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Thomas Drance hosts solo. Iain MacIntyre reports that the Canucks are potentially close to deals with pending UFA's, Dan Millstein tweets, "fake news". What's going on? Drance reviews this clubs approach and priorities when filling out the current roster. Is Zadorov the the 'template defenceman' for the Canucks? Drance explains the path for the Canucks to succeed. Brendan Batchelor joins the show. The guys discuss the case of Filip Hronek, and what avenues the Canucks can take with him.

Sportsnet's Jason Bukala joins Jamie and Thomas to talk about a couple of Canucks prospects in Josh Bloom and Jonathan Lekkerimaki. He admits that signing Chandler Stephenson would be a good fit with Lekkerimai and Elias Pettersson. Afterwards, they talk about the Canucks unwillingness to take a step back next season and compare the current Cup finalists with what the Canucks have to do to get there.

Jamie Dodd and Thomas Drance are joined by Don Taylor and Rick Dhaliwal for the weekly Crossover. They talk about Elias Pettersson getting backlash for admitting to his injury. They delve into the Canucks' announced coaching changes that include new roles for the Sedins and Yogi Svejkosky. They also talk about Ian Cole opting to test free agency. Afterwards, Jamie and Thomas talk about what fans can expect from Ilya Mikheyev next season.

Jamie Dodd and Thomas Drance are joined by Daniel Wagner. The guys talk about how valuable Filip Hronek is to the Canucks and why parting ways with him would leave the franchise in a large hole defensively. Afterwards, Jamie and Thomas discuss which prospects are most likely to crack the Canucks opening day roster.

In this edition of Canucks Talk, Jamie Dodd and Thomas Drance have a lengthy conversation about the importance of internal growth for the Vancouver Canucks if they expect to make strides next season. Sean Gentille joins the show to talk about the Stanley Cup Final.

Thomas Drance is joined by Ryan Clark of ESPN to talk about their biggest takeaways from the Oilers-Stars series. They preview the Cup Final. Then, Thomas delves into which budget free agents the Vancouver Canucks should be interested in this offseason.