Pacific Division: Vancouver Canucks Season Primer
Vancouver Canucks

A quick look at the Vancouver Canucks heading into the season.

Salary Cap Situation – source Cap Friendly

Projected Cap Hit: $69,846,249
Projected Cap Space: $3,153,751
Projected LTIR Used : $0
Current Cap Space: $3,153,751
Deadline Cap Space : $14,191,880
Todays Cap Hit : $69,846,249
Roster Size: 22/23
Contract: 45/50

Offseason Moves – In/Outsource Sports Forecaster  

In
Jack Skille, W – PTO
Michael Chaput, C/LW – FA – CBJ
Borna Rendulic, RW/LW – FA – Col
Chad Billins, D – FA – Cgy
Jayson Megna, RW/C – FA – NYR
Loui Eriksson, RW/LW – FA – Bos
Tom Nilsson, D – FA – NYI
Erik Gudbranson, D – T – Fla
Yan-Pavel Laplante, LW/C – FA
Michael Garteig, G – FA
Troy Stecher, D – FA

Out
Tuomo Ruutu, C – PTO
Blair Jones, C – FA – Europe
Ronalds Kenins, LW – FA – Europe
Radim Vrbata, RW – FA – Ari
Linden Vey, C/RW – FA – Cgy
Alex Friesen, C/LW – FA – StL
Taylor Fedun, D – FA – Buf
Joe Cannata, G – FA – Wsh
Yannick Weber, D – FA – Nas
Dan Hamhuis, D – FA – Dal
Jared McCann, LW/C – T – Fla

Depth Chart

Forwards
Daniel Sedin – Henrik Sedin – Loui Eriksson
Markus Granlund – Brandon Sutter – Jannik Hansen
Sven Baertschi – Bo Horvat – Jake Virtanen
Derek Dorsett – Brendan Gaunce – Alexandre Burrows
Jack Skille – Michael Chaput – Anton Rodin

Defense
Alexander Edler – Chris Tanev
Ben Hutton – Erik Gudbranson
Nikita Tryamkin – Philip Larsen
Andrey Pedan – Luca Sbisa

Goalies
Ryan Miller
Jacob Markstrom
Thatcher Demko
Richard Bachman

2017 Draft Picks

1st – Vancouver
2nd – Vancouver
3rd – Vancouver
4th – Vancouver
7th – Vancouver

2017 Free Agents

Unrestricted –  Alexandre Burrows, Chad Billins, Jayson Megna, Philip Larsen, Ryan Miller

Restricted –  Alexandre Grenier, Andrey Pedan, Anton Rodin, Ben Hutton, Bo Horvat, Borna Rendulic, Brendan Gaunce, Emerson Etem, Erik Gudbranson, Evan McEneny, Joseph Labate, Michael Chaput, Michael Garteig, Michael Zalewski, Nikita Tryamkin, Tom Nilsson

2016-17 Vancouver Canucks Pre-season and Regular Season Schedule