Looking at the Vancouver Canucks heading into this season – outlook, potential lines, roster, top prospects, draft history, stats and season schedule.
2014-15 record: 48-29-5, 101 points (2nd in the Pacific, 5th in the Western Conference, 8th overall)
2014-15 Outcome: Lost in the first round to Calgary
Total Cap Hit: $70,126,666
Total Player Salaries: $71,940,833
Cap Space: $1,273,334
Source: General Fanager
In: Adam Cracknell, W/C, (FA – StL), Brandon Sutter, C (T – Pit), Blair Jones, C/W (FA – Phi), Brandon Prust, W/C (T – Mtl), Taylor Fedun, D (FA – SJ), Matt Bartkowski, D (FA – Bos), Richard Bachman, G (FA – Edm)
Out: Adam Clendening, D (T – Pit), Nick Bonino, C/LW (T – Pit), Ryan Stanton, D (FA – Wsh), Michael Zalewski, LW (FA-Minors), Brandon DeFazio, LW (FA – Bos), Shawn Matthias, LW/C (FA – Tor), Bobby Sanguinetti, D (FA – Buf), Brad Richardson, C/W (FA – Ari), Zack Kassian, RW (T – Mtl), Cal O’Reilly, C (FA – Buf), Kevin Bieksa, D (T – Ana), Eddie Lack, G (T – Car), Patrick McNally, D (T – SJ), Joacim Eriksson, G (FA-Europe)
Source: Sports Forecaster
The Vancouver Canucks are in a unique position for the 2015-2016 season; they could either become the first NHL team to exceed expectations for two consecutive seasons while almost openly rejecting analytics, or they could find themselves at the very bottom of the league in a very short period of time.
The 2014 off-season for Vancouver saw three moves that many considered to be a perfect example of newly hired GM Jim Benning keeping his promise of a quick, effective, on-the-fly rebuild that didn’t tear apart the team’s tenured core. Ryan Miller was brought on to finally end the goaltending controversy once and for all, Radim Vrbata added more skill to hopefully help with a four-line mentality, and Ryan Kesler was granted his request to leave the organization in exchange for a seemingly snake-bitten Luca Sbisa and American-born centre Nick Bonino.
In theory, those moves all worked the way they were supposed to. The organization didn’t overpower the rest of the league when they made the post-season, but they certainly made a splash by holding both Los Angeles and San Jose out of playoff spots. An early first-round exit to the PDO-driven Calgary Flames was disappointing, but the Canucks roster seemed to hold promise.
Then, the club went through quite possibly the most disappointing off-season across the NHL.
Where the Boston Bruins came out of the 2015 summer unsure whether GM Don Sweeney was a misunderstood genius or just completely incompetent, it’s very hard to argue that Vancouver got anything but worse.
Bonino was sent out of the organization after just one season, heading with defensive prospect Adam Clendening (a seemingly good acquisition mid-season) and a draft selection for controversial defensive centre Brandon Sutter. Despite most advanced analytics pointing to Bonino being a stronger contributor from a possession standpoint — and a far cheaper option than Sutter, meaning the club could then bring on another secondary offensive contributor who would far outweigh Sutter’s production — the Canucks pulled the trigger on the deal anyway. They then inked Sutter to the first-ever contract that paid over $4M AAV salary to a player who had never hit 40 points in a single season. The deal is set to kick in after this season.
The contract for Sutter was combined with two other contracts that many found easy to criticize. After yet another poor season, Sbisa was inked to a multi-year deal himself, and regression candidate Derek Dorsett earned himself a multi-year deal that’s almost certain to hurt the Canucks before long. Add in a below-market value trade for goaltender Eddie Lack (who fetched third and seventh round draft selections, where two other high-calibre backups fetched first rounders) and a rumor that Benning was called about a severely regressing (and expensive) Ryan Miller. Then, add in a trade for high-risk forward Zack Kassian, bringing back an aging Brandon Prust in return, and the off-season almost certainly hurt the Canucks in every area of play.
