Demko struggled with a 14-14-4 record and a .901 SV% to go alongside a 3.16 GAA in an injury-plagued 2022-23 campaign but will start the Canucks' opener Wednesday vs. Edmonton. The 27-year-old is entering his seventh NHL season and has a career .910 SV% and 2.90 GAA. He hosts the Oilers who finished 2022-23 first in the NHL in goals (325), power play percentage (32.4%), and sixth in shots per game (33.6).

Mynio was drafted in the third round of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft (89th overall) by Vancouver and has signed a three-year, entry-level contract worth $2.85 Million ($870,000 AAV). The 18-year-old defensemen had five goals, 26 assists, 40 PIMs and a +50 plus/minus through 68 games with Seattle (WHL) in 2022-23. He is expected to return to Seattle for the 2023-24 season.

Young was Vancouver's 2022 fifth-round pick (144th overall) and has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Canucks. The 19-year-old goaltender went 15-13-3 with a .889 SV% and 3.89 GAA with the Prince George Cougars (WHL) in 2022-23 and is expected to return to the team for the 2023-24 season.

O'Connor had five goals, six assists, 62 SOG, 12 PIMs and a -3 plus/minus through 46 games with Pittsburgh in 2022-23 and has signed a two-year, $1.85 million extension ($975,000 AAV). The 25-year-old undrafted left-winger took a big step forward last season with the Penguins and now has eight goals, 17 points and 110 SOG through 78 career NHL games played.

Hoglander was the No.40 overall pick in 2019 and joined the Canucks in 2021. Since then, he's posted 54 points (26G / 28A) in 141 career NHL games. However, he spent most of last season in the AHL after struggling with the Canucks early in the year. The 22-year-old had 32 points (14G / 18A) in 45 AHL games and will look to crack the NHL lineup out of training camp this fall.

Schuldt had eight goals, 24 assists, 31 PIMs and a +22 plus/minus through 71 games with Coachella Valley (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 with Seattle. The 28-year-old defenseman has appeared in one NHL game throughout his career, picking up a point and a -1 plus/minus back in 2018-19.

MacEachern failed to make a regular season appearce with Carolina during the regular season in 2022-23 but appeared in eight games in the playoffs, picking up a goal and an assist to go along with six PIMs leading to him signing a two-year contract worth $1.55 million ($775K AAV) with St. Louis. The 29-year-old left-winger returns to St.Louis, where he picked up 11 goals and 19 points through 115 games played with the Blues between 2018 to 2022.

Woo had seven goals, 14 assists, 96 PIMs and a +7 plus/minus through 68 games with the Abbotsford Canucks (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Vancouver Canucks. The deal is worth $775,000 if Woo were to play in the NHL and $100,00 if he stays in the AHL. The 22-year-old defensemen was the Canucks 2018 second round pick (37th overall).

Blueger has yet to appear in the 2022-23 playoffs but will make his debut Friday in Game 5 vs. Edmonton. The 28-year-old had four goals, 12 assists, 85 SOG, 30 PIMs and a -9 plus/minus through 63 regular season games.

MacEachern has been a healthy scratch since last series but will draw back into the lineup ahead of Game 4 in place of Jesse Puljujarvi. The 29-year-old has a goal and an assist along with four SOG, six PIMs and a +2 plus/minus through three games so far in the playoffs.

MacEachern had a goal, an assist, four SOG, six PIMs and a +2 plus/minus through three games in round one but will be a healthy scratch for Game 1 of round two vs. New Jersey Wednesday. The 29-year-old will be replaced by Jack Drury (upper-body) in Carolina's lineup.

MacEachern had 11 goals, 19 assists, 12 PIMs and a +8 plus/minus through 37 games with the Chicago Wolves (AHL) and has been recalled to Carolina on Thursday. The call-up comes on the news that Teavu Teravainen has a broken hand and will be out for the remainder of the playoffs.