One of Canucks head coach Travis Green's talking points upon taking the job in Vancouver was that he wanted his team to play with pace.
Speaking to Sportsnet's Iain McIntyre in training camp, Green said “I do believe (the Canucks) need to play faster. The game is going in that direction. It’s a fast game now.”
The Canucks made off-season additions, some of which work toward that end, but by and large, Green is looking to accomplish that goal with much of the same roster that played a brand of hockey last season that would make Jacques Lemaire blush.