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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.

Jamie Dodd reacts to the Thatcher Demko injury bombshell. He is joined by Dan Riccio as the pair make sense of what has happened. They talk about the challenge ahead of the Canucks as they take on the Predators without their starting goaltender. They delve into which players will be under the spotlight to step up in Demko's absence. Sportsnet's NHL Insider Elliotte Friedman joins the show to shed light on the injury and the recovery timeline.

Jamie and Drance speak on the success of the Canucks and it's management group when it comes to evaluating talent, obtaining quality pieces for a good price and being able to develop players as well using Dakota Joshua as a prime example. The guys dive into the plethora of UFA's the Canucks have on their rosters and where the priorities should lie. Hear from Head Coach Rick Tocchet as well following Canucks practice.