The Sheet's Jeff Marek joins in to weigh in on EP40, but also a likely Marco Rossi move somewhere, along with Carolina and Buffalo making some noise. Marek also has his thoughts on playoff behaviour like touching trophies, conference final celebrations, and handshake lines. @bet365: It's never ordinary! Download the app today and use promo code: NATION | http://www.bet365.ca/ Resurrection Spirits l https://www.resurrectionspirits.ca/ourspirits/p/sekeresprice Bogey Juice l https://www.bogeyjuice....
May 30, 2025•33 min•Ep. 1399
The Panthers have re-booked their spot in the Stanley Cup Final, and the guys take a look at the possibility of rematch with the Oilers. Plus, as the Abby Canucks get set for game 1 of the AHL semis, Matt and Blake take a look at the players ready to make a difference now, and next year in the NHL. The guys also debate the NHL state tax issue, and coaches in the playoff handshake line. Patrick Johnston of The Province stops by to give his 2 cents on the reported asking price for Marco Rossi in M...
May 29, 2025•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 1398
Vancouver Whitecap Ranko Veselinovic on his long tenure in the city, the season they've had to date, and the chance to lift a trophy on Sunday in the Champions Cup final. @bet365: It's never ordinary! Download the app today and use promo code: NATION | http://www.bet365.ca/ Resurrection Spirits l https://www.resurrectionspirits.ca/ourspirits/p/sekeresprice Bogey Juice l https://www.bogeyjuice.com/ GRETA Bar Vancouver | https://lnk.to/GRETAYVR Yellow Dog Brewing | https://lnk.to/YDBrewing Whistle...
May 29, 2025•10 min•Ep. 1397
Patrick Johnston of The Province stops by to give his 2 cents on the reported asking price for Marco Rossi in Minnesota. Patrick also gets in deep on what has led to Floridian success over the past 6 years in the NHL, and the future of Manny Malhotra with the Canucks organization. @bet365: It's never ordinary! Download the app today and use promo code: NATION | http://www.bet365.ca/ Resurrection Spirits l https://www.resurrectionspirits.ca/ourspirits/p/sekeresprice Bogey Juice l https://www.boge...
May 29, 2025•26 min•Ep. 1396
Hottest day of the year in Vancouver, and a sizzling show for Matt and Blake as well! The guys get into the reports of Marco Rossi's immediate availability, and what the Canucks couuld offer the Wild. Plus, some news from Abbotsford as the AHL Canucks get ready for the Calder Cup, as a big name prospect returns to practice for the first time in weeks. And after the Oilers latest win, the guys also take a look at what appears to be a Stanley Cup rematch brewing. TSN's Frank Corrado stops by to we...
May 28, 2025•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 1395
The Daily Hive's Rob Williams with a look at the trade cost in acquiring a 2nd line centre, and states his case for the Canucks to protect the future by overpaying in free agency?! Rob also applauds the Whitecaps for doing what he and Matt have been begging for from the local sports teams for years.. @bet365: It's never ordinary! Download the app today and use promo code: NATION | http://www.bet365.ca/ Resurrection Spirits l https://www.resurrectionspirits.ca/ourspirits/p/sekeresprice Bogey Juic...
May 28, 2025•20 min•Ep. 1394
TSN's Frank Corrado stops by to weigh in on the Rossi discussion and the likely asking price from Minnesota, and then looks at whether the Canucks could fill that need. He also talks about Pius Suter's possible return and then gives us the lowdown on Willie Desjardins and the Memorial Cup. @bet365: It's never ordinary! Download the app today and use promo code: NATION | http://www.bet365.ca/ Resurrection Spirits l https://www.resurrectionspirits.ca/ourspirits/p/sekeresprice Bogey Juice l https:/...
May 28, 2025•23 min•Ep. 1393
The Canucks are into the Cup semis! Yes, it's the Calder Cup, but still! Matt and Blake recap the 5-0 win in Colorado and the key contributors on the Canucks' prospect list. The guys look at Arturs Silovs' resurgence and debate whether it changes the calculus for the Vancouver Canucks goaltending sitiuation next season. Could they trade 1 of their top 3 goalies? RinkWide Vancouver's Jeff Paterson stops by to fully detail the game 5 win, and talk about Silovs' future, as well as the possible NHL ...
