03)

The cup final is underway and there is lots to talk about...

Zach discusses Sergei Bobrovsky's unreal game 1 performance (0:23), Gretzky's praise for Barkov's defense and how he has already made a difference in one game vs Edmonton (1:46), the Nurse/Ceci pairing and how it lead partly to the Oilers demise (2:45), is game 2 a "must win" for the Oilers? (4:59), Capitals buying CapFriendly and that effect on the causal hockey fan (6:56), and finally Zach ends off with the Mitch Marner saga and the Leafs approach this possible trade (8:32).

An exciting NHL draft is upcoming with lots of story lines so Zach Staden brings on Cam Robinson from Elite Prospects to talk all about it.

We start off by discussing the second overall selection and who could be chosen between Ivan Demidov and Artyom Levshunov (0:53), Oshawa Generals product Beckett Sennecke's rise in the NHL draft rankings (5:30), after Levshunov... which defender goes next in Parekh, Silayev, Dickinson, and Buium? (7:59), Zach asks Cam who his value picks are in the draft (12:58), finally we end off with Cam's top five mock draft and who he predicts could go where (18:00).

Zach Staden brings on Michael Gallagher from NashvilleHockeyNow to dicuss the Predators off-season which could see some big moves afoot.

Zach starts off with the big question concerning Saros and Askarov and what things could look like in goal next season (0:28), Michael talks about the Predators options in FA/trade with 26+ million in cap space (4:45), Mitch Marner to Nashville and what a possible trade package could look like and if the Preds are even willing to pay him (9:03), the center choices in the free agent market.. Reinhart, Lindholm, Stephenson (12:45), what Trotz may do with an immense amount of draft capital over the next couple of seasons (15:40), and to end off the podcast Zach asks Michael who he thinks will make the biggest impact on the Predators in 2024-25 (18:39).

New episode every Monday at 12pm EST!

THE FINAL IS SET. PANTHERS VS OILERS

Zach discusses the Western Conference Final which sees Edmonton beat Dallas four games to two after saying the opposite would happen (0:30), then move onto the East and talk about the Panthers domination of the Rangers and their back-to-back finals appearances (3:40), and finally the Stanley Cup Final matchup between the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers (6:23).

New episode every Monday at 12pm EST!