With just three preseason games remaining, the Vancouver Canucks are getting down to the nitty-gritty. By Oct. 2 (that’s next week!), they’ll have to submit their 23-man roster to the NHL, which means they still have as many as seven cuts to make.



Here’s what they’ve got right now:



Forwards (18): Darren Archibald, Sven Baertschi, Jay Beagle, Brock Boeser, Loui Eriksson, Sam Gagner, Adam Gaudette, Brendan Gaunce, Nikolay Goldobin, Markus Granlund, Bo Horvat, Brendan Leipsic, Tyler Motte, Elias Pettersson, Antoine Roussel, Tim Schaller, Brandon Sutter, Jake Virtanen



Defence (9): Alex Biega, Michael Del Zotto, Alex Edler, Erik Gudbranson, Ben Hutton, Olli Juolevi, Derrick Pouliot, Troy Stecher, Chris Tanev



Goalies (3): Thatcher Demko, Jacob Markstrom, Anders Nilsson



So without further ado, let’s get to the cuts!



Demko, you’re cut:



This is an easy one. If Demko had been lights out in the...