In this episode, Rob and Shylo reconnect long-distance to break down the Canucks’ most recent homestand against Dallas and Calgary — a pair of games that perfectly capture the team’s current identity crisis. They start by revisiting the Dallas matchup, a game that genuinely looked like Vancouver’s best chance in weeks to turn momentum around. Fresh off a stretch of sloppy, disconnected road hockey, the Canucks finally had practice time, and it showed: clean breakouts, strong possession, and all the right players firing pucks on net. Pettersson, DeBrusk, Garland, Poron, and Besser all piled up shots, and the faceoff numbers were dominant. By the eye test and by the analytics, Vancouver should have walked away with a win — but a handful of unlucky bounces and an outrageous backhand goal by Rantanen flipped the script. It was the rare game where the stats told a story of success, but the scoreboard didn’t.

Then comes the emotional crash: a grim 5–2 loss to Calgary that looked, for long stretches, like a tired team on the second half of a back-to-back — even though Vancouver had three days of rest. Calgary’s goals came through deflections, rebounds, and broken plays, the exact recipe Vancouver had used to steal a win from Tampa earlier in the week. Despite outshooting the Flames and looking fine on paper, the Canucks’ best players vanished: Pettersson finished with zero shots and struggled in the faceoff circle, and much of the offense fell on Quinn Hughes’ shoulders again. The hosts dig into the frustrating pattern: a team that can look structured and dangerous one night, then completely disjointed the next.

This inconsistency leads naturally into the big-picture conversation dominating the fanbase — and now this episode: with the Canucks sitting near the bottom of the league by American Thanksgiving, is it time to consider major changes?

The guys confront the uncomfortable, long-term question sent in by listener Brad from Quesnel: Could the Canucks actually trade Quinn Hughes? They explore the terrifying but realistic scenario of losing him for nothing in a year and a half, comparing it to previous management missteps. As painful as it would be, they discuss whether recouping major assets now might be smarter than playing out the string and watching the franchise’s most important player walk away. It’s raw, thoughtful, and brutally honest hockey talk. If you want to send in a question, send to: canucksonlyshow@gmail.com

The episode closes with the sense that Vancouver is at a crossroads — a talented roster putting in strong individual performances but failing to translate effort into wins. The team can’t decide whether it wants to be great or mediocre, and the clock is ticking. Whether the Canucks turn this around or begin tearing things down, episodes like this one capture a fanbase living between hope and hard truth.

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