Game Time Decision

In Game Time Decision's one-hundred and sixtieth episode, Ryan and Mike are joined by, managing editor of the Nation Network, contributor to SportsNet, and soon to be author, Thomas Drance! Thomas joins us to talk all about the Vancouver Canucks season, including the defense situation, a report card of the off season, and the potential of what is to come in 2016-17. Thomas also debriefs the success and failures of various teams in the NHL in regards to analytics and their use therein. He also takes the time to advance the conversation regarding advanced stats and the media, that we started with Dan Murphy last week. Finally, Thomas finally gives his much anticipated takes on the Jorts controversy of Buffalo! This week's Postmark Beer: Spruce Tip Golden Ale

In Game Time Decision's one-hundred and fifty-ninth episode, Ryan and Mike welcome, from Rogers Sportsnet, Dan Murphy! Dan regales us with tales of the road, and memories of Rick Rypien and Ryan Kesler. Dan let's us in on his thoughts around the Vancouver Canucks offseason, and which Canuck is, or was, the best interview. We go pretty deep with Dan on how he thinks hockey analytics should play into how NHL clubs are run, and what responsibility he feels in introducing them to the average viewer. Most importantly, Dan gives us his insider information... on John Shorthouse and John Garrett's diets. This week's Postmark Beer: Session Blonde!

In Game Time Decision's one-hundred and fifty-eighth episode, Ryan and Mike welcome, the Managing Editor of Canucks Army, JD Burke! JD joins us to talk about the upcoming Canucks season. Where will they finish? What's up and coming within the prospect system? How are they going to put the defense together? Ryan and Mike put it all together by talking about the Rio Summer Olympics, Penny Oleksiak and Michael Phelps. We also wonder what Ryan's toddler would sound like being interviewed by Bro Jake... what...? This week's Postmark Brewing Beer: Raspberry!

In Game Time Decision's one-hundred and fifty-seventh episode, Ryan and Mike are back with a very special, feud-busting guest, co-host of the "Pucks On Net" Podcast, Ryan Schaap! Since it's the summer, Mike and the Ryans take the time to shoot the stuff with a great big episode of What's Happening style talk. We discuss Seattle, Portland, pro-wrestling lore, and drinking Lucky in the Gulf Islands. Of course we touch on trading for Evander Kane and the placement of Jason King as Assistant Coach in Utica, but really this is just an hour of laughs among new friends :) This week's Postmark Beer: Postmark Brewing's ISA!

In Game Time Decision's one-hundred and fifty-sixth episode, Ryan and Mike talk all things Canucks Hockey... but first break down the pros and cons of bagged milk. We take a look at all the discussions surrounding hockey analytics, and discuss where we stand on the issue and where it belongs in the NHL. We take a look at the recent signings of Bachman and Carcone and the long term implications of both. We also ask if Jim Benning is looking seriously at acquiring a winger to take pressure off of Sven Baertschi... and is that winger Evander Kane?! All this, questions from Twitter... AND MORE (like PokemonGo) And of course, we reveal our teased big news :)

In Game Time Decision's one-hundred and fifty-fifth episode, Ryan and Mike take a break from missing out of PokemonGo to talk all things Canucks Hockey! We take a look at what's happening at the Prospect Camp and the rest of the off-season. Breaking down the Markstrom signing, we dive deep into the intelligence behind the goaltending succession plan that has been set in place. We also take a look at the winners and losers of the NHL Offseason so far, by giving out grades to some of the teams that succeeded in drafting and signing... and some that didn't. All this... AND MORE! This week's Craft Beer Review: Dead Frog Brewing's Red Dragon Imperial Red Ale

In Game Time Decision's one-hundred and fifty-fourth episode, Ryan and Mike are reunited to talk all things NHL Free Agent Frenzy! Ryan starts by debriefing his trip to New York City and the NHL Draft. We then move on to taking on all of the action that has happened in the past week. Taylor Hall for Adam Larsson?! Stamkos re-signs in Tampa?! Subban for Weber?! And of course, the Loui Eriksson signing with our Vancouver Canucks. Does it make the team better? Were there (are there...) better options out there?! What about Lucic? Did the Canucks miss out? All this... AND MORE! This week's Craft Beer Review: Ridge Brewing's Ay Caramba Jalapeno IPA... yikes...

