Vancouver Canucks Announce the Departure of 17 NHL Hopefuls in Second Major Round of Cuts
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As the Vancouver Canucks look to finalize their roster before the regular season kicks off on October 7th, General Manager Patrik Allvin made the hard but necessary decsion to trim a lot more players from the roster.
Last week, the Canucks cut 9 players from the team, most notably apart of that group was top defense prospect Sawyer Mynio, who was let go after just two preseason games.
Earlier on Monday, Earlier on Monday, General Manager Patrik Allvin made his second real hard decision of camp, placing Joe Labate, Mackenzie MacEachern, netminder Jiri Patera, and Jimmy Schuldt on waivers.
Vancouver Canucks cut 17 players from their roster ahead of the quickly approaching regular season
Although the moves were necessary and not much of a surprise, what followed was quite a shock.
After placing those four players on waivers for the purpose of sending them down to the AHL Abbotsford Canucks, GM Patrik Allvin decided that another massive round of cuts were in order, sending 17 more NHL hopefuls down the their minor league affiliate.
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The most notable of the 17 cuts was Kirill Kudryavtsev, who was the only one of the 17 players cut who had any shot of making the Canucks' opening-night roster.
Kudryavtsev didn't play poorly in the preseason. He made mistakes, but no more than might be expected from a 21-year-old rookie defenceman pushing to make the NHL. He showed flashes of his offensive potential, jumping up in the rush and making some clever passes, and showed some great poise in the defensive zone. - Daniel Wagner
At the end of the day, these cuts were always going to be coming, it was just a matter of time.
Now, the players with a real shot at making the club out of camp will be able to get more playing time and showcase if they have what it takes.
Source: Vancouver is Awesome
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