The one place that Vancouver seemed to redeem themselves was at the NHL draft. The team selected right wing Brock Boeser with the 23rd overall pick in Sunrise — and little seems to suggest that the Minnesota native will be anything but a strong contributor in a few years’ time. He’ll join two-way centre Jared McCann and energetic power forward Jake Virtanen as quality NHL-calibre players Benning took in the first round of the last two drafts. Since Cody Hodgson was the last player drafted by Vancouver — in any round — to hit over 100 NHL games played, the team needs these three to join Bo Horvat as draft successes.
Trending Up
Christopher Tanev (RD): Possibly Vancouver’s most valuable free agent pickup in years, Tanev is about to finally get the pay raise he’s long deserved. Once told he wouldn’t make it playing pro hockey because he’s too small, the 6 foot 2 blue liner finished his 2014-2015 campaign with moderate offensive output (2G, 18A, 70GP) and some of the team’s best underlying possession numbers for yet another season.
It depends on where Tanev is being used, but his recent five-year extension suggest that the Canucks are willing to let the 25 year old blue liner shoulder some responsibility next year. He won’t be a total replacement for the recently-shipped out Kevin Bieksa, but he’s a band-aid for what could be some pretty godawful possession numbers next year. For Canucks fans, he’s going to be a strong part of the reason next year isn’t awful to watch — after putting in the work to earn a $4.5M AAV cap hit, there’s little evidence to suggest that Tanev won’t be one of the Canucks’ strongest contributors next year.
Bo Horvat (C): It came as a bit of a surprise when London Knights forward Max Domi was re-assigned to the major juniors last fall and Bo Horvat wasn’t. Horvat certainly saw some growing pains last year that Domi managed to likely avoid with an extra year in the OHL. That being said, the now-20 year old centre is primed to have a breakout year this season. Like Tanev, there’s little to suggest that Horvat won’t be one of the team’s bright spots on what could be a pretty miserable season.
Horvat finished his rookie year with 13 goals and 25 points over a 68 game sample size, suggesting that he was on pace for somewhere between 15 and 20 goals over a full season. What makes him more likely to finish in 2016 with 20 goals than with 15, though, is that he struggled to find a consistency in his game last year. Now that the Rodney, Ontario native is more accustomed to the speed and spacing of the NHL game, expect his numbers game-to-game to improve.
Where the Canucks aren’t sure if Horvat or Sutter will be the team’s second line centre next year, it’s hard to tell exactly which option would be more beneficial. Horvat is certainly trending up, but he’s probably got a season or two left before he hits his true career numbers; seeing him in a third line role shouldn’t be a red flag next year. If he does get that second line job, though, look to see how he handles the responsibility as a top six contributor behind the Sedin’s. When they’re gone, he and Jared McCann will almost certainly be the two looked upon to make the post-Sedin transition less painful.
Trending Down:
Ryan Miller (G): The writing has been on the walls for a few seasons now, and it’s becoming nearly impossible to deny that 35-year old Ryan Miller is a severely depreciating asset. From an advanced numbers standpoint, he struggled more last season than Arizona Coyotes starter Mike Smith and Philadelphia Flyers backup Ray Emery — only having a more successful year than Ben Scrivens in Edmonton. From a technical evaluation standpoint, few can look at Miller without observing that he’s losing his speed and flexibility in a big way.
If Jacob Markstrom’s extra AHL time over the last few seasons was all that the younger netminder needed to become the bona fide NHLer everyone expected him to be, things could be fine in Vancouver. Eddie Lack’s ability to shoulder a big chunk of the starts in the 2014-2015 season were a big part of the reason that the Canucks saw post-season action last year, and a repeat performance from Markstrom could have them overachieving for yet another year. Those good games don’t look much like they’ll be coming from Miller, though, and that makes his $6M AAV cap hit a huge problem.
Alex Burrows (LW): As Vancouver’s fourth highest paid forward in 2015-2016, and he should be the team’s fourth highest offensive contributor — but he’s not. He finished the 2014-2015 campaign with only 33 points in 70 regular season games, and he’s been on that downward trend for a while.
