Eight players have been sent to the Manitoba Moose today. No real surprises considering their play in the pre-season, but many Canuck fans would have liked to see Michael Grabner and Corey Schneider make the opening night roster. Once again, that won't be the case as both players were among todays cuts. Joining Grabner and Schneider en route to Winnipeg will be defensemen Nolan Baumgartner and Nathan McIver, and forwards Matt Pope, Alexander Bolduc, Guillame Desbiens and Mario Bliznak. Bubble players still on the current roster include Cody Hodgson, Tanner Glass, Jannik Hansen (injured), Michael Funk, Aaron Rome, Brad Lukowich and Lawrence Nycholat. Vancouver has 29 players left on their roster, but must be down to 23 by Thursday.
Our take: No surprises at all. It's pretty much inevitable which players will be cut from the backend, but that might depend on how Mike Gillis and the Canucks plan on cutting salary. They are currently over the cap and will have to waive or trade a few players, so stay tuned for that news. Up front however, they have some decisions to make. Do you send Cody Hodgson back to junior? Who takes the 13th forward spot. Is Sergei Shirokov a true top 6 NHL talent? Answers to come people!
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