The Vancouver Canucks have space for only a dozen forwards, half a dozen defenders, two netminders, and three other players on the opening night roster. Even if the two players on Professional Try Out contracts don’t end up signing with the Canucks, there is no room for all of Jake Virtanen, Nikolay Goldobin, Anton Rodin and Brock Boeser.
What does that mean? Someone is going down to Utica.
Unless a trade involving the exit of an NHL player happens, that is. Ideally, Jim Benning and Trevor Linden make that happen and ship a regressing veteran out to make a spot up front for these younger forwards.