All four of Vancouver’s top paid forwards are the same age, so saying that ‘Burrows will regress because he’s 34 and counting’ is a polite way of saying that ‘Burrows, both Sedins, and Radim Vrbata will all regress to some degree, because they’re all 34 and counting’. It’s a painful situation for the club to be in, especially since Burrows is signed with a NTC through the end of the 2016-2017 season. If he has another year where he barely crests 30 points — or, worse yet, drops below the 30 point mark altogether — then the Canucks will only continue to feel the burn of their biggest deals; that would put the veteran winger in bottom six production territory making top six money, and with still one more season to go. That, like Ryan Miller’s deal, is a huge problem.
Trade Deadline Outlook:
Nearly every stat projection has the Canucks getting significantly worse in the 2015-2016 season. Unless Ryan Miller reverses what’s now a multi-year regressive trend, Jacob Markstrom records his first season of good numbers in the NHL, the Sedin twins and Radim Vrbata all fail to regress even a little bit, and players like Virtanen and Horvat immediately become NHL-calibre talent, the team will plummet out of playoff contention.
The Canucks need Brandon Sutter to start exponentially increasing the number of zone entry attempts he makes, especially if he’s playing with youngsters. Ronald Kenins and Derek Dorsett are expected to regress, so they’ll need to buck those predictions. Alexandre Burrows needs to stop his own age-based regression, and Luca Sbisa needs to get significantly better in every single category of play.
It seems unlikely that more than one or two of those hypotheticals will come true, so it’s best to examine the Canucks as sellers this year. Not many teams are willing to take on expensive, aging forwards for very much in return — much less a pair of them who refuse to play apart from one another — so moving the Sedins isn’t even something to consider. If a team is still willing to call Benning about Ryan Miller, though, that’s a move the GM needs to make.
One of Vancouver’s biggest mistakes this summer was sending out Clendening and a second round draft pick with Bonino in exchange for only Sutter and a lower draft pick in return. If there’s anything the Canucks need to hold on to, it’s prospects — Clendening is only 22 — and high draft selections; if the team finishes poorly, not much will separate that second rounder from a low first round position. That gives Pittsburgh a potential first round pick-calibre player that Vancouver almost certainly needs.
Players like Derek Dorsett, Luca Sbisa, Ryan Miller, and Alex Burrows will all almost certainly be making above market value next year, as will Brandon Sutter. It seems unlikely that Sutter will want to waive his no-trade clause to help the team, but the other four need to be approached if a team is even remotely interested in them. Benning left himself with very little cap space to work with next year, and the Canucks could find themselves backed into a corner rather quickly if he doesn’t try to shed some of that salary at the first signs of a missed playoff year. Most of his poor contracts aren’t Toews and Kane money-sized, but they are painful for bottom six talent — which is what most of his poor signings are.
Written by Catherine Silverman, who can be found on twitter @CataCarryOn
Canucks: Outlook | Lines and Roster | Top Prospects and Draft History | Stats | Schedule
Potential line combinations, defensive pairings, and goalies.
