The Province's Ben Kuzma says Andrey Pedan was the odd man out when the Canucks had to choose between him, Alex Biega and Patrick Wiercioch. Kuzma felt that Pedan took a step this offseason and preseason but in the end, Canucks choosing to go with the veteran presence by keeping Wiercioch.

Mike and Jason discuss Canucks roster cuts and the world of micro-brews with Joe Leary

Joe Leary from Just Here For the Beer Radio joins Mike and Jason to talk Foamers Folly and the local brewing scene

Tony Gallagher says it's early, but Jake Virtanen is showing he has the tools to be a player, and is also showing that - after some concern last year - Travis Green knows how to develop young players

Mike and Jason talk Islanders with Art Staple, discuss What We Learned, and talk possible Canucks lines

Halford and Brough discuss some tough roster decisions for the Canucks, including Nikolay Goldobin heading to Utica. The boys also talk Vancouver Giants with pxp voice Dan O'Connor

Mike and Jason talk with ESPN's Seahawks report Brady Henderson about the Hawks' struggles with run defense, who's the main running back, and if they need to blow out the Colts on Sunday.

Mike and Jason talk with the Athletic's Jeremy Rutherford about the Blues' discussions with Jaromir Jagr and TSN's Mike Johnson on how players can react to tough love from a coach.

TSN's Mike Johnson played for a tough love coach in John Tortorella and says as a player, all you want is honesty, even if it's not what you want to hear. Johnson says this could be why Jake Virtanen is playing better under Travis Green, because he responded to the tough love approach.

The Athletic's Jeremy Rutherford confirms that internally, the Blues are discussing the possibility of signing Jaromir Jagr. Jeremy says losing Robby Fabbri for the season is a huge loss because you could tell how much they missed him last year and they just don't have anyone in the organization to replace him.