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Canucks Enter Camp With Fourth-Place Projection as Chytil Declares Readiness

Projections place Vancouver around fourth in the Pacific, making star form, goalie availability, center depth decisive.

The hometown fans and the team mascot Fin and the Vancouver Canucks celebrate a victory (Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports)
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8/30/25
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko will want to put three seasons’ worth of injury issues behind him.

Overview

  • Analysts cited by Yahoo News project roughly 98 points for Vancouver and a fourth-place finish in the Pacific, sixth-most in the West.
  • Filip Chytil told reporters he feels healthy and ready for camp and is widely penciled in as the second-line center, with potential top power-play usage.
  • The offseason brought Brock Boeser back on a new deal, extended Thatcher Demko and Conor Garland, and added Evander Kane via trade with Edmonton.
  • Key variables remain Elias Pettersson rediscovering top-tier scoring and Demko staying on the ice after multiple injury-hit seasons.
  • Last season’s 17-16-8 home mark underscored a lost edge at Rogers Arena that team observers say must be restored to fuel a playoff push.