Matt and Blake discuss the opening of Canucks training camp, including whether Pettersson's contract situation matters to fans, where Nils Höglander and Vasily Podkolzin fit; whether Pettersson & Andrei Kuzmenko and J.T. Miller & Brock Boeser are locked-in duos; who plays with those duos; whether Noah Juulsen can be an opening night defenceman with Rick Tocchet preferring lefty-righty pairs. We hear from Höglander, Miller and Tocchet. Rink Wide: Vancouver co-host Jeff Paterson stops by with his assessment of what he's seen in Victoria. Jeff breaks down the opportunities provided to players like Höglander, Podkolzin, Juulsen and local favourite Arshdeep Bains. He talks about the abundance of coaches and goalies on the ice (8 each!), and discusses Pettersson's reluctance to talk about his unresolved contract. John Shannon joins and heartily endorses training camp travelling around B.C. as a marketing effort. He comments on Jim Rutherford's assertion that everything must go right to make the playoffs; Thatcher Demko's take that this season is "do or die" for the core group; and he evaluates the Tanner Pearson-Casey DeSmith trade. Plus, another edition of SvP, where Matt and Blake debate whether Höglander makes the opening night lineup. Presented by Applewood Auto Group.

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