Stanley Cups: 0

2008-'09 record: 45-27-10, 100 points (1st in Northwest, 3rd in West)

2008-'09 playoffs: Defeated St. Louis Blues 4-0; lost to Chicago Blackhawks 4-2

General manager: Mike Gillis (45-27-10, 2nd NHL year, 1st team)

Coach: Alain Vigneault (242-208-62, 8th NHL year, 2nd team)

Captain: Roberto Luongo

Top returning scorer: LW Daniel Sedin (31 goals, 51 assists, 82 points)

Top returning goalie: Roberto Luongo (33-13-7, 2.34, .920)

Key additions: D Aaron Rome; RW Mikael Samuelsson; D Lawrence Nycholat; G Andrew Raycroft; LW Tanner Glass; D Mike Funk; D Christian Ehrhoff; D Brad Lukowich; D Mathieu Schneider.

Key subtractions: G Jason LaBarbera; D Mattias Ohlund; C Jason Krog; RW Jason Jaffray; G Curtis Sanford; LW Jeff Cowan; LW Taylor Pyatt; D Rob Davison; C Mats Sundin; D Ossi Vaananen.

Top line: LW Daniel Sedin, C Henrik Sedin, RW Mikael Samuelsson

Top defensive pairing: Willie Mitchell, Sami Salo

Goaltending: Luongo suffered through another sub-par playoff, questioning the wisdom of Canucks locking him into a long-term deal. Posted franchise-record nine shutouts and reached 30-win plateau for fourth straight season. Fills net with large frame and amazing reactions. Should figure large in Canadian Olympic plans.

Player to watch: C Cody Hodgson. Canadian Hockey League player of the year did everything he could in his last season of junior with Brampton (OHL), leading team to league final, winning gold medal with Canadian juniors at worlds, topping the tourney with 16 points. Goes strongly to the net and has the hands and shot to finish what he sets out to do in the offensive zone.

Icing: The Canucks will not play a home game between Jan. 27 and March 13 — a stretch of 14 consecutive road games that spans the NHL Olympic break. The newly re-signed Sedin twins will get some more help up front from Samuelsson, who left the West champion Detroit Red Wings for the Pacific Northwest.

Outlook: Luongo will win them games they shouldn’t win — at least during the regular season — but there’s still little scoring beyond the Sedin twins.

Prediction: 94 points (2nd in Northwest, 7th seed in West)

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