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Jamie opens Canucks Talk joined by Randip Janda as the two look back on the profound and illustrious career of Bob Cole after the news of his passing Thursday morning. The guys dive into what the Canucks should expect as the series shifts to Nashville and how Pettersson must step up for Vancouver to have a chance to win this series. Later on, Alex Daugherty of the Tennessean joins the show to help shed some light onto the matchups in this series and what Nashville could be looking to change as they get last change upon returning to home ice. Co-host Thomas Drance comes on live from Nashville as him and Jamie discuss how the game plan for Vancouver could alter slightly ahead of Game 3. Brendan Morrison joins the show and breaks down what the Canucks players can do to help get more pucks on the net and not have as many shots blocked.

Jamie is joined by his co-host Thomas Drance who is in Nashville ahead of Game 3 between Vancouver and Nashville on Friday. The guys discuss the importance of this game and how the winner of Game 3 drastically gets a better chance to win the series along with how the Canucks should be expecting to play in a pretty hostile environment. Plus, Jamie and Drance speak on the Demko injury as he is travelling with the team.

Jamie and Thomas are joined by a bevvy of guests. First, Jason Bukala hops on live from Helsinki, Finland to talk about the Canucks play last night. Mainly, all the missed and blocked shots. That makes way for the Crossover with Don Taylor and Rick Dhaliwal. They dive into Pettersson's struggles and how the Preds are playing against the Canucks top lines. They also talk about the goalie situation with Demko out. Jamie and Thomas talk about Nils Hoglander's play and where the Canucks can find more offence in their lineup. Finally, Brendan Batchelor joins Jamie as the pair observe how well the Canucks actually played last night despite the score. They also talk about Casey DeSmith and Elias Pettersson.

In this edition of The Whiteboard, Jamie and Thomas recap a disappointing loss by the Vancouver Canucks to the Nashville Predators in Game 2 of Round 1. They talk about the team's inability to get their shots on net. Jamie and Thomas talk about the teams overall and play and the play of Casey DeSmith. They delve into Elias Pettersson's underwhelming performance and what the team needs from him moving forward. Drancer highlights how he has become the scapegoat for the Canucks. He also outlines the series betting odds after two games.

Jamie Dodd and Thomas Drance are joined by Ryan Clark of ESPN for an outsider's perspective on the Canucks chances without Thatcher Demko in net. Kevin Woodley of InGoal Magazine joins the fellas to talk about how it'll mostly be a mental battle for DeSmith today. He also talks about how the Canucks have scouted Sarros. Woodley gets into how the Predators will change their game to attack DeSmith.

In this edition of The Whiteboard, Jamie and Thomas react to the Thatcher Demko injury news. Drancer outlines the timeline leading towards the injury, and where we should have seen this possibly coming. The guys talk about how the Canucks will need to play without their talisman in net. They discuss Casey DeSmith's role in replacing Demko and how the Canucks should have enough to still win this series. As always we run through the betting odds.