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Keeping the Tank on the Tracks
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Ep – Keeping the Tank on the Tracks
Lina Setaghian and Arash Memarzadeh take a look at the Canucks victory over the Rangers. Is Thatcher Demko's elite play a threat to tanking this season? What could the future trades for this team look like? After, they examine the play of the young prospects of the Canucks, before switching to the Vancouver Goldeneyes and how fun that team has been. Lastly, they end on Cap or No Cap where they take listener debates amongst themselves.
Josh Elliott-Wolfe and Arash Memarzadeh host. The duo poses the question to Canucks fans, how are you feeling after the weekend? Then, they discuss how the Canucks can turn the corner and do a successful rebuild. Plus, what other teams were rumored to be in the Hughes trade sweepstakes? Later, it's time for 'in or out'. Topics include picking a new captain, shopping EP40, and much more!
Ep – Hughes Reaction with Brendan Batchelor + Callers
Josh Elliott-Wolfe hosts a special evening edition of The People's Show by breaking down the Quinn Hughes trade to Minnesota while taking your calls and reactions to the deal. Brendan Batchelor joins after to give his insights on the deal while also charting out what this means for the Canucks moving forward.
Lina Setaghian and Josh Elliott-Wolfe host a Flip It Friday edition of The People's Show by starting off with the Canucks loss against the Buffalo Sabres last night that ended with a jersey thrown on the ice. They touch on a new report of more teams being interested in Canucks captain Quinn Hughes, while also touching on a week 15 NFL preview and some festive Flip It Friday submissions.
Josh Elliott-Wolfe and Lina Setaghian start off another episode of The People's Show by touching on the newest update on a potential landing place for a new Whitecaps stadium at Hastings Park. Afterwards, they're joined by David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period to break down questions on the future of Quinn Hughes. To wrap things up, Josh and Lina give a lineup update on the Canucks ahead of their game against the Sabres as well as the future of Joe Burrow with the Bengals.
Ep – NHL Roster Freeze and Atmospheric Philip Rivers
Josh Elliott-Wolfe and Lina Setaghian launch into The People's Show by breaking down the Canucks new injury report with Demko and Pettersson close to returning to the lineup, as well as touching on the Canucks sitting at the bottom of the standings again. They hop into Cap or No Cap discussing Christmas light dates, Philip Rivers making a comeback and more of your submissions.
Josh Elliott-Wolfe and Lina Setaghian host another episode of The People's Show by deep diving into the Canucks rumor mill surrounding a new report from Nick Kypreos revolving around Quinn Hughes. They touch on possible teams interested in the Devils, Ducks, Red Wings and San Jose. Afterwards, they check in on some of the bets they made on younger Canucks players at the start of the year, before heading into NFL and MLB news.
Josh Elliott-Wolfe and Lina Setaghian open the show discussing the latest trade rumours surrounding Canucks captain Quinn Hughes. Who are the teams likely to make an offer and what could possible returns look like? Later, it's time for 'In or Out', where Josh and Lina take listener submissions and respond if they are in or out on sports topics. Topics include Travis Kelce, Willander being the right pick, Raty as the second line Center and much more!
Josh Elliott-Wolfe and Lina Setaghian host another edition of The People's Show, starting off by breaking down some lineup news and notes from the latest Canucks practice before they head into a back-to-back against the Mammoth and Wild this weekend. They touch on the Goldeneyes struggling on the road and Thursday Night Football.
Josh and Lina open the show discussing Quinn Hughes body language and what to make of it. Then, they react to Elliotte Friedman's latest report on the Detroit Red Wings interest in Quinn Hughes. Josh proposes a way to let ownership and management know that Canucks fans want a rebuild. Later, it's time for 'Cap or no cap'.
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