In Game Time Decision's one-hundred and fifty-third episode, Ryan joins Mike via Skype, all the way from the NHL Entry Draft in Buffalo! Ryan was there to see it all go down live, and gives us his takes from both days of the whirlwind that was the Draft. Were the Canucks right in picking defenseman Olli Juolevi? It filled a need in their prospect system, but what was he the best player available? Did Jim Benning find any diamonds in the rough in the later rounds? Which team made the best moves during the draft? All this... AND MORE! This week's Craft Beer Review: No beer this week... although I'm sure Ryan et al enjoyed a few in New York!

In Game Time Decision's one-hundred and fifty second episode, Ryan and Mike welcome once again, from Dobber Prospects and Hockey Prospect Radio on Sirius XM, it's Aynsley Scott! Aynsley helps us with our annual NHL Entry Draft preview episode. What are our Vancouver Canucks going to do at fifth? Who's the best Finn? Which teams picks may be on the move? How does the expansion draft impact the draft? Which players are on the rise in the rankings, and who do we expect to fall, and on that note... Do the pundits rankings even matter? All this... AND MORE! This week's Craft Beer Review: Twin Sails Brewing's Dry-Hopped Kolsch

In Game Time Decision's one-hundred and fifty-first episode, Ryan and Mike debrief Vancouver Craft Beer Week, and discuss our (pre-Penguins victory...) thoughts on the Stanley Cup Final, all before breaking down Vancouver Canucks talk for the week. With all the talk on Twitter, we wonder what kind of movement will happen with the Top 5 picks in the NHL entry draft. Will Toronto be wooed by Arizona? Will Columbus avoid drafting a Finn for some weird reason? Will the Canucks move the fifth overall pick, and move towards Logan Brown? We also break down the potential Canucks targets in the UFA market. With so many top forwards available, will the Canucks go all in on someone like Stamkos, or play it safe with someone like McGuinn? All this... AND MORE! This week's Craft Beer Review: Bridge Brewing's Lemon Gin Saison

In Game Time Decision's one-hundred and fiftieth episode, Ryan and Mike welcome, from Hockey Graphs.com and the man behind the "Mercad" stat, it's Nick Mercadante! Nick joins us to talk all about Goalie advanced stats. Who is he surprised by? What about the Canucks goaltending depth chart? What about Pittsburgh and San Jose's  "untested" goalies in the Stanley Cup Final? Nick lets us in on all of this. Ryan and Mike also tread into dangerous territory by reminiscing about the 2011 SCF... The ups, the downs, and the "what ifs" of the whole thing. All this... AND MORE! This week's Craft Beer Review: Phillips Brewing's Sax in the Dark Sour

In Game Time Decision's one-hundred and forty-ninth episode, Ryan and Mike discuss: the madness of Canucks Twitter, the definition of the best Vancouver sandwich, oddly timed trades, naparoonskis, the World Championships, and everything in between. We thread our Twitter questions into the conversation, of course mostly covering the Gudbranson for McCann trade. Was it the right move? Could it have come at a cheaper price? Will Gubranson solve their issues? How will this change what we thought we knew about Jim Benning's plans? Will the Canucks regret losing McCann? All this... AND MORE! This week's Craft Beer Review: Fuggles and Warlock's Texas Hopper Brown Ale

In Game Time Decision's one-hundred and forty-eighth episode, Ryan and Mike talk political elbows, the HBK line, World Championship leg sweeps and everything in between! Ryan preaches the World Championships to be more than just a losers tournament and wonder what the potential of a expansion draft could do to a surging Penguins team, Matt Murray and Marc-Andre Fleury. We also respond to the Coyotes relocating their farm team, and wonder where the best possible place is for the Utica Comets. Questions from Twitter include, what the Vancouver Canucks should do with their draft pick and we get away from hockey a little bit, discussing: road trip snacks, Survivor and Game of Thrones. This week's Craft Beer Review: Hoyne Brewing's Devil Dream IPA

