Relying on Ryan || A Vancouver Canucks Be a GM (NHL 15)

[Braeden]

Team: Vancouver Canucks
Game: NHL 15
System: Xbox One
Sliders: Custom
Rosters: Most Recent Update


Team Overview

The Forward Lineup- The Vancouver Canucks have plenty of talent up front. With the recent signing of Radim Vrbata in free agency in the offseason, expect the Sedins to be putting up lots of points and getting lots of powerplay time. The Canucks also traded away long-time C Ryan Kesler to the Anaheim Ducks for C Nick Bonino, D Luca Sbisa and the 24th overall pick (Jared McCann). The team has plenty of secondary scoring from wingers Chris Higgins, Alexandre Burrows, Zack Kassian and Linden Vey. The team also has a solid bottom six and will expect to see rookie C Bo Horvat slot in on the third/fourth line to play against some NHL competition.

The Defensive Pairings- Vancouver's defense is always its number one concern. Even with a great top 4 the Canucks defence always seems to get injured someway or another. Led by veterans Dan Hamhuis, Kevin Bieksa and Alex Edler this core group of Vancouver leaders will see them carry a group consisting of Luca Sbisa, Chris Tanev, Ryan Stanton and Yannick Weber. Tanev, already being a great shutdown defenceman will see plenty of penalty kill time along with Dan Hamhuis. Also in the minors we have Frank Corrado pushing for a spot so there could be some position battles.

The Goaltending Situation- Ah, yes. The "Goalie Graveyard". Welcome to Vancouver Mr. Ryan Miller. Miller, a 34 year old goaltender from East Lansing, Michigan was signed to a 3 year deal that will pay him $6 million a year. Backing up Miller will be young Swedish goaltender Eddie Lack. Lack, coming off an impressive rookie NHL season will see roughly 25-30 games this season as we want Ryan Miller to have lots of rest for the playoffs.

Season Outlook: Willie Dejardins comes in to a fresh Vancouver team ready with a clean slate. No more John Tortorella ruining this teams chemistry. If Vancouver's defence can stay healthy I can see this team going a long way in the playoffs. Vancouver will be a fun team to watch with the Sedins finally getting their first line winger. Keep an eye on C Linden Vey who was acquired over the summer from the LA Kings, his speed and great playmaking abilities might see him move up in the line-up from time to time.

[Braeden]

Vancouver Canucks Roster and Starting Line-Up

Vancouver Canucks Roster
#	CENTERS	AGE	HT	WT	SHOT	BIRTH PLACE
33	Henrik Sedin	34	6'2"	188lbs	Left	Ornskoldsvik, Sweden
13	Nick Bonino	26	6'1"	196lbs	Left	Hartford, Conneticut, USA
27	Shawn Matthias	27	6'4"	223lbs	Left	Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
53	Bo Horvat	19	6'0"	206lbs	Left	London, Ontario, Canada
15	Brad Richardson	29	6'0"	197lbs	Left	Belleville, Ontario, Canada
#	LEFT WINGS	AGE	HT	WT	SHOT	BIRTH PLACE
22	Daniel Sedin	34	6'1"	187lbs	Left	Ornskoldsvik, Sweden
20	Chris Higgins	31	6'1"	205lbs	Left	Smithtown, New York, USA
29	Tom Sestito	27	6'5"	228lbs	Left	Rome,New York,USA
#	RIGHT WINGS	AGE	HT	WT	SHOT	BIRTH PLACE
17	Radim Vrbata	32	6'1"	194lbs	Right	Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic
14	Alexandre Burrows	33	6'1"	188lbs	Left	Pincourt, Quebec, Canada
9	Zack Kassian	23	6'3"	214lbs	Right	Windsor, Ontario, Canada
36	Jannik Hansen	28	6'1"	195lbs	Right	Herlev, Denmark
7	Linden Vey	23	6'0"	189lbs	Right	Wakaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
#	DEFENSE	AGE	HT	WT	SHOT	BIRTH PLACE
2	Dan Hamhuis	31	6'1"	209lbs	Left	Smithers, British Columbia, Canada
3	Kevin Bieksa	33	6'1"	198lbs	Right	Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
23	Alex Edler	28	6'3"	215lbs	Left	Ostersund, Sweden
8	Chris Tanev	24	6'2"	185lbs	Right	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
5	Luca Sbisa	24	6'2"	198lbs	Left	Ozierei, Italy
18	Ryan Stanton	25	6'2"	196lbs	Left	St Albert, Alberta, Canada
6	Yannick Weber	26	5'11"	200lbs	Right	Morges, Switzerland
#	GOALIES	AGE	HT	WT	SHOT	BIRTH PLACE
30	Ryan Miller	34	6'2"	168lbs	Right	East Lansing, Michigan, USA
31	Eddie Lack	26	6'4"	187lbs	Right	Norrtälje, Sweden