May 27, 2025•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 1392
Vancouver Canadians play caller Tyler Zickel on the rare chance we're getting to watch, on a daily basis, 2 of the top prospects in baseball at Nat Bailey Stadium, and how long he expects to see these guys here. @bet365: It's never ordinary! Download the app today and use promo code: NATION | http://www.bet365.ca/ Resurrection Spirits l https://www.resurrectionspirits.ca/ourspirits/p/sekeresprice Bogey Juice l https://www.bogeyjuice.com/ GRETA Bar Vancouver | https://lnk.to/GRETAYVR Yellow Dog B...
May 27, 2025•8 min•Ep. 1391
RinkWide Vancouver's Jeff Paterson stops by to fully detail the game 5 win, and talk about Silovs' future, as well as the possible NHL career of Linus Karlsson after another pair of goals in the win. Jeff also digs on the possibility of an Aatu Räty injury return before the playoffs are done. @bet365: It's never ordinary! Download the app today and use promo code: NATION | http://www.bet365.ca/ Resurrection Spirits l https://www.resurrectionspirits.ca/ourspirits/p/sekeresprice Bogey Juice l http...
May 27, 2025•22 min•Ep. 1390
Matt and Blake start the week with a recap of the weekend that was, including the NHL playoffs and the Abby Canucks dropping game 4 to head to the deciding game 5. The guys look into the stars of the playoffs and who the Canucks might be interested in, most notably Sam Bennett. Plus, a recap of the Canuck performances for the World Champions from Team USA. Cam Robinson from Elite Prospects stops by for a full recap of the Canucks prospects cupboard in Abbotsford. Cam relates who is on track to c...
May 26, 2025•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 1389
John Shannon stops by to scope the NHL playoffs, the Canucks' road to return there, and who they might be able to acquire to help them. John weighs in on Bennett's future, and the future of the Panthers as contenders, especially if they're able to win back to back Cups. @bet365: It's never ordinary! Download the app today and use promo code: NATION | http://www.bet365.ca/ Resurrection Spirits l https://www.resurrectionspirits.ca/ourspirits/p/sekeresprice Bogey Juice l https://www.bogeyjuice.com/...
May 26, 2025•17 min•Ep. 1388
Cam Robinson from Elite Prospects stops by for a full recap of the Canucks prospects cupboard in Abbotsford. Cam relates who is on track to contribute, who is ready, and who might be getting their final look in the organization. @bet365: It's never ordinary! Download the app today and use promo code: NATION | http://www.bet365.ca/ Resurrection Spirits l https://www.resurrectionspirits.ca/ourspirits/p/sekeresprice Bogey Juice l https://www.bogeyjuice.com/ GRETA Bar Vancouver | https://lnk.to/GRET...
May 26, 2025•17 min•Ep. 1387
Matt and Blake are ready to take into the weekend with a ton of hockey news. The guys get into how Canada could have possibly lost to Denmark at the Worlds, then pivot to the Canucks and the almost impossible search for a top 6 centre. The guys take a peek at the night that was in the NHL playoffs and wonder how far away the Canucks are from being able to play at that level. Jeff Marek stops by to chat about the Canucks coaching situation and some possible assistants to be added. He also weighs ...
May 23, 2025•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 1387
Noah Strang of The Daily Hive also stops by as he steps away from the Canucks beat to chase his Masters in Journalism. Noah shares his highlights from the Canucks beat over the past couple of seasons, and where he sees the activity from them in the summer. @bet365: It's never ordinary! Download the app today and use promo code: NATION | http://www.bet365.ca/ Resurrection Spirits l https://www.resurrectionspirits.ca/ourspirits/p/sekeresprice Bogey Juice l https://www.bogeyjuice.com/ GRETA Bar Van...
