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White Towel episodes

May 01, 2019 Canucks small front office bucks trend among NHL elite
Ed Willes joins Paul Chapman to talk about all the chatter surrounding the Canucks front office on this week’s version of The White Towel podcast.
Compared to most other teams, the Canucks appear to be missing people in key front-office positions. Ed talks about how this impacts the plan to build a winner.
The pair also talk about the playoffs and compare what the Canucks would have to do to see a path like the Avalanche, Hurricanes, Blues or Blue Jackets are travelling this season.

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30 min
April 25, 2019 Familiar face could fill Canucks vacant president spot
In this week’s White Towel podcast Ed Willes joins Paul Chapman to talk about the exit of the Canadian teams in the Stanley Cup playoffs, and how the Canucks can look at the teams who have advanced in the playoffs to shape their rebuild.
They also talk about the Canucks presidency position, what they need in that role, and which formerly-fired Canucks executive has been sounded out about a return to office.

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22 min
April 16, 2019 Canucks young core miles away from competing
Ed Willes joins Paul Chapman to talk about the NHL playoffs and how the Canucks' prospects compare to the other teams in the playoffs.
Willes says the Canucks seem miles away from being able to get into the playoffs and compete with the top teams in the NHL.

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33 min
April 11, 2019 Canucks season showed shades of good, bad, ugly
In this week’s White Towel podcast Ed Willes joins Paul Chapman to put the whole Canucks season on a slab.
From the disappointing draft lottery results to the priorities in free agency, Ed talks about the direction the team must go in the offseason.
Ed also talks about the seasons and the futures for Quinn Hughes, Brock Boeser and Elias Pettersson.

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46 min
April 04, 2019 Canucks fans desperate for positives as losing season wraps
After Quinn Hughes debut for the Vancouver Canucks, Ed Willes and Paul Chapman are wondering if the elite prospect can survive under the microscope.
Talk turns to the impending draft lottery, the Canucks' offseason strategy, Jake Virtanen's future in Vancouver, and Jim Benning's draft prowess.

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36 min
March 28, 2019 Hughes brings good news to struggling Canucks
In this week’s White Towel podcast Ben Kuzma joins Paul Chapman to talk about the slimmest silver lining to another Canucks season, hopefully a look at last year’s top draft pick, Quinn Hughes.
Ben talks about how important Hughes’ skill set is to the Canucks, and some of the other problems facing the team in the offseason.

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38 min
March 20, 2019 Case to release Jim Benning grows
Ed Willes joins Paul Chapman to talk about Canucks general manager Jim Benning's job security.
Has Benning done enough to be given the mandate to go forward or are there some big names out there that may spur the team into a move?
Ed gives insight on the job Benning has done and what other factors may play into the equation.

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40 min
March 19, 2019 Answers to Canucks questions of the week
Patrick Johnston joins Paul Chapman to answer all your Canucks questions of the week in this edition of the White Towel podcast.
Patrick delves into why the Canucks have followed the trend the last three seasons essentially nailing down a lottery draft pick, then winning games at the end of the season to lessen their chances of a higher pick.

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39 min
March 15, 2019 No guarantees for Benning beyond this season
This week's White Towel podcasts opens with talk of expectations squarely on the shoulders of injured rookie Quinn Hughes, potential for the Canucks to make moves at the NHL Entry Draft, Travis Green's pitch to be the bench boss going forward, and why GM Jim Benning might be out of a job by the end of the season.

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42 min
March 05, 2019 Why people are worried about Brock Boeser
In this week’s White Towel podcast, Ed Willes joins Paul Chapman to delve into the debate over Brock Boeser being a great young player or merely a good piece.
Other topics include: pressure put on young players, underperforming journeymen veterans, and whether Utica is the best place for young players to develop.
Finally, the podcast covers if Vancouver is a more toxic market than others, with news that Dahlen had to delete his social media accounts because of abuse from Canucks fans.

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34 min

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Ed Willes, Ben Kuzma, Patrick Johnston, Harrison Mooney and all our writers bring you a Canucks podcast that talks about the news, rumours, theories and themes surrounding the team every week.

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