Vancouver Canucks Depth Chart - 2014
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LW	Daniel Sedin	Chris Higgins	Jannik Hansen	Tom Sestito
C	Henrik Sedin	Nick Bonino	Shawn Matthias	Brad Richardson
RW	Radim Vrbata	Alex Burrows	Zack Kassian	Derek Dorsett
D #1	Dan Hamhuis	Alex Edler	Ryan Stanton
D #2	Kevin Bieksa	Luca Sbisa	Chris Tanev
G	Ryan Miller	Eddie Lack

[TheKid40]

Woohoo, a new dynasty! Definitely following, good luck!

[Braeden]

Canucks Get Flamed 3-1!

Flames forward Devin Setoguchi had 2 goals in his teams opening night game against the Vancouver Canucks.

Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames
Oct 8, 2014 1 2 3 F VAN (0-0-0) 0 1 0 1 CGY (0-0-0) 0 1 2 3 Three Stars Devin Setoguchi 2 Goals, 0 Assists, 0 Hits +1 Brandon Bollig 1 Goal, 0 Assists, 0 Hits, +2 Mark Giordano 0 Goals, 1 Assist, 3 Hits, +1	Team Stats Comparison VAN CGY Shots on Goal 15 19 Hits 8 12 Faceoffs Won-Lost 7-14 7-14 Penalty Minutes 0:00 2:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 1 0 Time on Attack 08:09 05:07
Scoring Summary SECOND PERIOD VAN [05:38] Chris Higgins from Ryan Stanton, Luca Sbisa CGY [18:25] Devin Setoguchi from Mikael Backlund, Kris Russel THIRD PERIOD CGY [07:45] Brandon Bollig from Max Reinhart, Mark Giordano CGY [19:35] Devin Setoguchi (2) from Curtis Glencross, TJ Brodie (Empty Net)
Vancouver Canucks - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Ryan Miller 18 16 89% 2.02
Calgary Flames - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Jonas Hiller 15 14 93% 1.00

Next Game: VS Edmonton Oilers (0-1-0) , Saturday October 11th, 2014

[Braeden]

Fasth Lets In Five, Canucks Win 5-2!

Newly signed winger Radim Vrbata had 2 goals on the Canucks opening night at Rogers Arena against the Edmonton Oilers.

Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks
Oct 11, 2014 1 2 3 F EDM (0-1-0) 1 1 0 2 VAN (0-1-0) 2 2 1 5 Three Stars Radim Vrbata 2 Goals, 1 Assists, 0 Hits +3 Daniel Sedin 1 Goal, 2 Assists, 0 Hits, +2 Henrik Sedin 0 Goals, 2 Assist, 2 Hits, +2	Team Stats Comparison EDM VAN Shots on Goal 22 19 Hits 11 22 Faceoffs Won-Lost 15-11 11-15 Penalty Minutes 04:00 06:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 3 1 Time on Attack 05:41 08:13
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD VAN [12:37] Daniel Sedin from Radim Vrbata, Henrik Sedin EDM [17:19] Matt Hendricks from Benoit Pouliot, Teddy Purcell VAN [19:29] Radim Vrbata from Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin SECOND PERIOD EDM [02:18] Boyd Gordon from Nail Yakupov, Nikita Nikitin VAN [09:15] Nick Bonino from Alex Burrows, Chris Higgins VAN [12:45] Brad Richardson from Ryan Stanton THIRD PERIOD VAN [07:30] Radim Vrbata (2) from Daniel Sedin
Edmonton Oilers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Viktor Fasth 19 14 74% 5.00
Vancouver Canucks - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Ryan Miller 22 20 91% 2.00

Next Game: @ Edmonton Oilers (0-4-0) , Friday October 17th, 2014

[Braeden]

Miller Blanks The Oilers 3-0!

