The Patcast: An off-season full of changes

Guests include Jeff Paterson and Todd Diamond.

Agent Todd Diamond says Nikita Tryamkin’s desire to come back to the NHL is real & genuine. Todd says Tryamkin can’t hold the new regime responsible for what happened the last time he was with the Canucks & feels good about the direction this organization is going.

The guys setup the poll question and ask what's that smell?

TSN1040’s Jeff Paterson says when you look at what the Canucks defence will look like moving forward, there could be a spot for Nikita Tryamkin to fill IF his play warrants it. Jeff says the key for Tryamkin is to use his raw talent & play physical.

Mike and Jason talk with former Canucks forward Tanner Glass, and continue What We Learned

Former Canucks forward Tanner Glass says it's still tough thinking about 2011, but says the league and Canucks brass had told players not to respond to the Bruins physicality. Tanner says he felt from game 15 of that season that the Canucks would win the Cup. Tanner also gets into some stories about on-ice battles

Mike and Jason talk Canucks with JD Burke, take PM Trudeau's presser live, and get into What We Learned

JD Burke from Elite Prospects says there's no way the Canucks should consider trading Brock Boeser, suggesting he's cost-effective and very productive. JD says the club's top-six is a massive strength, and now they need to improve the bottom-six to support that group. JD wonder is Brandon Sutter needs to be bought out

Mike and Jason talk all things Canucks with Thomas Drance, and get into some Clips

Thomas Drance of the Athletic Vancouver says if re-signing Markstrom and Toffoli is a priority, there likely isn't room for Chris Tanev and other tough decisions will need to be made. Drancer suggests it'll cost a premium (like a 2nd-rounder) to trade Baertschi, and wonders if trading another decent forward will have to happen, too