Daniel Sedin – Henrik Sedin – Alexandre Burrows
Sven Baertschi – Brandon Sutter – Radim Vrbata
Chris Higgins – Bo Horvat – Brandon Prust
Derek Dorsett – Linden Vey – Jannik Hansen
Brendan Gaunce – Adam Cracknell
Alexander Edler – Chris Tanev
Dan Hamhuis – Yannick Weber
Luca Sbisa – Matt Bartkowski
Frank Corrado
Ryan Miller
Jacob Markstrom
| FORWARDS | HT/WT | BIRTHDATE | ACQUIRED |
| Sven Baertschi (LW/RW) | 5’11″/190lbs | 10/5/1992 | T-Cgy ’15 |
| Matt Beattie (C/RW) | 6’3″/173lbs | 12/14/1992 | Van ’12 (7/207) |
| Ludwig Blomstrand (LW) | 6’1″/198lbs | 3/8/1993 | Van ’11 (4/120) |
| Brock Boeser (RW) | 6’1″/191lbs | 2/25/1997 | Van ’15 (1/23) |
| Alexandre Burrows (RW/LW) | 6’1″/188lbs | 4/11/1981 | S-Van ’03 |
| Cole Cassels (C) | 6’0″/178lbs | 5/4/1995 | Van ’13 (3/85) |
| Derek Dorsett (RW/LW) | 6’0″/192lbs | 12/20/1986 | T-NYR ’14 |
| Dane Fox (C) | 6’0″/185lbs | 10/13/1993 | S-Van ’13 |
| Alex Friesen (C) | 5’9″/186lbs | 1/30/1991 | Van ’10 (6/172) |
| Adam Gaudette (C) | 6’1″/170lbs | 10/3/1996 | Van ’15 (5/149) |
| Brendan Gaunce (C/LW) | 6’2″/207lbs | 3/25/1994 | Van ’12 (1/26) |
| Alexandre Grenier (RW) | 6’5″/200lbs | 9/5/1991 | Van ’11 (3/90) |
| Jannik Hansen (RW/LW) | 6’1″/195lbs | 3/15/1986 | Van ’04 (9/287) |
| Chris Higgins (LW) | 6’0″/205lbs | 6/2/1983 | T-Fla ’11 |
| Bo Horvat (C) | 6’0″/206lbs | 4/5/1995 | Van ’13 (1/9) |
| Lukas Jasek (RW) | 5’11″/165lbs | 8/28/1997 | Van ’15 (6/174) |
| Nicklas Jensen (RW/LW) | 6’3″/202lbs | 3/6/1993 | Van ’11 (1/29) |
| Blair Jones (C/W) | 6’2″/216lbs | 9/27/1986 | FA ’15 |
| Ilya Kablukov (C) | 6’2″/183lbs | 1/18/1988 | Van ’07 (5/146) |
| Ronalds Kenins (LW) | 6’0″/201lbs | 2/28/1991 | S-Van ’13 |
| Joseph Labate (C) | 6’4″/190lbs | 4/16/1993 | Van ’11 (4/101) |
| Jared McCann (C) | 6’0″/179lbs | 5/31/1996 | Van ’14 (1/24) |
| Kyle Pettit (C) | 6’4″/200lbs | 1/19/1996 | Van ’14 (6/156) |
| Brandon Prust (W/C) | 6’0″/195lbs | 3/16/1984 | T-Mtl ’15 |
| Anton Rodin (RW/LW) | 5’11″/174lbs | 11/21/1990 | Van ’09 (2/53) |
| Daniel Sedin (LW) | 6’1″/187lbs | 9/26/1980 | Van ’99 (1/2) |
| Henrik Sedin (C) | 6’2″/188lbs | 9/26/1980 | Van ’99 (1/3) |
| Hunter Shinkaruk (LW) | 5’10″/181lbs | 10/13/1994 | Van ’13 (1/24) |
| Brandon Sutter (C) | 6’3″/190lbs | 2/14/1989 | T-Pit ’15 |
| Bill Sweatt (LW) | 6’0″/190lbs | 9/21/1988 | FA ’10 |
| Linden Vey (C/RW) | 6’0″/189lbs | 7/17/1991 | T-LA ’14 |
| Jake Virtanen (LW/RW) | 6’1″/208lbs | 8/17/1996 | Van ’14 (1/6) |
| Radim Vrbata (RW) | 6’1″/194lbs | 6/13/1981 | FA ’14 |
| Dmitri Zhukenov (C) | 5’11″/169lbs | 3/24/1997 | Van ’15 (4/114) |
| DEFENSEMEN | HT/WT | BIRTHDATE | ACQUIRED |
| Matt Bartkowski (D) | 6’1″/196lbs | 6/4/1988 | FA ’15 |
| Alex Biega (D) | 5’10″/187lbs | 4/4/1988 | FA ’13 |