Goaltender Ryan Miller put up his 30th career shutout against the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night at Rexall Place.

Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers
Oct 17, 2014 1 2 3 F VAN (1-1-0) 2 0 1 3 EDM (0-4-0) 0 0 0 0 Three Stars Ryan Miller 0.00 GAA, 25 Saves, 100% Save% Zack Kassian 1 Goal, 0 Assists, 2 Hits, +1 Henrik Sedin 1 Goal, 0 Assists, 2 Hits, +1	Team Stats Comparison VAN EDM Shots on Goal 21 25 Hits 26 14 Faceoffs Won-Lost 8-10 10-8 Penalty Minutes 02:00 04:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 2 1 Time on Attack 07:14 05:22
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD VAN [12:37] Nick Bonino from Chris Higgins VAN [17:19] Henrik Sedin from Daniel Sedin, Luca Sbisa THIRD PERIOD VAN [19:29] Zack Kassian from Shawn Matthias
Vancouver Canucks - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Ryan Miller 25 25 100% 0.00
Edmonton Oilers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Ben Scrivens 21 18 86% 3.00

Next Game: VS Tampa Bay Lightning (3-0-1) , Saturday October 18th, 2014

[Braeden]

Here at Rogers Arena, Vancouver Canucks Head Coach Willie Dejardins is holding a press conference to speak about his starting lineup.

"For our game tonight, rookie center Bo Horvat will make his NHL debut playing alongside Chris Higgins and Jannik Hansen. We have scratched Tom Sestito and moved Brad Richardson to the fourth line and moved Zack Kassian up to the second line. Our defence remains the same. Miller will get the start in net after putting up solid numbers in the past 3 games."

Daniel Sedin- Henrik Sedin- Radim Vrbata
Zack Kassian- Nick Bonino- Alex Burrows
Chris Higgins- Bo Horvat- Jannik Hansen
Brad Richardson- Shawn Matthias- Derek Dorsett

Dan Hamhuis- Kevin Bieksa
Alex Edler- Chris Tanev
Ryan Stanton- Luca Sbisa

Ryan Miller
Eddie Lack

[Braeden]

Canucks Get Shut-Out 3-0!

Goaltender Evgeni Nabokov shut the door against the Canucks Saturday night at Rogers Arena.

Tampa Bay Lightning at Vancouver Canucks
Oct 18, 2014 1 2 3 F TAM (3-0-1) 2 1 0 3 VAN (2-1-0) 0 0 0 0 Three Stars Evgeni Nabokov 0.00 GAA, 23 Saves, 100% Save% Ondrej Palat 1 Goal, 1 Assist, 0 Hits, +2 Alex Killorn 1 Goal, 0 Assists, 1 Hit, +1	Team Stats Comparison TAM VAN Shots on Goal 23 23 Hits 12 28 Faceoffs Won-Lost 12-6 6-12 Penalty Minutes 04:00 02:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 1 2 Time on Attack 05:02 07:39
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD TAM [02:24] Ondrej Palat from Valtteri Filppula, Ryan Callahan TAM [02:44] Alex Killorn from Brian Boyle, Tyler Johnson SECOND PERIOD TAM [01:34] Steven Stamkos from Jason Garrison, Ondrej Palat
Tampa Bay Lightning - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Evgeni Nabokov 23 23 100% 0.00
Vancouver Canucks - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Ryan Miller 23 20 87% 3.00

Next Game: @ Dallas Stars (3-0-1) , Tuesday October 21st, 2014
**Eddie Lack will start, Linden Vey will sub in for Derek Dorsett.