The head coach of the Vancouver Canucks has a simple message for his players.

B次元官网网址淓veryone should feel pressure,B次元官网网址� Travis Green said Thursday as players reported for medicals and physical testing. B次元官网网址漁ur team got 73 points last year. ThereB次元官网网址檚 pressure to get better for everyone.B次元官网网址�

Vancouver finished last season second-last in the Pacific Division with a 31-40-11 record, and has lost stalwarts Daniel and Henrik Sedin, who retired after 17 seasons in Canucks jerseys.

The disappointing finish and the loss of the twins means there are jobs up for grabs as the squad heads to Whistler, B.C., for training camp this weekend.

Green said he has lots of options to fill the roster, between returning veterans and up-and-coming youngsters like Swedes Elias Pettersson and Jonathan Dahlen.

B次元官网网址淚 think we have a team right now that, well, thereB次元官网网址檚 a lot to be determined,B次元官网网址� the coach said. B次元官网网址淵ou look at our forward group and, man, thereB次元官网网址檚 a lot of guys vying for jobs. IB次元官网网址檓 not going to pencil in guys to play in a certain spot yet. I want to see where everyoneB次元官网网址檚 at.B次元官网网址�

Returning players who fail to meet expectations could be sent down on waivers, said Canucks general manager Jim Benning.

B次元官网网址淭hatB次元官网网址檚 what training camp is going to be for. We have extra players. The players know that. And itB次元官网网址檚 going to be how they show at camp,B次元官网网址� he said.

Young players whoB次元官网网址檝e been battling for a roster spot need to take the next step, whether thatB次元官网网址檚 offensively or otherwise, Benning said, adding that heB次元官网网址檚 spoken to many who seem to have put in a lot of hard work over the summer.

B次元官网网址淭hey know whatB次元官网网址檚 at stake. And IB次元官网网址檓 expecting them to come in and be better this year,B次元官网网址� he said.

One Canuck who isnB次元官网网址檛 looking to make any big changes this season is right winger Brock Boeser.

The 21-year-old played 62 games for Vancouver before a broken back cut his first NHL season short. He still managed to put up 29 goals and 26 assists, and was a finalist for the leagueB次元官网网址檚 rookie of the year award.

B次元官网网址淚 think I donB次元官网网址檛 need to change my game at all,B次元官网网址� Boeser said. B次元官网网址淚 think if I play the way I did last year, come to the rink every day with that same mindset, take it day by day, work hard and with these guys by my side, I think I can have the same season I did last year and hopefully build off of that.B次元官网网址�

Still, Green wants to see his team produce more offence, especially with the Sedins out of the lineup. Combined, the twins tallied 105 points last year.

Their impact wasnB次元官网网址檛 only on the score sheet, but in the locker room, too, said centre Bo Horvat.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 tough to lose Hank and Danny because they were such keys to our group, but at the same time B次元官网网址� thereB次元官网网址檚 a lot of young kids that are going to come up, that are going to step in and try to prove themselves as every-day NHLers,B次元官网网址� he said.

Horvat is one of the players expected to take on a larger role this season. Last season, he played 64 games, notching 22 goals and 22 assists. Horvat things he can increase that point total.

B次元官网网址淲e want to keep getting better every year,B次元官网网址� said the 23-year-old. B次元官网网址漇coring more goals and getting points is going to win us hockey games. ThatB次元官网网址檚 the most important part.B次元官网网址�

Putting the puck in the back of the net has been a source of angst for the Canucks in recent years. The team scored 218 goals last season and was 26th in the league in that department.

Staff have spent B次元官网网址漜ountless hoursB次元官网网址� this summer trying to find ways to light the lamp, Green said.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 hard to score in this league,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淭hereB次元官网网址檚 good goalies, thereB次元官网网址檚 good teams and weB次元官网网址檝e got to find a way to do it if we want to have success.B次元官网网址�

While the Canucks have a promising group of young players, including Boeser and Pettersson, everyone will need to chip in when it comes to putting up points, the coach said.

B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檙e going to have to do it by committee,B次元官网网址� Green said. B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 expecting a lot of our players to be better hockey players than they were last year. WeB次元官网网址檙e going to need that.B次元官网网址�

Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press

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