Rink Wide: Vancouver

Canucks win a fifth straight, coming back from down 3-0, to beat the Blue Jackets 4-3.

Final Score:

Blue Jackets: 3 (Shots 23)

Canucks: 4 (Shots 39)

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Andrew and Jeff kicked off the show talking about Jim Rutherford and what they took from his press conference today. We heard clips of Jim talking about how he plans to fill out the front office. They talked about what the timeline leading to when we may start to see moves made with the roster. 

Harm Dayal of the Athletic joined Wadden and JPat to talk about the news of the day. Talked about the strategy of Jim Rutherford moving forward based on his press conference from today. Says it’s hard to base any opinions on the first 20 games of the season. Now that the team is rolling, you still won’t make any decisions on the first four games of the Boudreau era. Says by January, the Boudreau bump will be over. Really likes the timeline do decipher what this team is and isn’t. Talked about where the team could go with the front office. Wonders if JR will go with someone in his immediate circle or if he will find someone bright outside. Mentions the name, Laurence Gilman. Talked about the job MacFarland did in Colorado with the defence and how that could be on his radar. Harm feels that Rutherford is well aware with what he needs and what he has. Will be fascinating to see how he handles the challenge. Talked about how JR handled questions about Quinn Hughes. Talked about the changes the Canucks need to make to fix the culture of the organization.

On the other side of Harm we hear more from Jim Rutherford. He explains why one of the hard parts of the job is managing up and dealing with the owner. JPat said he didn’t seem the least bit fazed with Francesco sitting right beside him. We also hear from the owner on what the last couple of weeks have been like for the organization. He explains why there was such an overhaul. The guys talked about what kind of person Jim Rutherford is looking for to be the next GM of the Canucks. 

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Canucks win a fourth straight after topping the Hurricanes 2-1.

Post-game audio from Elias Pettersson, Bo Horvat, and Bruce Boudreau. 

Final Score:

Hurricanes: 1 (Shots 29)

Canucks: 2 (Shots 26)

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Three straight wins for the Canucks as they smash the Jets 4-3 in a shootout. Andrew Wadden and Jeff Paterson break the game down with post-game audio from Bruce Boudreau, Thatcher Demko and Conor Garland.

Final Score/SO:

Jets: 3 (Shots 37)

Canucks: 4 (Shots 36)

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Andrew and Jeff talked about Jim Rutherford and what he brings to the Canucks. The guys talked about who could potentially fill the open GM role. Also touching on the kind of player and job number 1 for JR. They talked about the job that he did in Pittsburgh and the guys who rounded out the roster and supported the stars on the team. Including a guy like Nick Bonino in the 2016 cup run.

Wadden and JPat caught up with Sean Gentillie of the Athletic in Pittsburgh. Talked about if this is a good move for the Canucks, based off what he saw in PIT. He is going to do something and that is the overarching theory on this executive. Maybe he gets on a run and wins a couple cups or guides this thing off the rails. Expect to be busy, even if it’s low level stuff. He had the autonomy he needed there. He became accustomed to that. Talked about what really stood out to him in Rutherford’s time there. 

We hear from the guys on who is their player of the week and in the dreaded penalty box. A bit of a twist this week. Tune in to find out! Also, there may or may not be a contest announcement on the show this week. You’ll have to tune in!

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Canucks win a second in a row topping the Bruins 2-1 in a shootout.

Post audio from Brock Boeser, Quinn Hughes, and Bruce Boudreau. 

Final Score/SO:

Bruins: 1 (Shots 36)

Canucks: 2 (Shots 32)

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Andrew and Jeff talked about Bruce Boudreau and how his tenure with the Canucks has started. They talked about the utilization of the team’s stars. 

We heard from the coach after his media availability and he talked about how he wants to operate the penalty kill. The guys talked about how much they liked what he has to say but that now it’s up to the players. We also heard from Quinn Hughes.

On the other side, we heard from J.T. Miller, who described that coming to the rink will be fun now. Wadden and JPat broke that down. The guys run through some candidates for the vacant GM role with the Canucks. Laurence Gilman is a popular candidate amongst the guys and fans. 

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Canucks kicked off the Bruce Boudreau era with a 4-0 win over the Kings.

Post-game audio from Brock Boeser, Elias Pettersson, and Bruce Boudreau. 

Final Score:

Kings: 0 (Shots 31)

Canucks: 4 (Shots 30)

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Canucks kicked off a six-game homestand falling to the Penguins 4-1.

Post-game audio from Bo Horvat, Tyler Motte, and Travis Green. 

Final Score:

Penguins: 4 (Shots 44)

Canucks: 1 (Shots 23)

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Andrew and JPat started off the show by setting up the upcoming home stand and seeing Sidney Crosby for the 9th time in his NHL career. Both of them think there needs to be a statue outside the stadium commemorating the gold medal and the golden goal by Sidney Crosby in Vancouver 2010. Talked about why there is a statue of Roger Nielson waving the white towel.

Patrick Johnston of Post Media joined and started off by talking about Travis Hamonic and why he has gone up and right back down. PJ understands the TH will play tomorrow for Abby. Talked about why they should put in a waiver claim for Kale Clague. Talked about Will Lockwood and what he could bring. We know how Travis Green feels about safe options and Dowling is that in this moment. Talked about the run of play by Luke Schenn. He has been really good with Hughes. QH has found his game. Talked about Podkolzin. Talked about Höglander and his recent production. Talked about what the team will need in the next 6 games at home. They are in a little bit of a holding pattern. 

Came off the call talking about not being able to see the Canucks go back to Mike Gillis. They talked about Alex Edler coming to town. We also heard Wadden and JPat’s player of the week, who is in the penalty box. And as much as Andrew tried to put it off, the updated standings to their fantasy Canucks pool.

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