Edler's Mind Tricks Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Over the next while, Canucks Army (top two Canucks blog with PITB) will be profiling the Canucks top 20 prospects. Up first is David Honzik by Drance (one of my favorite writers along with Angus). http://canucksarmy.c...20-david-honzik Up next is a minuscule probability, medium high reward prospect, Darren Archibald http://canucksarmy.c...arren-archibald At #18 is an unheralded potential 5th dman for the Canucks, Jeremy Price http://canucksarmy.c...18-jeremy-price A big, tough hard working dman... Adam Polasek http://canucksarmy.c...17-adam-polasek A bit lower on this list than some might have liked... Yann Sauve http://canucksarmy.c...e-16-yann-sauve An intriguing overager who is big and skilled but is going an unusual route developmentally... Alex Grenier http://canucksarmy.c...exandre-grenier Our prospect with the highest offensive upside has a K in his first name.... And it isn't Kevin. http://canucksarmy.c...patrick-mcnally Fast, can't really finish, (remind of anyone you know yet?) 2nd/3rd line tweener, had a good season two years ago but his numbers fell last year, works hard but could do more, (how bout now?) doesn't fall down often... Wait what?! Meet Mas.. Billy Sweatt http://canucksarmy.c...13-billy-sweatt The biggest boom or bust prospect to escape CDC's notice... This guy has more skill than our first rounder this year and could break out in a big way. Remember this name, Anton Rodin. http://canucksarmy.c...-12-anton-rodin Next up: Alex Friesen, the next AV man crush. Look for this small, overachieving hard-worker on the fourth line next year and on the Wolves third line this year. http://canucksarmy.c...11-alex-friesen I am much, much, much higher on number 10 than I am on any prospect ranked lower than him and even more so than many ranked higher. In my opinion, he will be as good as Schneider, if not better. http://canucksarmy.c...-10-joe-cannata Credit to Niloc009 for the next intro (for the record, I don't think he is a mistake by any means): Everyone's favourite 2012 draft mistake makes a surprising appearance at 9th in the prospect rankings. Alex Mallet is next in the list. http://canucksarmy.c...lexandre-mallet Elvis15 did the next one: Joseph LaBate up today: http://canucksarmy.c...s-joseph-labate He's a bit of the opposite of Mallet from a development standpoint, where I'm excited to see how he improves over the next few years but know he won't be available for awhile yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herberts Vasiljevs Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I hate to admit it, but I'm very disappointed in this selection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandre Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Sophomore jinx? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tragoedia Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Hopefully he can turn Honzik can turn it around as from what I've read it seems like he has good potential. It sounds like he needs to work on his mental game most if he's ever to become successful in any league beyond the Q. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossi Vaananen Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Honzik isn't in anyone's top 20. He wasn't even invited to prospects camp, we invited 3 other goalies from the CHL all of which weren't Canucks picks. This just goes to show the credibility of bloggers, I won't be giving them the satisfaction of my visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovekevinbieksa Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 ughhhh great. you know, a lot of gillis' draft picks since he's been with the canucks have been total blows. the only ones that i think would be good in the future are: jordan shroeder anton rodin kevin connauton steven anthony alex friesen nicklas jensen alexandre grenier joseph labate frankie corrado brendan gaunce alexandre mallet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuckfan1968 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 On a new club in Cape Breton? Is that the Cape Breton Eagles in the QMJHL? http://theqmjhl.ca/article/a-look-into-training-camp/125002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehamburglar Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Archibald can be come something good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnycanuck46 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Loooooooong summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeak Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 ughhhh great. you know, a lot of gillis' draft picks since he's been with the canucks have been total blows. the only ones that i think would be good in the future are: jordan shroeder anton rodin kevin connauton steven anthony alex friesen nicklas jensen alexandre grenier joseph labate frankie corrado brendan gaunce alexandre mallet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake's_Dad Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 On a new club in Cape Breton? Is that the Cape Breton Eagles in the QMJHL? http://theqmjhl.ca/article/a-look-into-training-camp/125002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycho_Path Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 11 in 4 years. That is FANTASTIC drafting if we walk away with an average of 2.75 players per draft - given how many picks have been traded AND how late