| Jeremie Blain (D) | 6’3″/195lbs | 3/19/1992 | FA ’13 |
| Guillaume Brisebois (D) | 6’2″/175lbs | 7/21/1997 | Van ’15 (3/66) |
| Anton Cederholm (D) | 6’2″/204lbs | 2/21/1995 | Van ’13 (5/145) |
| Frank Corrado (D) | 6’0″/190lbs | 3/26/1993 | Van ’11 (5/150) |
| Alexander Edler (D) | 6’3″/215lbs | 4/21/1986 | Van ’04 (3/91) |
| Taylor Fedun (D) | 6’0″/200lbs | 6/4/1988 | FA ’15 |
| Dan Hamhuis (D) | 6’1″/209lbs | 12/13/1982 | FA ’10 |
| Ben Hutton (D) | 6’2″/183lbs | 4/20/1993 | Van ’12 (5/147) |
| Evan McEneny (D) | 6’2″/203lbs | 5/22/1994 | S-Van ’12 |
| Carl Neill (D) | 6’1″/213lbs | 7/6/1996 | Van ’15 (5/144) |
| Tate Olson (D) | 6’2″/174lbs | 3/21/1997 | Van ’15 (7/210) |
| Andrey Pedan (D) | 6’4″/207lbs | 7/3/1993 | T-NYI ’14 |
| Ashton Sautner (D) | 6’1″/195lbs | 5/27/1994 | S-Van ’15 |
| Luca Sbisa (D) | 6’2″/198lbs | 1/30/1990 | T-Ana ’14 |
| Mackenze Stewart (D) | 6’3″/240lbs | 8/10/1995 | Van ’14 (7/186) |
| Jordan Subban (D) | 5’9″/175lbs | 3/3/1995 | Van ’13 (4/115) |
| Chris Tanev (D) | 6’2″/185lbs | 12/20/1989 | S-Van ’10 |
| Nikita Tryamkin (D) | 6’7″/228lbs | 8/30/1994 | Van ’14 (3/66) |
| Yannick Weber (D) | 5’11″/200lbs | 9/23/1988 | FA ’13 |
| Mike Williamson (D) | 6’3″/187lbs | 9/5/1993 | Van ’13 (6/175) |
| GOALIES | HT/WT | BIRTHDATE | ACQUIRED |
| Richard Bachman (G) | 5’10″/183lbs | 7/25/1987 | FA ’15 |
| Joe Cannata (G) | 6’1″/200lbs | 1/2/1990 | Van ’09 (6/173) |
| Thatcher Demko (G) | 6’4″/192lbs | 12/8/1995 | Van ’14 (2/36) |
| Jacob Markstrom (G) | 6’6″/196lbs | 1/31/1990 | T-Fla ’14 |
| Ryan Miller (G) | 6’2″/168lbs | 7/17/1980 | FA ’14 |
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Some top Vancouver Canucks prospect lists heading into the season.
| Rk | The Hockey News | Corey Pronman ESPN | Hockey’s Future | Hockey Prospectus | NHL.com |
| 1 | Jake Virtanen | Jake Virtanen | Jake Virtanen | Jared McCann | Jake Virtanen |
| 2 | Thatcher Demko | Brock Boeser | Jared McCann | Brock Boeser | Jared McCann |
| 3 | Jacob Markstrom | Hunter Shinkaruk | Cole Cassels | Cole Cassels | Brock Boeser |
| 4 | Brock Boeser | Jared McCann | Thatcher Demko | Jake Virtanen | Cole Cassels |
| 5 | Jared McCann | Thatcher Demko | Brock Boeser | Thatcher Demko | Thatcher Demko |
| 6 | Sven Baertschi | Frank Corrado | Hunter Shinkaruk | Hunter Shinkaruk | |
| 7 | Cole Cassels | Cole Cassels | Frank Corrado | Nicklas Jensen | |
| 8 | Hunter Shinkaruk | Jordan Subban | Ronalds Kenins | Frank Corrado | |
| 9 | Frank Corrado | Brendan Gaunce | Brendan Gaunce | Guilaume Brisebois | |
| 10 | Adam Clendening (traded) | Guilaume Brisebois | Nicklas Jensen | Jordan Subban |
* Different sites have different guidelines for who is a ‘prospect.’