May 23, 2025•10 min•Ep. 1386
Jeff Marek stops by to chat about the Canucks coaching situation and some possible assistants to be added. He also weighs in on the Islanders new GM and if selling off centres might be in his future. He also talks about Vancouver's new PWHL team getting its first GM. @bet365: It's never ordinary! Download the app today and use promo code: NATION | http://www.bet365.ca/ Resurrection Spirits l https://www.resurrectionspirits.ca/ourspirits/p/sekeresprice Bogey Juice l https://www.bogeyjuice.com/ GR...
May 23, 2025•25 min•Ep. 1385
Reunited and it feels so good! Matt welcomes Blake back from the World Hockey Championship, and the guys catch up on all the Canucks news from the past week, especially the hiring of Adam Foote and the media tour of Rick Tocchet. Plus, the Abbotsford Canucks stage a game 3 comeback and now the kids are getting hot too. Patrick Johnston of Postmedia stops by to discuss the future of Jim Rutherford, and whether that had bearing on the Tocchet decision. PJ gives his thoughts on Foote's likely signa...
May 22, 2025•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 1384
Rob Williams of The Daily Hive drops by and gets into the chance of the Canucks using a rostered defenceman to trade for a centre, the Foote decision amongst all the other hirings in the NHL, and death of the Canucks Bar and Grill at YVR. @bet365: It's never ordinary! Download the app today and use promo code: NATION | http://www.bet365.ca/ Resurrection Spirits l https://www.resurrectionspirits.ca/ourspirits/p/sekeresprice Bogey Juice l https://www.bogeyjuice.com/ GRETA Bar Vancouver | https://l...
May 22, 2025•19 min•Ep. 1383
Patrick Johnston of Postmedia stops by to discuss the future of Jim Rutherford, and whether that had bearing on the Tocchet decision. PJ gives his thoughts on Foote's likely signature on the Canucks style of play, and on the Canucks likely plan to acquire centre help before free agency, not during. @bet365: It's never ordinary! Download the app today and use promo code: NATION | http://www.bet365.ca/ Resurrection Spirits l https://www.resurrectionspirits.ca/ourspirits/p/sekeresprice Bogey Juice ...
May 22, 2025•19 min•Ep. 1382
Matt and guest co-host Jeff Paterson talk concerns with Adam Foote, his Kelowna tenure and new information about what went wrong, his salary and contract, and his assistants. They also discuss Canada at the World Championships and the Canucks ties at the tournament; the Stanley Cup Playoffs and the absence of Wayne Gretzky from the TNT panel. Frank Corrado joins to say that Foote's big challenge is getting more from Elias Pettersson. Frank tells us why a daily itinerary down to the minute is cra...
May 21, 2025•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 1381
Cam Robinson stops by with his thoughts on Foote's hiring, the need for strong assistants, his tenure in Kelowna, and why trading picks for roster players will be difficult at next month's draft. Cam gives us his evaluations of two prospects expected to be selected around the Canucks' 15th overall pick. @bet365: It's never ordinary! Download the app today and use promo code: NATION | http://www.bet365.ca/ Resurrection Spirits l https://www.resurrectionspirits.ca/ourspirits/p/sekeresprice Bogey J...
May 21, 2025•15 min•Ep. 1380
Frank Corrado joins to say that Foote's big challenge is getting more from Elias Pettersson. Frank tells us why a daily itinerary down to the minute is crazy stuff; the player must be trusted to get his work done on his own without micromanaging. @bet365: It's never ordinary! Download the app today and use promo code: NATION | http://www.bet365.ca/ Resurrection Spirits l https://www.resurrectionspirits.ca/ourspirits/p/sekeresprice Bogey Juice l https://www.bogeyjuice.com/ GRETA Bar Vancouver | h...
May 21, 2025•18 min•Ep. 1379
Matt and guest co-host Jeff Paterson discuss Mitch Marner's pending free agency and whether the Canucks should pursue the Maple Leafs' forward. They also talk about Jim Rutherford's musing about getting business done ahead of free agency (a trade) not having much cap space left on July 1. Which of the draft picks or prospects should they deal? Do they have to put a roster defenceman in-play to land a top-2 centre. Other topics include Quinn Hughes removing himself from the process of selecting a...
