Ek has Canucks making the playoffs❤
- Reubenkincade

Another epic season of Canucks hockey is upon us!

Ek has Canucks making the playoffs❤
- Reubenkincade

Vegas - Edmonton -Seattle - Canucks - Los Angeles - Calgary - Anaheim - San Jose

Coming in 4th in the Pacific may not be enough.

10. Danila Klimovich
9. Akito Hirose
8. Hunter Brzustewicz
7. Aidan McDonough
6. Kirill Kudryavtsev
5. Elias Pettersson
4. Arturs Silovs
3. Jonathan Lekkerimaki
2. Aatu Raty
1. Tom Willander

Honorable mentions: Karlsson, Bains, Woo, Truscott, Forsell, Bloom
- NorthNuck

Interesting. Thanks. Is there projections for players in the article? I don't need to know them but I have some creative difference to that order

10. Danila Klimovich
9. Akito Hirose
8. Hunter Brzustewicz
7. Aidan McDonough
6. Kirill Kudryavtsev
5. Elias Pettersson
4. Arturs Silovs
3. Jonathan Lekkerimaki
2. Aatu Raty
1. Tom Willander

Honorable mentions: Karlsson, Bains, Woo, Truscott, Forsell, Bloom
- NorthNuck

Pretty gross payoff for a near decade losing. Here's hoping a few pan out, but I don't have much expectation beyond Willander & perhaps Silovs.

Interesting. Thanks. Is there projections for players in the article? I don't need to know them but I have some creative difference to that order
- manvanfan

Nothing specific in terms of "middle 6 forward" or "top 4 Dman" if that's what you mean.

Pretty gross payoff for a near decade losing. Here's hoping a few pan out, but I don't have much expectation beyond Willander & perhaps Silovs.
- Sayros

I don't really think you can equate those things, because there are teams that have lost for as long/longer that don't have players of Pettersson or Hughes' caliber.

Nothing specific in terms of "middle 6 forward" or "top 4 Dman" if that's what you mean.
- NorthNuck

Yeah, that's what I mean.

You could certainly add Hoglander and Podkolzin to that list. They are younger than a few players on that there.

People that think that the difference between a top 5 prospect pool and the 20th pool is about 5 or 6 players. It's maybe 1 more NHL player and the quality of 2 players that are top line instead of a top 6 and a top pair vs a top 4 D.

I don't really think you can equate those things, because there are teams that have lost for as long/longer that don't have players of Pettersson or Hughes' caliber.
- NorthNuck

Exactly, good NHLer's graduate past the prospect pool.

Yeah, that's what I mean.

You could certainly add Hoglander and Podkolzin to that list. They are younger than a few players on that there.

People that think that the difference between a top 5 prospect pool and the 20th pool is about 5 or 6 players. It's maybe 1 more NHL player and the quality of 2 players that are top line instead of a top 6 and a top pair vs a top 4 D.
- manvanfan

I think rating prospect pools is a bit of a waste of time given that players continue growing and honing their games long after joining the NHL in many cases.

You could argue that Arizona has the best pool simply because of the sheer volume of picks they've had over the last few years, you could also argue Philly has the best pool because Michkov is the best young player not in the NHL

I think rating prospect pools is a bit of a waste of time given that players continue growing and honing their games long after joining the NHL in many cases.

You could argue that Arizona has the best pool simply because of the sheer volume of picks they've had over the last few years, you could also argue Philly has the best pool because Michkov is the best young player not in the NHL
- NorthNuck

Pretty much.

TML have proven the volume doesn't matter if you can't pick.

Pretty gross payoff for a near decade losing. Here's hoping a few pan out, but I don't have much expectation beyond Willander & perhaps Silovs.
- Sayros

Yeah like someone else said though.... hog and podz are 1-2 years younger than Aidan McDonough + others. Add those 2 and lick off bottom 2, it looks a bit better. Not great. But....better

Aaron Rogers done for the season torn Achilles.

Tatar is signing in Colorado

Michkov sent down to lower league for the rest of the year after being a healthy scratch 3 of 4 games.

Willander Silovs Rathbone Podz Hog Likker Hirose Buzzwitz (whatever his name is) and DPetey are Canucks best prospects not in that order.

