Carol Schram: Canucks Prospects: Checking in on their CHL Playoffs so Far
The Vancouver Canucks' season may be over, but plenty of their young prospects are still playing, on the road to the 2014 Memorial Cup.

Worth nothing: OHL leading scorer Zack Mitchell of Guelph is probably earning himself an NHL contract in these playoffs, especially if the Storm beat the Otters in this series. The 21-year-old was undrafted, so he's currently a free agent.
- Carol Schram

Are we attracting any free agents with what is happening here?

Are we attracting any free agents with what is happening here?

- hillbillydeluxe

Free agents are not a good way to build a team. They can be used to suppliment but cannot replace good drafting & developing. Our team isn't a guy or two short from being a contender. Would rather focus on creating a pipeline of prospects than attracting free agents. Once the team has great development free agents will want to come to a good team in a beautiful city.

Are we attracting any free agents with what is happening here?

- hillbillydeluxe

if edmonton can get Ference to join that mess,u can

Free agents are not a good way to build a team. They can be used to suppliment but cannot replace good drafting & developing. Our team isn't a guy or two short from being a contender. Would rather focus on creating a pipeline of prospects than attracting free agents. Once the team has great development free agents will want to come to a good team in a beautiful city.
- 89_hockey

Danny DeKeyser - great FA pick-up. It was like Detroit just drafted a 1st rounder with several more years of development under his belt.

Danny DeKeyser - great FA pick-up. It was like Detroit just drafted a 1st rounder with several more years of development under his belt.
- AlexF

the wings got lucky, that was a situation where Dekeyser wanted to play close to home.

if he had grown up near vancouver he would of went there

Kassian is such a piece of trash. Takes a crazy amount of undisipline penalties, is lazy as a house cat and dumb as a post. But he's big and mean
The stuff that guy gets away with is pathetic.
- Bieksa#3

Fixed for consistency.

Fixed for consistency.
- Jeropotato

Come now, Kassian was a dominte JR player, maybe he's an oilers at heart, thus leaving his skill level in the ohl

the wings got lucky, that was a situation where Dekeyser wanted to play close to home.

if he had grown up near vancouver he would of went there
- Jurco_28

Just like Justin Schultz.

the wings got lucky, that was a situation where Dekeyser wanted to play close to home.

if he had grown up near vancouver he would of went there
- Jurco_28

Yep.

Free agents are not a good way to build a team. They can be used to suppliment but cannot replace good drafting & developing. Our team isn't a guy or two short from being a contender. Would rather focus on creating a pipeline of prospects than attracting free agents. Once the team has great development free agents will want to come to a good team in a beautiful city.
- 89_hockey

I was responding to this... from Carol.

Worth nothing: OHL leading scorer Zack Mitchell of Guelph is probably earning himself an NHL contract in these playoffs, especially if the Storm beat the Otters in this series. The 21-year-old was undrafted, so he's currently a free agent.

Just like Justin Schultz.
- hankthetank

if edmonton can get Ference to join that mess,u can
- Jurco_28

We didn't necessarily want Ference.

Lucic is such a piece of trash. Takes a crazy amount of undisipline penalties, is lazy as a house cat and dumb as a post. But he's big and mean
The stuff that guy gets away with is pathetic. This spear, the Miller hit etc.
- Bieksa#3

Your description of lucic sounds more like Kassian

if edmonton can get Ference to join that mess,u can
- Jurco_28

Vancouver also has the amazing city thing going in their favour. Edm, not so much.

The other thing is edm has been so awful for so long that guys have to wonder about the culture of the team and whether it can be turned around

Just like Justin Schultz.
- hankthetank

You bet

Your description of lucic sounds more like Kassian
- Redmile247

Kassian isn't undisipline, too lazy to do something undisipline.

Kid looked like a beast the last month or so

Vancouver also has the amazing city thing going in their favour. Edm, not so much.

The other thing is edm has been so awful for so long that guys have to wonder about the culture of the team and whether it can be turned around
- Bieksa#3

It all depends on the Kids....if they give up ,were finished (there really is no evidence of that taking place yet)...everyone else on the roster has been turned over. I don't see too many others that have sunk into mediocracy due to years of losing. Maybe Gags, but hes a goner.

So ridiculous. There's 1000x's more intent to injure in what Lucic did than in most high speed hits/collisions that result in suspensions. They need to start focusing on eliminating malicious behaviour rather than punishing unlucky hustle.
- DrChristianTroy

Terrible comparison .... How many players have been forced to retire due to being speared ... You've obviously never had a concussion.... Ask chris pronger if he would take a few shots to the groin over his career ending concussions

It all depends on the Kids....if they give up ,were finished (there really is no evidence of that taking place yet)...everyone else on the roster has been turned over. I don't see too many others that have sunk into mediocracy due to years of losing. Maybe Gags, but hes a goner.
- Jeropotato

And perhaps yak

Kassian isn't undisipline, too lazy to do something undisipline.

Kid looked like a beast the last month or so
- Bieksa#3

Good point

I'd like to see Kassian do something against stronger competition ... I guess any progress is good tho

Terrible comparison .... How many players have been forced to retire due to being speared ... You've obviously never had a concussion.... Ask chris pronger if he would take a few shots to the groin over his career ending concussions
- Redmile247

Wasn't he comparing a coach grabbing his groin to a player spearing another?

And perhaps yak
- Bieksa#3

Maybe a bit of frustration, but it's more his own coachability than a culture of losing that's effecting him. He certainly needs a good center and sheltering in some offensive situations if he's gonna break out. I would give him another season at least before I read his career it's last rights.

Good point

I'd like to see Kassian do something against stronger competition ... I guess any progress is good tho
- Redmile247

The big power forwards always take longer to develop. Kassian is far from the 1st guy of his nature to take a long time to figure it out.

The big power forwards always take longer to develop. Kassian is far from the 1st guy of his nature to take a long time to figure it out.
- Bieksa#3

Whats a reasonable age for him to develop into solid NHL'er? 2 seasons? 3?4?

Wasn't he comparing a coach grabbing his groin to a player spearing another?
- Bieksa#3

I took it as the high speed hits aren't as bad as stick swinging ...