Rink Wide: Vancouver

The show kicked off with Andrew and Jeff started the show off by debating which goal vs OTT was better, the Schenn or Miller effort. They talked about Travis Hamonic and his place in the team. They wondered why Brad Hunt hasn’t been snuck through waivers just to get a few games in. The guys talked about the decision the Canucks have to make on one or more of their superstars and if Boeser has a place on the American Olympic team.

Daniel Wagner of VIA joined the guys to talk about how great the Canucks winning is! Says they needed those wins badly. They had some good games but weren’t getting the results. Talked about Brock Boeser and the season he is having. Says he is having a strong underlying game, like EP, but you aren’t seeing it on the score sheet. Thats fine, but that isn’t what they are paying him for. Talked about Jason Dickinson. His 5v5 defence has been very good. The lowest goals against per 60 minutes for Canucks forwards. The bad part is, it isn’t translating to the PK at all. He is being asked to do more and isn’t capable of doing that. He is terrible in the face-off circle. Wags thinks he could be better as a winger. Talked about EP40. Says the only thing he can do is outthink other players. Talked about Hamonic and when we could see him back in the lineup. Talked about what he expects from the upcoming home stand. He has learned not to expect anything. There is a chance they could go on a run. Not letting himself be optimistic. Talked about what he thinks will happen with Travis Green.

Following that the guys debated whether Evander Kane would be a good fit with the team. 

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Canucks finished off a five-game road trip topping the Senators 6-2.

Post-game audio from Bo Horvat, Luke Schenn, and Travis Green. 

Final Score:

Canucks: 6 (Shots 35)

Senators: 2 (Shots 21)

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Wadden and JPat took a look at the farm and talked about who could come up and help. Even a guy like PDG, who everyone thought was going to make the team out of camp wouldn’t come up and be able to change the fortune. He could at least kill penalties, though…

Senators on TSN Play by Play man and our old friend, Jon Abbott joined Andrew and Jeff to talk about how the Senators have fared this season. 

Talked about the future of Travis Green and Jim Benning, on the other side of Abbs. 

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Canucks snapped a four-game losing streak beating the Canadiens 2-1. 

Post game audio from Elias Pettersson, Thatcher Demko, and Travis Green. 

Final Score:

Canucks: 2 (Shots 42)

Canadiens: 1 (Shots 34)

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Canucks suffered a fourth straight loss after falling to the Bruins 3-2. 

Final Score:

Canucks: 2 (Shots 38)

Bruins: 3 (Shots 42)

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The Vancouver Canucks... again.... can't come up with a win. Andrew Wadden and Jeff Paterson break it all down in this edition of Rink Wide Post-Game.

Final Score:

Canucks: 2 (Shots 41)

Blue Jackets: 4 (Shots 21)

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A happy edition of Rink Wide… well we tried.

Harman Dayal of the Athletic joined and broke down the order of events that needs to happen first before you move on the coach. Talked about where the players fit into all this and how much they expect something to go wrong before the game even starts. Says at this stage, the locker room has lost faith. If you are going to have success, they can’t move forward together. Talked about his respect for Höglander. He is just an Energizer bunny, all the time. 

JPat and Wadden tell us who is their player of the week and who is in the dreaded penalty box.

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Canucks kicked off a five-game road trip losing to the Penguins 4-1. 

Final Score:

Canucks: 1 (Shots 37)

Penguins: 4 (Shots 37)

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The guys look into the maintenance day J.T. Miller was on and looked ahead to the upcoming road trip. 

We talked to Sean Gentile of the Athletic to talk about the Penguins and their slow start. 

On the other side we talk about the Botchford Project and the legacy of Jason Botchford and how he shaped the media landscape in this city. 

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Andrew Wadden and Jeff Paterson look ahead to the upcoming road trip and the games at home that will follow that. They delve into the possibility of if it is too early to start looking into a blockbuster trade and what pieces would be involved. 

We hear from the host of Donnie & Dhali, Rick Dhaliwal on what he is hearing about the Canucks from his vast network.

We get into some #AskJPat questions from your texts and tweets. 

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