2026 Training Camp

[Tciso]

Lekkerimaki's shot today seems to be in top form. I'd love to see him become a consistent 25 goal scorer.

[Tciso]

Puck drops in 7 hours, 36 minutes and 2 songs from now. Welcome to the pre-season.

[theman]

When are the first round of cuts due?

[donlever]

My guess would be this afternoon....tomorrow morning.

[Madcombinepilot]

Is it just me or does it seem there is more optimism and happiness this year at training camp.

Its an illusion. The media is ecstatic that we are going to lose. When we end up in 20th (instead of 32nd), then the bitching will start.

[Lancer]

I was looking at the first preseason game and thinking to myself at the end of it, "I guess I'd best be ready for a lot of games like this."

Some bright moments from the prospects. Some sloppy moments with people who should be in the AHL as well as the kids. Moments where they'll just be outclassed. In the end, limp goaltending will do them in if the other parts don't.

The vets will keep things from getting into Washington Generals territory, and will likely propel a couple of victories with some help from the kids, but there's no reason to believe they'll make a playoff team out of this group.

We'll know the club will be coming out of a rebuild when it's the kids propelling the victories instead of the vets. I don't see any kids on the squad able to do that this year.

[Picker of Cherries]

https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/think- ... 28513.html

Maybe Mueller has displaced Sasson and Raty?
My guess for the starting line-up based on the article and waiver priority.

DeBrusk Pettersson Karlsson
Ohgren Rossi Boeser
Cotter Chytil Gallagher
O’Conner Mueller (Likely their first Waiver Claim is a forward)

And one of Raty, Sasson, Baines sticking around as the 13th forward.

Buium Hronek
Oleksiak Willander
E. Pettersson Schenn
(Possible Waiver Claim) Mancini

First Abby call ups - Kudryavsev Brisebois

Lankinen
Tolopilo (might be waived and replaced by a waiver pick-up or they sign Driedger)

[Cornuck]

That's a good mix of vets and kids to keep level heads throughout this season.

[Cousin Strawberry]

Hopefully they offload Mancini and move Kuddy up instead. He can't handle a puck to save his life and has a one way 1M contract

[theman]

First set of cuts have been made, 11 in total and no surprises.

https://x.com/canucks/status/2102114436 ... s1igZokqEQ

[Picker of Cherries]

These are the only people safe from being sent down.

DeBrusk Pettersson Karlsson
Ohgren Rossi Boeser
Cotter Chytil Gallagher
O’Conner

Buium Hronek
Oleksiak Willander
E. Pettersson Schenn

Lankinen

Maybe someone grabs Raty or Tolopilo if waived, but even they have a 50% chance of passing through waivers. Everyone else likely clears waivers.
RJ should go waiver crazy.
If there is enough quality on the waiver wire, and ownership is willing to pay their salaries, the Canucks could select three forwards, two defensemen and a goalie. Hopefully some of them develop into assets by the TDL.
That leaves the team lots of depth as they trade veterans or injuries occur.

[Cornuck]

first cuts are the deepest.... (no surprises)

The following players have been assigned to the Abbotsford Canucks (AHL):

Vilmer Alriksson (F)
Gabriel Chiarot (F)
Anri Ravinskis (F)
Aku Koskenvuo (G)
Ty Young (G)

The following players have been released from their professional tryout contracts and will be joining the Abbotsford Canucks (AHL):

Austin Brimmer (F)
Bennett Schimek (F)
Joe Arntsen (D)
Tim Rego (D)
Gavin White (D)

The following player has been assigned to his respective Junior Team:

Lucian Bernat (F)