2012 Canucks Preview: Canucks Look To Bounce Back From Playoff Upset

The Canucks easily skated to another Northwest Division crown last season while also earning their second straight President's Cup with the best record in the regular season. But Vancouver's season was thrown for a loop after the team lost to the eventual Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the playoffs.

While the Canucks' first-round playoff failure may have wrecked a boatload of playoff pools, the team's excellent regular season success once again resulted in a deep pool of players to deploy in fantasy.

With the Sedin brothers, Ryan Kesler, Alexander Burrows and a collection of role players up front, the Canucks will once again have a potent offensive attack. The backend will be anchored by Alexander Edler, Dan Hamhuis, Kevin Bieksa and newcomer Jay Garrison, and all four should be regulars in most fantasy formats.

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