Canucks Talk Sasquatch, Godzilla, King Kong, Kiefer Sherwood
Oct 31, 2025
Brendan Batchelor, the play-by-play voice of the Vancouver Canucks, chats about the team's latest game, focusing on injury management and goaltending strategies. He shares insights on player performances and the team's pragmatic approach during tough stretches. Later, Dimitri Filipovic from Hockey PDOcast dives into league-wide analyses, discussing the struggles of the Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues, while also evaluating playoff-ready teams. They even lighten the mood with a fun Halloween monster draft!
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Rotate Goalies To Manage Workload
- Trust and alternate your goaltenders to manage a compressed schedule and prevent overplaying a starter.
- Get Kevin Lankinen going so the Canucks can confidently split starts and preserve Thatcher Demko's workload.
Points Over Style During Injury Runs
- In heavy injury stretches the Canucks will need to adopt defensive, counterattack systems rather than stylish offense.
- Style points can wait; collecting points and treading water is more valuable during long injury runs.
Goaltender Interference Is A Coin Flip
- Goaltender interference reviews are unpredictable and hinge on narrow rule interpretations about contact outside the crease.
- Brendan Batchelor calls it a coin flip and urges clearer, more consistent officiating standards.