2007–08 Vancouver Canucks season

The 2007–08 Vancouver Canucks season was the Canucks' 38th season in the National Hockey League. After having reached the Western Conference Semi-Finals the previous year, Vancouver would fail to reach the playoffs.

2007–08 Vancouver Canucks
Division5th Northwest
Conference11th Western
2007–08 record39–33–10
Home record21–15–5
Road record18–18–5
Goals for213
Goals against215
Team information
General managerDave Nonis
CoachAlain Vigneault
CaptainMarkus Naslund
Alternate captainsTrevor Linden
Brendan Morrison
ArenaGeneral Motors Place
Average attendance18,630 (100%)
Team leaders
GoalsDaniel Sedin (29)
AssistsHenrik Sedin (61)
PointsHenrik Sedin (76)
Penalty minutesAlexandre Burrows (179)
Plus/minusAlexandre Burrows (+11)
WinsRoberto Luongo (35)
Goals against averageRoberto Luongo (2.38)

Standings

Divisional standings

Northwest Division
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1y – Minnesota Wild8244281022321898
2Colorado Avalanche824431723121995
3Calgary Flames8242301022922794
4Edmonton Oilers824135623525188
5Vancouver Canucks8239331021321588

Conference standings

Western Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – Detroit Red WingsCE8254217257184115
2 y – San Jose SharksPA82492310222193108
3 y – Minnesota WildNW8244281022321898
4 Anaheim DucksPA8247278205191102
5 Dallas StarsPA824530724220797
6 Colorado AvalancheNW824431723121995
7 Calgary FlamesNW8242301022922794
8 Nashville PredatorsCE824132923022991
8.5
9 Edmonton OilersNW824135623525188
10 Chicago BlackhawksCE824034823923588
11 Vancouver CanucksNW8239331021321588
12 Phoenix CoyotesPA823837721423183
13 Columbus Blue JacketsCE8234361219321880
14 St. Louis BluesCE8233361320523779
15 Los Angeles KingsPA823243723126671

Divisions: PA – Pacific, CE – Central, NW – Northwest
bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, pPresidents' Trophy winner

Schedule and results

Regular season

2007–08 Game log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Henrik Sedin82156176+656
Daniel Sedin82294574+650
Markus Naslund82253055-746
Ryan Kesler80211637+179
Taylor Pyatt79162137+960
Alexandre Burrows82121931+11179
Brendan Morrison3991625-318
Sami Salo6381725+838
Mattias Ohlund5391524-179
Mason Raymond4991221+12
Alexander Edler7581220+642
Matt Cooke617916-464
Ryan Shannon275813-124
Trevor Linden597512015
Kevin Bieksa3421012-1190
Willie Mitchell7221012+681
Brad Isbister556511-438
Byron Ritchie713811-1080
Lukas Krajicek392911-336
Aaron Miller57189-132
Matt Pettinger20426011
Jason Jaffray19246+419
Rick Rypien22123-541
Luc Bourdon27202+720
Kris Beech†‡4112+10
Mike Brown19101-255
Jeff Cowan46011-5110
Mike Weaver55011+133
Zack Fitzgerald100000
Jannik Hansen500002
Nathan McIver17000-852

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average; G = Goals; A = Assists; PIM = Penalty minutes

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO G A PIM
Roberto Luongo734233352991682.3820291861.9176034
Curtis Sanford16679431322.83313281.8980012
Drew MacIntyre26101032.952219.8640000

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Vancouver. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only.
Denotes player no longer with the team. Stats reflect time with Canucks only.

Awards and records

2008 Canuck Awards winners

Markus Naslund

  • Recorded his 500th career point as Canuck captain on October 26, 2007, at Washington.
  • Recorded his 11th career NHL hat trick on November 21, 2007, at Minnesota. With the hat trick Naslund is tied with Tony Tanti for the most hat tricks by a Canuck player with 10.
  • Recorded a four-game point streak November 16–21, scoring 6–2–8.
  • Recorded an assist on December 5, 2007, at Chicago to become the all-time franchise leader with 725 points.
  • Surpassed 800 career NHL points on December 27, 2007, vs. Calgary.
  • Played in his 1,000th career NHL game on January 17, 2008, at Detroit.

