The Vancouver Canucks have a clean slate, and lowered expectations.
The club missed the playoffs for the first time since 2007-08 last season, resulting in the dismissal of general manager Mike Gillis and head coach John Tortorella.
New team president Trevor Linden hired general manager Jim Benning in May, who in turn tabbed Willie Desjardins to be the club's head coach.
The Canucks were at Rogers Arena on Thursday for medicals and fitness testing before training camp gets underway in earnest on Friday in Whistler, B.C.
Vancouver forward Daniel Sedin said that while fans and media might not view the team as the Stanley Cup contender it once was, the players feel they have the tools to get back to the playoffs.
The Canucks finished 12th in the Western Conference last season with a record of 36-35-11.
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