In Game Time Decision's one-hundred and forty-seventh episode, Ryan and Mike talk about all things Canucks, the NHL Playoffs (not together of course...) and the world surrounding it. Our takes on Joe Thornton's beard, the not-predicted teams left standing in the conference finals, and the phenom that is Matt Murray of the Penguins. We also touch Linden Vey's personal situation and the WHL's Vancouver Giants moving to Langley. We take questions from Twitter! Are the Canucks missing out on any other NCAA free agents? Should they trade the 5th Overall Pick? If so, for what?! All this... AND MORE! This week's Craft beer Review: Parallel 49 and Strange Fellow's "People Are Strange" Hoppy Saison

In Game Time Decision's one-hundred and forty-sixth episode, Ryan and Mike are reunited to talk all things Canucks, NHL and the world around it. We discuss the somewhat disappointing (yet expected) results of the NHL Draft Lottery. Ryan tells us what it was like to be at the Boston Pizza Party, and speculates what the Canucks may do with that 5th Overall Pick. We also take a look at the 26 Year Old GM recently hired in Arizona. Will his advanced stats expertise benefit the team, or will he get run over by the "old-boys club". We take questions from Twitter, which forces us to wonder about a few things: Are we the North? Can the Toronto Raptors turn the ACC into a real Jurassic Park? Is there any roster in the NHL we wouldn't trade the Canucks for? The results may SHOCK you. This week's Craft Beer Review: Mike's Closet IPA and some Mexican Amber that Mike found at a Cancun Walmart...

In Game Time Decision's one-hundred and forty-fifth episode, Ryan is deserted by co-host Mike, who decided that spending a week in Mexico sounded more fun! So, in the co-host seat with Ryan this week is return guest, producer of Hockey Prospect Radio on SiriusXM and Dobber prospect writer Aynsley Scott.  We are talking all things prospects - extensively breaking down the top 15 in this year's draft class, as well as discussing the U18 tournament and why it's so important in draft evaluation The episode was recorded before the NHL Draft Lottery, so we make sure to cover a bunch of players and topics!  This week's Craft Beer Review: Trading Post Brewing Owyhee Tropical Wheat Ale

In Game Time Decision's one-hundred and forty-fourth episode, Ryan and Mike talk: draft simulators and "Hockey Wives"... but of course, we break down what's happened thus far in the 2016 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. Which series is the most surprising? Or are they all falling exactly how we expected. We also take a look at the controversy surrounding Andrew Shaw and the Chicago Blackhawks. Was the punishment enough? We wrap things up with Ryan's always hot takes about the Thatcher Demko signing. What does the future hold, and how do his bonuses work out?This week's Craft Beer Review: Dageraad Brewing's Sri Lanka

In Game Time Decision's one-hundred and forty-third episode, Ryan and Mike talk radio, prospects and the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs! Ryan tells us all about his cup of coffee on TSN 1040, we talk about the Stecher signing, and get slightly concerned about Thatcher Demko. We start our much anticipated Podcast within the Podcast... it's CatsCast, talking all things Florida Panthers! We also take a few questions from Twitter, which sparks a discussion about the Coach's Challenge, and Ryan becomes the first person ever to confuse the Beatles with FallOut Boy...This week's Craft Beer Review: Lagunita's Hairy Eyeball Ale*The audio goes a bit wonky near the end of this week's episode, sorry if it sucks :(

In Game Time Decision's one-hundred and forty-second episode, Ryan and Mike talk... about it being over! The Canucks season comes to a close, and Ryan and Mike are here to debrief it laying out the pros, cons and surprises. We look at the NCAA Frozen Four, and wonder if 3 of the top players from North Dakota could be Canucks soon? But what about Thatcher Demko...? Ryan also gives us his thoughts and learnings from the Vancouver Hockey Analytics Conference (#VanHAC). We also wrap up this season with a few questions from Twitter.This week's Craft Beer Review: Mt Begbie Brewing's Cold Smoke Smoked Porter

In Game Time Decision's one-hundred and forty-first episode, Ryan and Mike talk the Jake Virtanen suspension, the Nail Yakupov trade request, and of course, wonder why the Canucks have decided to start winning now of all times! And... questions...from Twitter! Prospect talk with Ryan and curiosity of what the Canucks will do with their hopefully high draft pick. All this... AND MORE. This week's Craft Beer Review: Fuggles and Warlock's Destiny IPA