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  1. Sawchyn, Zimmer, Minnetian, or Whiteclaw for the Canucks
  2. Dream draft and scenario: TRADE: VAN trades pick 1 (11) to CHI for picks 1 (19) and 2 (44) 1 (19). Tom Willander, RHD, Rogle J20 2 (44). Gracyn Sawchyn, C, Seattle Thunderbirds 3 (75). Jesse Kiiskinen, RW, Pelicans 3 (91). Andrew Gibson, RHD, Sault St. Marie Focused on need and high potential players. Willander feels like he fits what the Canucks need and compliments the future blue line beautifully. Brings intelligent two-way play with a lot of potential growth. Sawchyn is a high-end offensive playmaker with the right-handedness the team will need. Kiiskinen is one of the youngest players in the draft and would be great value found in the 3rd. Gibson would be a pipe dream, but great two way defenseman that played well at the U-18’s, and is good and not great with everything.
  3. If we're being realistic, we will be staring at Moore, Sandin-Pelikka, Danielson, and maybe Barlow / Leonard. How are any of those options (aside from Leonard who I love) better than Rossi? I would love Reinbacher as well, but he will definitely be overdrafted just purely on his traits (RHD, 6'3).
  4. So basically you are saying that if the team kept the pick that... Reinbacher / Sandin-Pelikka > Rossi? I don't know if I can get with that? Rossi is a recent top 10 pick who has the produced in the AHL. And also centre is a pressing need. Raty is a nice piece in our prospect pool, but no one else is a decent prospect that is projected to contribute to the big team. Also, I'd rather have Miller as a winger than centre if he stays with the team.
  5. VAN: Marco Rossi 2023 2nd Round Pick (LV) MIN: 11th Overall Canucks get their young 2C with high potential. Allvin was in on the Kirby Dach trade last year and I could see him pulling this off to grab a extremely talented centre who would form a great tandem with Pettersson. Minnesota looks like they are down on Rossi. Sam Steel ended up taking the 3C spot for them going into playoffs and Rossi does not seem to factor into their plans as a top 6 forward at all. Also, according to Michael Russo of The Athletic.... I think that they’re going to trade [Addison] if they can. And same thing with Rossi. I am not convinced that if somebody came to Guerin with a first-round pick and he looked at it and said ‘You know what? We could start over…’ I think that they move him.” "I will say, with Guerin in particular and Dean Evason, the people that are running the ship, he needs to show a little bit more of a pull, he really does,” Russo elaborated. “Even down the stretch, when Sam Steel took the roster spot instead of him over [Joel] Eriksson Ek… There was no anger about it, nothing, it was like, ‘Nope, I’ll wait my turn.’ And Bill wants to see him be pissed" I don't know if a player at 11 will be a franchise centre or defenseman which will have enough potential in comparison to Rossi who has 104 points in 116 AHL games. If Reinbacher, Moore, Dvorsky (realistic targets) are gone, which seems to be likely, this trade would be a good substitute.
  6. Mock Draft 1.0 1. CHI - Bedard 2. ANA - Fantilli 3. CBJ - Carlsson 4. SJ - Smith 5. MTL - Michkov 6. ARI - Benson 7. PHI - Reinbacher 8. WASH - Leonard 9. DET - Dvorsky 10. STL - Sale 11. VAN - Moore 12. ARI - Sandin-Pelikka 13. BUF - Barlow 14. PIT - Wood 15. NSH - Perreault
  7. Starting to look at final lists that have been coming up and I've noticed some trends: Dvorsky trending down -- He was initially ranked closer between 8-10, but now sits truly around the 14-16 range. Cosentino has him 16, Button has him 19, Daily Faceoff has him 15. Production has slipped a bit, and questions still linger with his ability to drive play and lack of footspeed. Oliver Moore is flying up the boards -- Not seen as strictly as a speedster anymore. Lots of sentiment that he can be an elite two way centre since he played with Eiserman and Hagens. Think he won't make it out of the top 10. ASP & Reinbacher could both go top 10 -- ASP is already turning heads at the U18's and everyone knows a good showing there will boost your stock dramatically. Reinbacher has the traits that will push him to a top 10 selection (mobility, height, RHD, production in men's league). Surprise candidates to fall: Brayden Yager, Eduard Sale, Colby Barlow. Mix of lacking in positional value (Barlow) and did not produce as well in draft years (Sale, Yager). Potential Risers: Samuel Honzek, Riley Heidt, Maxim Strbak. For the Canucks, I think realistically they will go with Honzek. 6'4 centre with smooth stride and decent hands. He's the best of the second tier centers (Honzek, Dvorsky, Danielson, Yager, Ritchie)
  8. For those who watch and scout regularly, what is the deal with Matthew Wood? He puts up really good numbers in his first year of NCAA hockey, but all I hear is the skating is an issue and that his good point totals are not translatable once he plays better competition. Is he actually a legit option for the Canucks at 11?
