Canucks place Nikita Tolopilo on waivers with intent of sending him to AHL

Canucks place Nikita Tolopilo on waivers with intent of sending him to AHL

Recent waiver pickup Leevi Meriläinen will share the Canucks crease with Kevin Lankinen to start the season.

Canucks make final cuts and here's who they can snag off waivers

The final cuts are in for the Vancouver Canucks, but they might not be finished tinkering with their roster quite yet. On Sunday, the team announced that they had waived goaltender Nikita Tolopilo, officially bringing the Canucks to the NHL’s 23-man roster limit. It’s not shocking to see Tolopilo not make the cut, as Vancouver has all of Thatcher Demko, Kevin Lankinen, and Leevi Meriläinen ahead of him on the depth chart. It does, however, have …

Canucks Falling in Line

And then there were twenty-three. The Vancouver Canucks have trimmed the roster, used the injured list, and are off to Edmonton for the season opener. There is no way this roster remains as it is through 84 games, but at least we know where it starts. Lists That Matter It is a little surprising that the only player on the waiver wire Vancouver took a stab at is Leevi Merilainen. He’s a good, low-risk pickup, no complaints there. But there were s…