Canucks Central

Dan and Bik share their thoughts on a "maintenance day" for Thatcher Demko and how trustworthy the injury reports from the Canucks are right now. They also take a look at Adam Foote's first 15 games as Head Coach and give him some grades for what he's done so far.

Dan and Bik answer your questions about whether or not management could be on the hot seat, why they didn't trade Quinn Hughes over the summer, and more in this week's Mailbag Friday!

Dan and Bik are joined by former Canuck, Jannik Hansen, to talk about the struggles the Canucks are going through, his thoughts on Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson, and more.

Dan and Sat are joined by Dave Pagnotta (1:00) of The Fourth Period to get his thoughts on what's going on with the Canucks, Jordan Kyrou's future in St. Louis with a healthy scratch, and more from around the league. Also, hear from Landon Ferraro (24:00) on Elias Pettersson's struggles and the recent stretch of games for the team. Plus, Ryan Lin (47:00) of the Vancouver Giants stops by to talk about the season so far for him and the Giants.

Dan and Sat discuss the fall out from a Canucks loss to the Blackhawks and where things are at with the temperature around the team at the moment. They also talk about what options are available to management moving forward when it comes to rebuilding.

Sat Shah and Bik Nizzar breakdown the Canucks 5-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. Hear from Head Coach Adam Foote (44:32), Quinn Hughes (1:11:43), Kevin Lankinen (1:22:52) and Evander Kane (1:24:39) post game. Plus Landon Ferraro and Iain McIntyre (1:31:02) provide their analysis.

Dan and Sat hit the music with Overrated/Underrated this week breaking down topics like legacy games for Lukas Reichel and Connor Bedard, Tom Willander playing his way up to the top pair with Quinn Hughes and Jack Adams talk involving Adam Foote amongst other things.

Kevin Woodley from InGoal Magazine drops by to talk about the situation with Team Canada's goalies heading into the 2026 Olympics, what the Canucks can expect by turning back to Kevin Lankinen and the Marcus Johansson goal that sent the hockey world into debate over the last few days.

Dan and Sat start things off with The Open by chatting about how long the Canucks can stay in the playoff race as we head into November, fighting against a tough parity across the NHL. Connor Bedard visits his hometown Canucks at Rogers tonight and has been having a great start to the season. Lineup news and notes wrap things up with news on Conor Garland and Lekkerimaki.

Dan and Sat are joined by Sportsnet's Justin Bourne to discuss the parity around the NHL, the parallels between Elias Pettersson and Auston Matthews in Toronto, and how things are trending for Team Canada at the 2026 Olympics.. Also, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times stops by to talk about the Blackhawks and everything going on with Connor Bedard. Plus, Sportsnet's Triple Threat, Iain MacIntyre, to talk about Alex Mogilny heading into the Hockey Hall of Fame and everything going on with the current Canucks.