The Canucks are currently holding an elevated number of players at the NHL level. With Dakota Joshua and Pius Suter sidelined with injuries, the door is going to be open for youngsters like Aatu Raty and Arshdeep Bains to crack the line-up. Patrik Allvin will have to be careful with how he spends his money and that might mean sending Tucker Poolman to the Long-Term-Injury-Reserve.
It wasn't the Canucks' plans at first, but the number of injured players will force them