A look at the Vancouver Canucks drafting from 2010 to 2015.
| 2015 Draft | ||||
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Drafted From |
| 1 | 23 | Brock Boeser | R | Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) |
| 3 | 66 | Guillaume Brisebois | D | Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 114 | Dmitry Zhukenov | C | Omsk Jrs. (Russia) |
| 5 | 144 | Carl Neill | D | Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 149 | Adam Gaudette | C | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) |
| 6 | 174 | Lukas Jasek | R | Trinec Ocelari HC (Czech) |
| 7 | 210 | Tate Olson | D | Prince George Cougars (WHL) |
| 2014 Draft | ||||
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Drafted From |
| 1 | 6 | Jake Virtanen | R | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
| 1 | 24 | Jared McCann | C | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 2 | 36 | Thatcher Demko | G | Boston College (H-East) |
| 3 | 66 | Nikita Tryamkin | D | Yekaterinburg Automobilist (KHL) |
| 5 | 126 | Gustav Forsling | D | Linkoping (Sweden Jrs.) |
| 6 | 156 | Kyle Pettit | C | Erie Otters (OHL) |
| 7 | 186 | Mackenze Stewart | D | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |
| 2013 Draft | ||||
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Drafted From |
| 1 | 9 | Bo Horvat | C | London Knights (OHL) |
| 1 | 24 | Hunter Shinkaruk | L | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
| 3 | 85 | Cole Cassels | C | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| 4 | 115 | Jordan Subban | D | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| 5 | 145 | Anton Cederholm | D | Rogle Jrs. (Sweden) |
| 6 | 175 | Mike Williamson | D | Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) |
| 7 | 205 | Miles Liberati | D | London Knights (OHL) |
| 2012 Draft | ||||
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Drafted From |
| 1 | 26 | Brendan Gaunce | C | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| 2 | 57 | Alexandre Mallet | C | Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 147 | Ben Hutton | D | Nepean Raiders (CCHL) |
| 6 | 177 | Wesley Myron | F | Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) |
| 7 | 207 | Matthew Beattie | R | Exeter (N.H. H.S.) |
| 2011 Draft | ||||
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Drafted From |
| 1 | 29 | Nicklas Jensen | R | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| 3 | 71 | David Honzik | G | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 90 | Alexandre Grenier | R | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 101 | Joseph Labate | C | Holy Angels Academy (Minn.) |
| 4 | 120 | Ludwig Blomstrand | L | Djurgarden Jrs. (Sweden) |
| 5 | 150 | Frankie Corrado | D | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
| 6 | 180 | Pathrik Westerholm | L | Malmo Redhawks (Swe-1) |
| 7 | 210 | Henrik Tommernes | D | Frolunda HC (SEL) |
| 2010 Draft | ||||
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Drafted From |
| 4 | 115 | Patrick McNally | D | Milton Academy (Mass.) |
| 5 | 145 | Adam Polasek | D | Prince Edward Island Rocket (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 172 | Alex Friesen | C | Niagara IceDogs (OHL) |
| 6 | 175 | Jonathan Iilahti | G | Blues Jrs (Finland) |
| 7 | 205 | Sawyer Hannay | D | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |
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Vancouver Canucks 2014-15 player stats.