Trade Myers and Petey.

I don't really think you can equate those things, because there are teams that have lost for as long/longer that don't have players of Pettersson or Hughes' caliber.
- NorthNuck

Fair. I probably should have said last 5 years.

I also understand it matters what you do with the picks, but for a multitude of reasons, we should have had more & better cracks at hitting home runs in recent years.

The Dylan Guenther one will hurt for a while.

Fair. I probably should have said last 5 years.

I also understand it matters what you do with the picks, but for a multitude of reasons, we should have had more & better cracks at hitting home runs in recent years.

The Dylan Guenther one will hurt for a while.
- Sayros

Unless he ends up as a game breaking offensive threat, it's hard to say. I haven't heard of him having the strongest 2 way game (could change), nor being the fastest skater. I can only go by what i've read about him/whats not in his scouting report. Is he another Rantanen or Boeser?

Lowry named new captain of the Jets. Scheifele?

Aaron Rogers done for the season torn Achilles.

Tatar is signing in Colorado

Michkov sent down to lower league for the rest of the year after being a healthy scratch 3 of 4 games.

Willander Silovs Rathbone Podz Hog Likker Hirose Buzzwitz (whatever his name is) and DPetey are Canucks best prospects not in that order.

Trade Myers and Petey.
- VANTEL

no

Unless he ends up as a game breaking offensive threat, it's hard to say. I haven't heard of him having the strongest 2 way game (could change), nor being the fastest skater. I can only go by what i've read about him/whats not in his scouting report. Is he another Rantanen or Boeser?
- Retinalz

True enough, he looked great for Canada at World Juniors, but many have and not panned out. I think it's the entirety of it ... the cap hit anchor dragging behind us from the deal included.

Lowry named new captain of the Jets. Scheifele?
- VANTEL

Boston

no
- manvanfan

Bill Meltzer
@billmeltzer
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SKA St. Petersburg has loaned Matvei Michkov to HC Sochi for the rest of the season. Last season in 27 games for Sochi, MM had 20 points (9g, 11a) at age 18. Followed up with a strong preseason, yet SKA claimed he hadn't "earned" regular KHL time. Whatever. As long as he plays.

Fair. I probably should have said last 5 years.

I also understand it matters what you do with the picks, but for a multitude of reasons, we should have had more & better cracks at hitting home runs in recent years.

The Dylan Guenther one will hurt for a while.
- Sayros

Canucks need to make something of Conor Garland and re-coop something ideally, a first round pick. A 2nd round pick plus wouldn't be the worst.

Bill Meltzer
@billmeltzer
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23h
SKA St. Petersburg has loaned Matvei Michkov to HC Sochi for the rest of the season. Last season in 27 games for Sochi, MM had 20 points (9g, 11a) at age 18. Followed up with a strong preseason, yet SKA claimed he hadn't "earned" regular KHL time. Whatever. As long as he plays.
- VANTEL

SKA St. Petersburg KHL

HK Sochi KHL

SKA St. Petersburg KHL

HK Sochi KHL
- manvanfan

The comment of He hasn't earned KHL time made me think it is a lower league. I don't follow KHL.

Canucks need to make something of Conor Garland and re-coop something ideally, a first round pick. A 2nd round pick plus wouldn't be the worst.
- manvanfan

I think we bought high on Garland. I actually enjoy watching him maybe the most on our team. He tries different and unexpected things. I don't think he would fetch much of a return though, not with his contract. I'm sure they tried shopping him a plenty when things were at their peak upheaval.

The comment of He hasn't earned KHL time made me think it is a lower league. I don't follow KHL.
- VANTEL

It might as well be a lower league team Sochi are usually a bottom 5 team in the league every season.

SKA are dinks about ice time for prospects that have been drafted. No different than Podkolzin.

Demidov the next big Russian, also getting the SKA treatment of you never know anywhere from 0-10 minutes a game.

I think we bought high on Garland. I actually enjoy watching him maybe the most on our team. He tries different and unexpected things. I don't think he would fetch much of a return though, not with his contract. I'm sure they tried shopping him a plenty when things were at their peak upheaval.
- Sayros

Definitely did after a 39 in 49 season.