  9. Okay so the season is finally over and we can all look forward to the draft. Canucks will be picking 11th most likely, so let's take a look at how the draft may shake out. Most likely, they will be targeting C & D as high priority positions since they do not have any high end talent in the prospect pool in those positions. If we were to tier the draft board, it would go: Bedard ---- Fantilli Michkov Carlsson --- Smith Benson Reinbacher Barlow Leonard --- Moore Dvorsky Cristall Honzek Danielson Simashev Sandin-Pelikka I don't think they will pick a winger because they are already full with Podkolzin/Hoglander/Mikheyev/Kuzmenko/Boeser?/Lekkerimakki/McDonough/Beauvillier. If they don't consider a trade down, I'd go: Moore & Danielson. We need speed down the middle to push opposing defenses back. Pettersson and Kuzmenko can think their way through the neutral zone based on their ability to pass to open spaces and drag defenders towards them to create space for their linemates. Having a 2C that can carry through the neutral zone whether it be for chip and chase or backing the D off for our more direct wingers is something that would benefit the team more which is where I see Moore and Danielson fitting in. Candidate to slide? Ryan Leonard? Could see someone being enamored with Cristall or Simashev and reaching for their traits and having a Leonard fall into the Canucks range.
  10. Love Danielson. Think his numbers don't accurately reflect his skill level plus the fact that Brandon is so bad that he has to do everything for that team. He definitely has another level if he were to be surrounded by better teammates. Great skater, likes to carry the puck through the neutral zone, has good vision to spot plays, and has a hard wrist shot. Centres will go off the board quickly so if the Canucks are around 8, 9, 10.. I can see Danielson being the pick along with Reinbacher. I did like Honzek as well, but with the injury he doesn't make sense around the Canucks range.
  11. We're getting Fantilli. Going up to 2. We have waited for luck to be on our side, and in typical Canucks fashion we will get some luck but not enough to get to #1.
  12. With the Canucks slipping into the 8th spot, I think we are prime range for Reinbacher or Danielson. Those would be the 2 guys I would have my eye on realistically. Reinbacher has that steady, reliable modern game and has good mobility for a defenseman of his size. Legit top 2 potential. Danielson has been climbing my board recently. Really responsible player with playmaking he does not consistently showcase. Has a great wrist shot and great speed when carrying the puck through the neutral zone. He reminds me of Dylan Cozens as a responsible 2C who would impact the game in all facets. I have him high because of position and need for the team, but it is close between Danielson, Sale, Leonard. Would look great as a 2C behind Pettersson if Reinbacher is not available or we slip to 9/10. If we're in the 8th pick, I think it goes Bedard, Fantilli, Carlsson, Michkov.. 5th - MON: Smith 6th - ARZ: Benson 7th - PHI: Dvorsky 8th - VAN: Reinbacher
  13. If we had to rank and tier it considering the Canucks’ needs: Tier 1: 1. Connor Bedard Tier 2: 2. Adam Fantilli 3. Leo Carlsson 4. Matvei Michkov 5. Will Smith Tier 3: 6. Zach Benson 7. Dalibor Dvorsky 8. David Reinbacher 9. Eduard Sale 10. Ryan Leonard 11. Colby Barlow Thats what I think the Canucks list would be close to.
  14. He has the play-driving ability. For me, he is nowhere close to the player he will become. Once he gets away from playing with Smith, I think he will shine more. He has the playmaking ability along with the size and finishing to generate offense from centre but hasn't been able to showcase any of it because he's been made to be the finisher on his line while Smith and Perrault dominate the possession of the puck. He is more like a 2C/1W. If the top six (Bedard, Fantilli, Michkov, Carlsson, Smith, Benson) are gone, I think the Canucks would be deciding between Leonard and Reinbacher. Dvorsky is good, but the team might like the contrast between Leonard and Pettersson as their top 2 centres.
  15. Coming around on drafting Leonard with our pick. His footspeed concerned me at first, but he actually has good speed and decent enough skating. His puck-handling is under utilized on the line he plays on, but he has enough skill to translate to centre. Also think he has enough creative instinct to drive play from centre if that is what position he plays in the future. If we're sitting at #6, could Allvin do Leonard > Benson?
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