TSN1040 Canucks reporter Jeff Paterson applauds Travis Green for his line-up changes against the Capitals. Jeff says scratching Brendan Gaunce is smart, hopefully to get the message across that he needs to bring more offensive to his game. Derrick Pouliot is also a healthy scratch and Jeff says it's not really a surprise because his play has slipped.

Mike and Jason talk NFL playoffs with Hugh Millen, and discuss the Canucks road trip as well

Mike and Jason talk NCAA championship game with Farhan Lalji and discuss What We Learned

The Province's Ben Kuzma believes Travis Green is just trying to win hockey games, and as a coach he can talk to guys until he's blue in the face, he can stress structure, he can spit F-bombs in practice, but nothing gets a message through quicker than winning, which is what explains ice-time for certain players.

Mike and Jason talk Canucks with Ben Kuzma, and also talk World Juniors and NFL playoffs

Mike and Jason talk Canucks and World Juniors with JD Burke, and take a look at the NFL wild-card round

JD Burke says the Canucks, after Olli Juolevi, have a severe deficit in their blueline depth in the system, but also suggests this is a D-heavy draft that can help the Canucks immensely in that regard. But JD also says the Canucks are still in a position where they need game-breaking talent and should take the best player available when they pick, not just grabbing the best defenseman

Mike and Jason talk Canucks with Tony Gallagher and discuss What We Learned

Tony Gallagher says next year, if the Canucks want to sell any tickets, they're going to need some sizzle to sell. Tony says they may have that in Elias Pettersson. Tony believes the organization needs to make a clean break from the Sedins and use their cap space to bloster the blueline.

The Voice of the Giants Dan O'Connor says the team is starting to gain a belief that they're never out of any game. Dan says within games, they able to weather the storm the opposition throws at them, and able to push back.