Vancouver Canucks
FORWARDS
Daniel Sedin ($6.100m) / Henrik Sedin ($6.100m) / Alexandre Burrows ($2.000m)
P-A Parenteau ($4.000m) / Ryan Kesler ($5.000m) / Chris Higgins ($1.900m)
Chris Kelly ($3.000m) / Mikhail Grabovski ($5.500m) / Kyle Wellwood ($1.600m)
Maxim Lapierre ($1.000m) / David Steckel ($1.100m) / Petr Sykora ($2.000m)
DEFENSEMEN
Alexander Edler ($3.250m) / Kevin Bieksa ($4.600m)
Dan Hamhuis ($4.500m) / Jason Garrison ($4.600m)
Henrik Tallinder ($3.375m) / Brooks Orpik ($3.750m)
Chris Tanev ($0.900m)
GOALTENDERS
Cory Schneider ($4.000m)
Dan Ellis ($0.600m)
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(these totals are compiled with the bonus cushion)
SALARY CAP: $70,200,000; CAP PAYROLL: $68,875,000; BONUSES: $0
CAP SPACE (21-man roster): $1,325,000
Offense
Despite a down year last year, the Canucks' first line is still one of the best in the league. The Sedins' chemistry is unparalleled and Burrows is the perfect match for them. Like previously stated, Kesler now has Parenteau to play with him. A playmaking winger is exactly what he needed. Higgins round out the second line nicely. Grabovski is centering our third line with two solid players in Kelly and Wellwood. The fourth line has an excellent faceoff man with Steckel, a 20 goal scorer in Sykora, and a pest in Lapierre.
Defense
The Canucks top four is almost identical to last year. Instead of Salo there's Garrison who's a great replacement. Our third pairing is much improved with it now being Tallinder and Orpik, guys that would be in most teams' top four.
Goalie
In goal the Canucks are going with Schneider who despite never playing a full season as the starter is easily capable of doing so. He's outplayed Luongo the last couple of years. Enough to put Luongo on the block. He's more than capable of being a starter, and an excellent one at that.
So vote for the Canucks. We have everything.
Star power ✓
Amazing center depth ✓
Great wingers ✓
Scoring on every line ✓
Great defensive forwards ✓
Incredible depth on both offense and defense ✓
Fantastic goaltending ✓
Vote
I do feel I have the better top six and defensive depth against the Kings, but they are a team I would not be upset with losing to at all. They're an incredible team and they've done a fantastic job. Best of luck to them.