The Canucks have reduced their roster by nine players after another set of cuts on Thursday. Defenseman Yann Sauve was sent back to junior while defensemen Taylor Ellington, Evan Oberg and Travis Ramsey, along with forwards P.C Labrie and Eric Walsky and goalie Darren Machesney have been sent to the Manitoba Moose. Forwards Dave Scatchard and Ronald Petrovicky have been given their outright release after being invited to training camp on a tryout basis. Vancouver now has 38 players on their pre-season roster.
Our take: No real surprises here, except for maybe the fact that Michael Grabner wasn't a part of the cuts. The Canucks are clearly giving Grabner and Cody Hodgson all the opportunity in the world to crack the lineup, but so far it's not looking good. Hodgson is nowhere near 100%, no matter what the team is saying. It's clear based on his play that he is struggling with his back and his skating looks just awful. I know he isn't the strongest skater by any means, but it's evident that there's something wrong. Both kids are in the lineup tonight vs the Ducks.
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