May 20, 2025•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 1378
John Shannon stops by to discuss Foote's hiring, Marner's free agency and whether series wins in the Cup playoffs should be celebrated to a larger degree. @bet365: It's never ordinary! Download the app today and use promo code: NATION | http://www.bet365.ca/ Resurrection Spirits l https://www.resurrectionspirits.ca/ourspirits/p/sekeresprice Bogey Juice l https://www.bogeyjuice.com/ GRETA Bar Vancouver | https://lnk.to/GRETAYVR Yellow Dog Brewing | https://lnk.to/YDBrewing Whistler Golf Club l ht...
May 20, 2025•16 min•Ep. 1377
Darren Dreger joins to tell us who were finalists for the Canucks job, what separated Adam Foote, and why Rick Tocchet said 'no' to the Seattle Kraken. Dreger wonders whether Hughes would follow Tocchet to Philly if he gets to free agency, and where the Canucks will find their top centreman. @bet365: It's never ordinary! Download the app today and use promo code: NATION | http://www.bet365.ca/ Resurrection Spirits l https://www.resurrectionspirits.ca/ourspirits/p/sekeresprice Bogey Juice l https...
May 20, 2025•23 min•Ep. 1376
Patrick Johnston of Post Media joins us directly after leaving the press conference with Adam Foote and Patrik Allvin at Rogers Arena. The guys get into what Foote brings to the table, how he plans to generate more offence this year and how he plans to get Elias Pettersson back on track. @bet365: It's never ordinary! Download the app today and use promo code: NATION | http://www.bet365.ca/ Resurrection Spirits l https://www.resurrectionspirits.ca/ourspirits/p/sekeresprice Bogey Juice l https://w...
May 15, 2025•25 min•Ep. 1374
Jeff Marek of 'the Sheet' joins us to talk about the announcement of Adam Foote as head coach of the Canucks and what he brings to the team, as well as what may have led to him being selected. Also, a look around the NHL playoffs. @bet365: It's never ordinary! Download the app today and use promo code: NATION | http://www.bet365.ca/ Resurrection Spirits l https://www.resurrectionspirits.ca/ourspirits/p/sekeresprice Bogey Juice l https://www.bogeyjuice.com/ GRETA Bar Vancouver | https://lnk.to/GR...
May 15, 2025•23 min•Ep. 1373
Canucks management meets the press today to discuss the hiring of new coach, Adam Foote. Matt Sekeres is joined by Jeff Paterson, Jeff Marek and Patrick Johnston to break down the presser and what this means to the team moving forward. @bet365: It's never ordinary! Download the app today and use promo code: NATION | http://www.bet365.ca/ Resurrection Spirits l https://www.resurrectionspirits.ca/ourspirits/p/sekeresprice Bogey Juice l https://www.bogeyjuice.com/ GRETA Bar Vancouver | https://lnk....
May 15, 2025•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 1375
Matt and guest co-host Jeff Paterson discuss the Canucks hiring of Adam Foote as the club's 22nd head coach: was he Quinn Hughes's choice?, the case for continuity vs a clean break from last year; his work with the defence and penalty-killing, his thin coaching resume and his tenure with Kelowna, can he get more from Elias Pettersson?, the other candidates, and what becomes of Manny Malhotra? They also discuss the signing of Tom Willander and whether he remains trade bait, as well as Stephen Bru...
May 14, 2025•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 1372
Frank Corrado joins with his two cents on Foote, the path forward, the familiarity he has with Rutherford and the team, the pros/cons and the limitations this coaching search faced. @bet365: It's never ordinary! Download the app today and use promo code: NATION | http://www.bet365.ca/ Resurrection Spirits l https://www.resurrectionspirits.ca/ourspirits/p/sekeresprice Bogey Juice l https://www.bogeyjuice.com/ GRETA Bar Vancouver | https://lnk.to/GRETAYVR Yellow Dog Brewing | https://lnk.to/YDBrew...
May 14, 2025•21 min•Ep. 1371