Pete Schaad says the Whitecaps must be strong defensively tonight vs San Jose (730, TSN1040), and expects Fredy Montero to play a key role

Mike and Jason chat Canucks with Jon Abbot

In Goal Magazine's Kevin Woodley says Anders Nilsson is showing him all things he expected in his three starts for the Canucks. Woodley likes Nilsson's level of activity in net, how he moves his big frame and the fact he doesn't rely on his hands or open up holes, which Jacob Marstrom tends to do.

Mike and Jason talk Canucks with Kevin Woodley.

Mike and Jason talk World Series with ESPN's Keith Law and Whitecaps with Paul Dolan

Mike and Jason talk all things hockey with Pierre Lebrun and preview Canucks-Wild with Mike Russo

The Athletic's Mike Russo says thankfully for the Wild, they haven't had a ton of games to start the season and have been able to tread water with all the injuries to key players. Russo says he's spoken to people who think it's unlikely that Zach Parise will be back in the 8-10 week time frame but could actually be out 3-plus months.

Mike and Jason talk Whitecaps-San Jose with Caps manager Carl Robinson, and also take a look at tonight's Canucks-Wild tilt

Whitecaps FC manager Carl Robinson says he knew it would be tight down the stretch and it was, with his team falling just a couple of points short of a playoff bye. Carl says his players are focused for this elimination game against San Jose but is also stressing that right now is when the fun begins.

Mike and Jason talk Seahawks with Hugh Millen and Canucks with Jeff Paterson