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Canucks Preseason Notebook: Juolevi, Lammikko, Opening Night projections and goalie depth

It’s been a long time since the Canucks entered a season with guaranteed playoff expectations. Even the Cinderella roster that finished among the final five teams in the NHL Playoff Bubble in 2019-20 was expected by most to finish just out of the original postseason race. That’s not the case in 2021-22. After signing Elias […]

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Long term goals remain a mystery, but Pettersson and Hughes’ new contracts solidify ‘win now’ plans for Canucks

It came down to the wire, but the boys are back. After weeks of speculation the Canucks finally put ink to paper yesterday, signing franchise stars Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes to contract extensions totaling a very nice $69.15 million over the next six years. Pettersson returns on a three-year bridge deal with an AAV […]

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Green New Deal | May 21, 2021

In this episode: Lach and Cody talk about Travis Green’s brand new extension with the Canucks, Jim Benning’s final interview of the regular season and his plans to fix the team (or lack thereof) and do a quick look around the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

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We Didn’t Start the Fire | May 19, 2021

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Lach’s audio is a little extra loud/echoey in the first few minutes, but it goes back to normal at 11:53. Our bad!) In this episode: Lach and Cody talk about the end of a disastrous Canucks season, the rumours surrounding ownership, Jim Benning, Travis Green, Ian Clark, the Sedins and what comes next […]

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Vancouver & the Infinite Sadness | May 14, 2021

In this episode: Lach does a brief recap on the Canucks loss to the Flames, previews the team’s final four games and discuss some rumored changes to the Canucks’ front office. PLUS: A special peek at our most recent Patreon exclusive Off the Post podcast, where Lach and Cody make their Stanley Cup brackets and […]

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Miracles and Murray | April 23, 2021

In this episode: Lachlan talks about being chosen for The Botchford Project and how he found out, plus he breaks down the Canucks shutout loss to Matt Murray and the Ottawa Senators, the struggles of Vancouver’s depth players, Thatcher Demko’s big return, the Travis Hamonic misconduct, Vancouver’s infamous #BannerGate and the best fast food breakfasts.

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Benning All Along | March 5, 2021

In this episode: Lach and Cody break down the wild Jim Benning press conference Friday morning, the Canucks Thursday night victory over the Maple Leafs, Calgary replacing Geoff Ward with Darryl Sutter and check in on the Utica Comets.

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Hell and Oates | February 5, 2021

In this episode: Lach is on his own tonight to talk about the Canucks embarrassing 7-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs, why it’s a microcosm for how management has bungled the construction of the team, Jim Benning’s poor excuse for letting Tyler Toffoli walk in free agency and how COVID is affecting the schedules […]