| Player | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | SH | GW | S | S% |
| Daniel Sedin | 82 | 20 | 56 | 76 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 226 | 8.8 |
| Henrik Sedin | 82 | 18 | 55 | 73 | 11 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 17.8 |
| Radim Vrbata | 79 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 6 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 267 | 11.6 |
| Nick Bonino | 75 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 149 | 10.1 |
| Chris Higgins | 77 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 171 | 7 |
| Alexandre Burrows | 70 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 0 | 68 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 145 | 12.4 |
| Jannik Hansen | 81 | 16 | 17 | 33 | -6 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 145 | 11 |
| Alexander Edler | 74 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 13 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 175 | 4.6 |
| Shawn Matthias | 78 | 18 | 9 | 27 | -3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 13.6 |
| Derek Dorsett | 79 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 4 | 175 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 89 | 7.9 |
| Bo Horvat | 68 | 13 | 12 | 25 | -8 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 14 |
| Linden Vey | 75 | 10 | 14 | 24 | -3 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 16.4 |
| Dan Hamhuis | 59 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 1.2 |
| Brad Richardson | 45 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 12.1 |
| Yannick Weber | 65 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 9.4 |
| Christopher Tanev | 70 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 3.8 |
| Zack Kassian | 42 | 10 | 6 | 16 | -5 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 18.2 |
| Kevin Bieksa | 60 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 4 |
| Ronalds Kenins | 30 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 10.5 |
| Luca Sbisa | 76 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 3.8 |
| Ryan Stanton | 54 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 5.1 |
| Adam Clendening | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Sven Baertschi | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50 |
| Alex Biega | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 |
| Tom Sestito | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Mcmillan | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Frank Corrado | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 |
| Brandon Defazio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nicklas Jensen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Goalie | GPI | GS | MIN | GAA | W | L | OT | SO | SA | GA | SV% |
| Ryan Miller | 45 | 45 | 2542 | 2.53 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 1198 | 107 | 0.911 |
| Eddie Lack | 41 | 35 | 2324 | 2.45 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1201 | 95 | 0.921 |
| Jacob Markstrom | 3 | 2 | 78 | 3.08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 0.879 |
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A look at the Vancouver Canucks 2015-16 schedule.