the Canucks have been drafting each round. Not mention you missed Lack, Tanev and Cannata. ( I am aware Tanev and Lack were signed, but regardless, they have added to the prospect pool) Furthermore - you excluded Hodgson... so that's 12 in 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeak Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 And he made no mention of McNally. Kid's going to be a stud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycho_Path Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 So with Hodgson, Cannata, and Mcnally That's 14 in 4 years. That is some fantastic drafting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeak Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Assuming all those kids pan out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niloc009 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Adam Polasek is up today. http://canucksarmy.com/2012/8/9/ca-prospect-profiles-17-adam-polasek CA PROSPECT PROFILES: #17 ADAM POLASEK Patrick Johnston August 09 2012 11:53AM Adam Polasek is a big, rugged defenceman who can move the puck and doesn’t mind (heck he excels at) the rough stuff. What’s not to like? Click past the jump to read more. Adam Polasek, the Czech defenceman drafted in 2010 by the Canucks, is known as a tough defender with good puck skills. Although he does everything well, he doesn’t excel in any particular area. Nonetheless, even going back to his QMJHL days in Charlottetown, his work ethic drew praise. From Charles Reid of the Charlottetown Guardian: [Polasek is] friendly, a good interview, very accessible from a journalist's standpoint. A joker with the guys, not overly serious, but dedicated toward hockey. Put in the extra time working out, staying after practice when he could. Seemed like a good teammate. Adapted to the North America lifestyle. By his second year, he was fluent in English. Good for a kid that spoke almost no English as a rookie. On the ice, he played physical and could skate end to end when the coaching staff turned him loose. Even going back to his days as captain of the Czech U18 team, scouts were saying similar things. Polasek would draw praise for his willingness to battle on the boards and his ability to control the puck, but as with many prospects, there were concerns about his foot speed (concerns which, persist to this day). When we spoke with Jason Shaver, the play-by-play caller and "voice" of the Chicago Wolves, he was very complimentary of Polasek's performance last season: He was the youngest defenseman by far. When Tanev was sent down, he didn’t get a ton of ice time What I really like him is he was an even or plus player in almost every game and the thing that stuck out to me the most was he wasn’t getting scored on. He was the 5th/6th guy, so what else do you want? Polasek only got into 46 games this past season, but in his sophmore campaign in the AHL he looks to be relied upon to play a bigger role this upcoming season. With a new coaching staff in Chicago, he'll also have a clean slate and an opportunity to make a good impression. One area to watch will be Polasek's offensive game. While Polasek's offensive skills are never going to be "the reason" he makes it to the show, he's got solid offensive instincts and in his Major Junior days, he featured heavily on PEI's powerplay. Polasek would regularly jump up into the rush and he occasionally flashed some finish too, recording 20 goals and 80 points in his two years with the Rocket. Perhaps with a bit more seasoning at the AHL level, some of the aggressiveness in Polasek's offensive game will return this season. His first season in Chicago saw few scoring opportunities for Polasek, and he scored just one goal. He did show a willingness to drop the mitts from the get-go, felling Oilers prospect Colton Teubert with a heavy right in last year's YoungStars tournament in Penticton. Polasek has a nice package in terms of his size, willingness to drop the gloves, and solid offensive skill set. If his skating continues to improve, than Polasek probably projects to be a bottom-pairing defender in the NHL. With Mark Matheson, Yann Suave and Brad Hunt returning on the Wolves blueline - and Kevin Connauton’s possible promotion to the NHL - you'd have to think that there will be plenty of opportunity for Polasek to get top-4 minutes this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Heyman Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 ughhhh great. you know, a lot of gillis' draft picks since he's been with the canucks have been total blows. the only ones that i think would be good in the future are: jordan shroeder anton rodin kevin connauton steven anthony alex friesen nicklas jensen alexandre grenier joseph labate frankie corrado brendan gaunce alexandre mallet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB5 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Yup it's actually the cb screaming eagles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canvoucer Vanuck Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Thanks for keeping us posted OP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canvoucer Vanuck Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 And sadly, I'm going to have to agree about Honzik, if the organization invites 3 other goalies to development camp over him. Still not seeing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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