Sept 24, 2025: Demko preseason debut, Canucks identity crisis?

As the Canucks get set for preseason game number 2 vs the Flames, Matt and Blake get you set with the lineup and a look at Thatcher Demko's first start of the exhibition schedule. The guys also look at the Powerplay practice from yesterday and the sneak peek it gives us on the Canucks' plans with the man advantage. Plus, the guys debate whether Adam Foote's definition of their identity is actually an identity at all. TSN's Frank Corrado joins in on that topic as well, and gets into the importance of identity and mantras for a team at the start of the season. Frank also looks at potential 2nd line chemistry, and who might work best with Filip Chytil. Plus, Frank has thoughts on where Chytil's strengths actually might lie. Then it's an injury update on the Whitecaps with The Daily Hive's Har Johal. She gives us the forecast on Müller and Gauld's likely timeline, who is available to vie for 3 points tonight vs Portland as the Caps look to clinch home field in the 1st round, and a new Whitecaps possibility to play in the World Cup. Then the guys wrap up with a look at the Lions' health for this week as they try to play their way back into contention for a home playoff date. And the Jays sputter while he Mariners clinch down the stretch!

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