The Canucks have their top prospect, Braeden Cootes, sign on the dotted line for his 1st NHL contract! Matt and Blake talk about what it means for the team, especially in light of the new NCAA rules for CHL players. Cootes isn’t going to be there on opening night for the Canucks, but who will be? The guys look at the myriad of possibilities as it stands so far, and in particular, look at the likely top 6 wingers that will be used out of the gate. Postmedia’s Patrick Johnston joins the discussion on lines and chemistry and gives his confidence level in an Evander Kane renaissance season, amongst several other wingers who are also looking to bounce back. PJ also takes on the topic of dressing room leadership, and if the team can operate differently this season despite so many familiar faces. Then it’s The Daily Hive’s Rob Williams with his thoughts on how waiver eligibility may affect Canucks roster decisions, who might graduate from Abbotsford to the NHL, and he lets us know how he has mocked up the Canucks lines for the opener. Then the guys finish up with a look back at a narrow Whitecaps win in the Canadian Championship quarterfinal, and the Jays do the unthinkable and finally lose?!
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15 Comments
What does Patrick mean by "there's not enough goals in the environment?" Why couldn't 7 of 9 forwards on the team score 20+ goals this season? 🤔🤨
I think alot depends on wat happens with cootes
If cootes makes the lineup then Kane has to be on his line
I would like to see Cootes in the lineup, the top 6 is looking relatively solid, I think he could help the 3rd or 4th immediately. He's a good stickhandler, has a fast accurate shot, fairly strong on the puck and can shelf goals in close proximity to the net forehand or backhand. One thing the Canucks have been weak in is overall skating speed, I think Cootes is a solid skater and he seems to have some good but not great speed as well. Is going back to the WHL really going to help him?
lol at the idea that canucks might take a longer view than getting first round playoff games. need new ownership to change that stupid organizational goal
i dumped sportsnet + last season after 4 years of screwing around with their glitchy garbage app. no competition, why fix it? i wouldn't re-new if they took $50 off the price.
With a backend as strong as ours is (on paper) we don't need prolific scoring up front. We need a solid pk and scoring by committee. We have what it takes to do that. Expect a lot of 2-1 / 3-2 wins vs 6-3.
I bought Sportsnet+ last year but will not renew this year. I only watched Canuck games. That's it. No other sports, no other teams. Haven't opened the app since mid April. I've been a Canuck fan since they won the WHL Lester Patrick Cup in 1969 and 1970. I don't have a TV so I was watching SN+ on my laptop. I will go back to listening on 650 and clicking through ads and reloading on a pirate site to watch.
The hope with Kane is that if he's not racking up points, you can maybe shove him on the 3rd line to crash and bang…
Kane Petey Garland and Debrusk Chytl Boesser
What changes can u make except for quinn Hughes!!!!!! Our players r not going to fetch u dime!!!!!
Hey Matt, didn’t you hear? The US has been banned from international tournaments after illegally bombing Iran. FFS you’re such a soy-douche.
PJ is the perfect media personality if you’re conservative and want to ignore his play vs what he drives or did when he was a young man. PJ is doubtful of any move other than a home run.
Note… he completely ignores EK’s play through the playoffs and only focuses on the finals. I can forgive his penalties if he scored and hit the same leading up to the finals.
Cup is half empty regardless…
300+ bucks for sportsnet plus. Get fkd. What a joke. Billions in profit. Way less money to go around in our economy. But "we gotta raise prices. And Blake, you don't get "all games" just saying.
Blake thats a massive misread on Karlsson. He is strictly a bottom 6 guy. If he is ever in the top 6 all Canuck fans should be worried