Roberto Luongo

  • Made 26 saves and established a club record by registering his third consecutive shutout on November 29, 2007, vs. Columbus.
  • Was named the NHL's Second Star for November 2007, posting an 8–2–2 record, 1.56 GAA, .940 save percentage and four shutouts.
  • Was named the NHL's first star of the week on December 3, 2007, after he posted a 2–1–0 record with a 0.67 goals-against average, a .976 save percentage and two shutouts from November 28-December 2.
  • Was voted in by the fans to represent the Western Conference at the 2008 All-Star Game in Atlanta, as the starting goaltender. Eventually, Luongo decided to skip the All-Star Game to spend time with his pregnant wife in Florida.

Trevor Linden

Henrik Sedin

Brendan Morrison

  • Recorded his 300th career assist on October 6, 2007, at Calgary.
  • Sustained a wrist injury, which ended his current NHL Ironman streak at 542 games. His franchise leading Ironman streak stopped at 534 games on December 12, 2007.

Mattias Ohlund

  • Recorded his 200th career NHL and Canuck assist on November 3, 2007, at Colorado.
  • Scored a goal on December 15, 2007, at Edmonton to surpass Jyrki Lumme to become the all-time leader in goal scoring by a Canucks defenceman with 84 career goals.
Others

Transactions

Trades

June 23, 2007 To Vancouver Canucks
Ryan Shannon
To Anaheim Ducks
Jason King
Conditional pick in 2009
June 23, 2007 To Vancouver Canucks
Jim Sharrow
To Atlanta Thrashers
Jesse Schultz
August 1, 2007 To Vancouver Canucks
Zack Fitzgerald
To St. Louis Blues
Francois-Pierre Guenette
February 26, 2008 To Vancouver Canucks
Matt Pettinger
To Washington Capitals
Matt Cooke

Free agents acquired

PlayerFormer teamContract terms
F Brad IsbisterNew York Rangers1 year, $525,000
F Byron RitchieCalgary Flames1 year, $675,000
G Curtis SanfordSt. Louis Blues1 year, $600,000
D Aaron MillerLos Angeles Kings1 year, $1.5 million

Free agents lost

PlayerNew teamContract Terms
G Dany SabourinPittsburgh Penguins2 years, $1.025 million
F Bryan SmolinskiMontreal Canadiens1 year, $2 million
G Wade FlahertyChicago Blackhawks
D Prestin RyanChicago Blackhawks
F Nathan SmithPittsburgh Penguins1 year, $500,000
D Brent SopelChicago Blackhawks1 year, $1.5 million
D Rory FitzpatrickPhiladelphia Flyers1 year, $550,000

Received from waivers

PlayerFrom
D Mike WeaverLos Angeles Kings
C Kris BeechColumbus Blue Jackets

Placed on waivers

PlayerNew Team
C Kris BeechWashington Capitals

Draft picks

Vancouver's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.[1]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 25 Patrick White (C)  United States Tri-City Storm (USHL)
2 33 Taylor Ellington (D)  Canada Everett Silvertips (WHL)
5 145 Charles-Antoine Messier (C)  Canada Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
5 146 Ilya Kablukov (LW)  Russia CKSA Moscow (RSL)
6 176 Taylor Matson (C)  United States Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
7 206 Dan Gendur (RW)  Canada Everett Silvertips (WHL)

Farm teams

Manitoba Moose

AHL affiliate that is based in Winnipeg, Manitoba and their home arena is the MTS Centre. The team has been affiliated with the Vancouver Canucks since the 2000–01 AHL season.

Victoria Salmon Kings

ECHL affiliate that is based in Victoria, British Columbia and their home arena is the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. The team has been affiliated with the Vancouver Canucks since the 2006–07 ECHL season.

See also

References

General
  • Player stats: Vancouver Canucks player stats on espn.com
  • Game log: Vancouver Canucks game log on espn.com
  • Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com
Specific
  1. 2007 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com
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