Change is a constant element to the NHL now

Even with the pre-season around the corner, nothing is for certain with the Canucks. I’m not sure that we can have a sense of being settled on the faces on the bench for the coming season, yet alone for the next few years. Movers and shakers is the phrase that comes to mind.

VANCOUVER/CKNW(AM980) – The massive overhaul of the Vancouver Canucks doesn’t faze left winger Daniel Sedin.Fourteen players may be gone from last year’s roster, but the Swede says the new-look team may surprise some people.

Sedin admits it’s sad that linemate Anson Carter is gone but he feels Jason King or Jan Bulis could be a good fit with the twins.

Despite Markus Naslund being mentioned in trade rumours with Philadelphia for Simon Gagne, Sedin says the captain is looking forward to coming back. [cknw]

There’s a lot there to kind of take in for Canucks fans, but the keywords of “massive overhaul” is something we can all be pretty used to by now. Granted that the team has been thrown into a rebuilding phase, I can’t be too sure that things like this will stop anytime soon. It’s the new league, and we’re going to have to adjust.

I’ll admit my ignorance and say that I haven’t paid enough attention to other teams in the NHL to compare any similarites with what is going on within the Canucks organization. Sure, players are shifting around, but the way we have, no one knows what to expect. New coach and lots of new players, I’m totally scratching my head.