Canucks: Who has overwhelmed, underwhelmed to set roster for season opener

The Vancouver Canucks are in go-for-it mode following a Pacific Division title last season and a pivotal playoff experience that proved they can compete with the elite.

Aatu Raty , 21 , and Arshdeep Bains , 23 , are getting longer looks to see if they can work into the mix and salary-cap gymnastics.

The absence of centre Pius Suter , who is listed as day-to-day with an upper-body injury, and cancer recovery for winger Dakota Joshua have also thickened the roster plot.

Aatu Raty , Arshdeep Bains , Jonathan Lekkerimaki , Nils Aman and Linus Linus have been underwhelmed in pre-season .

Tocchet admits Raty looks like a different player this year , goes hard on every drill.

The Finnish centre won 14 of 18 faceoffs against the Seattle Kraken on Sept. 24 , and on Saturday in Calgary .

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