| DATE | Opp. | RESULT |
| Wed, Oct 7 | @ Cgy | 10:00 PM ET |
| Sat, Oct 10 | vs. Cgy | 10:00 PM ET |
| Mon, Oct 12 | @ Ana | 10:00 PM ET |
| Tue, Oct 13 | @ LA | 10:30 PM ET |
| Fri, Oct 16 | vs. StL | 10:00 PM ET |
| Sun, Oct 18 | vs. Edm | 9:00 PM ET |
| Thu, Oct 22 | vs. Wsh | 10:00 PM ET |
| Sat, Oct 24 | vs. Det | 10:00 PM ET |
| Tue, Oct 27 | vs. Mtl | 10:00 PM ET |
| Thu, Oct 29 | @ Dal | 8:30 PM ET |
| Fri, Oct 30 | @ Ari | 10:00 PM ET |
| Mon, Nov 2 | vs. Phi | 10:00 PM ET |
| Wed, Nov 4 | vs. Pit | 10:00 PM ET |
| Sat, Nov 7 | @ Buf | 1:00 PM ET |
| Sun, Nov 8 | @ NJ | 5:00 PM ET |
| Tue, Nov 10 | @ CBJ | 7:00 PM ET |
| Thu, Nov 12 | @ Ott | 7:30 PM ET |
| Sat, Nov 14 | @ Tor | 7:00 PM ET |
| Mon, Nov 16 | @ Mtl | 7:30 PM ET |
| Wed, Nov 18 | @ Wpg | 7:30 PM ET |
| Sat, Nov 21 | vs. Chi | 10:00 PM ET |
| Sun, Nov 22 | vs. NJ | 10:00 PM ET |
| Wed, Nov 25 | @ Min | 7:00 PM ET |
| Fri, Nov 27 | @ Dal | 8:30 PM ET |
| Mon, Nov 30 | @ Ana | 10:00 PM ET |
| Tue, Dec 1 | @ LA | 10:30 PM ET |
| Thu, Dec 3 | vs. Dal | 10:00 PM ET |
| Sat, Dec 5 | vs. Bos | 10:00 PM ET |
| Mon, Dec 7 | vs. Buf | 10:00 PM ET |
| Wed, Dec 9 | vs. NYR | 10:00 PM ET |
| Sun, Dec 13 | @ Chi | 7:00 PM ET |
| Tue, Dec 15 | @ Min | 8:00 PM ET |
| Thu, Dec 17 | @ Phi | 7:00 PM ET |
| Fri, Dec 18 | @ Det | 7:30 PM ET |
| Sun, Dec 20 | @ Fla | 4:00 PM ET |
| Tue, Dec 22 | @ TB | 7:30 PM ET |
| Sat, Dec 26 | vs. Edm | 10:00 PM ET |
| Mon, Dec 28 | vs. LA | 10:00 PM ET |
| Fri, Jan 1 | vs. Ana | 10:00 PM ET |
| Mon, Jan 4 | vs. Ari | 10:00 PM ET |
| Wed, Jan 6 | vs. Car | 10:00 PM ET |
| Sat, Jan 9 | vs. TB | 10:00 PM ET |
| Mon, Jan 11 | vs. Fla | 10:00 PM ET |
| Thu, Jan 14 | @ Wsh | 7:00 PM ET |
| Fri, Jan 15 | @ Car | 7:00 PM ET |
| Sun, Jan 17 | @ NYI | 4:00 PM ET |
| Tue, Jan 19 | @ NYR | 7:00 PM ET |
| Thu, Jan 21 | @ Bos | 7:00 PM ET |
| Sat, Jan 23 | @ Pit | 12:30 PM ET |
| Tue, Jan 26 | vs. Nas | 10:00 PM ET |
| Thu, Feb 4 | vs. CBJ | 10:00 PM ET |
| Sat, Feb 6 | vs. Cgy | 10:00 PM ET |
| Tue, Feb 9 | @ Col | 9:00 PM ET |
| Wed, Feb 10 | @ Ari | 9:30 PM ET |
| Sat, Feb 13 | vs. Tor | 7:00 PM ET |
| Mon, Feb 15 | vs. Min | 10:00 PM ET |
| Thu, Feb 18 | vs. Ana | 10:00 PM ET |
| Fri, Feb 19 | @ Cgy | 9:00 PM ET |
| Sun, Feb 21 | vs. Col | 10:00 PM ET |
| Thu, Feb 25 | vs. Ott | 10:00 PM ET |
| Sun, Feb 28 | vs. SJ | 7:00 PM ET |
| Tue, Mar 1 | vs. NYI | 10:00 PM ET |
| Thu, Mar 3 | vs. SJ | 10:00 PM ET |
| Sat, Mar 5 | @ SJ | 10:00 PM ET |
| Mon, Mar 7 | @ LA | 10:30 PM ET |
| Wed, Mar 9 | vs. Ari | 10:00 PM ET |
| Sat, Mar 12 | vs. Nas | 10:00 PM ET |
| Mon, Mar 14 | vs. Wpg | 10:00 PM ET |
| Wed, Mar 16 | vs. Col | 10:00 PM ET |
| Fri, Mar 18 | @ Edm | 9:00 PM ET |
| Sat, Mar 19 | vs. StL | 10:00 PM ET |
| Tue, Mar 22 | @ Wpg | 8:00 PM ET |
| Thu, Mar 24 | @ Nas | 8:00 PM ET |
| Fri, Mar 25 | @ StL | 8:00 PM ET |
| Sun, Mar 27 | vs. Chi | 8:00 PM ET |
| Tue, Mar 29 | vs. SJ | 10:00 PM ET |
| Thu, Mar 31 | @ SJ | 10:30 PM ET |
| Fri, Apr 1 | @ Ana | 10:00 PM ET |
| Mon, Apr 4 | vs. LA | 10:00 PM ET |
| Wed, Apr 6 | @ Edm | 10:00 PM ET |
| Thu, Apr 7 | @ Cgy | 9:00 PM ET |
| Sat, Apr 9 | vs. Edm | 10:00 PM ET |
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