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Chickenman's Draft Snapshots- first round maybes for the Canucks


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Draft Snapshots

By Ian Esplen

A brief look at the pros, cons, and comparisons of some of the players the Canucks may draft and what rounds those players may go( if the Canucks were to select them).

1st round- 30th OA

Scott Mayfield, Defenseman Youngstown

Pros- Excellent conditioning, very good skater, can play a ton of minutes, big, strong, great shot, good character, natural leader, plays physical

Cons-limited offensive upside, may top out as a 4/5 D

NHL Comparison- Braydon Coburn

Connor Murphy, Defenseman USA U-18

Pros- size, good skater, leadership, decent skill, makes a hood first pass, smart, great in his own end, mature, good stick check, decent shut down game

Cons- injury problems (30ish games in the last 2 years because of a bad back), not physical

NHL Comparison- Toni Lydman

Shane Prince, Center Ottawa

Pros- high end passer, good skill, makes the players around him better, decent scorer

Cons- skating is average, takes a lot of big hits, takes the odd shift off

NHL Comparison- Jason Pominville

Phillip Danault, Left Wing Victoriaville

Pros- Great speed, great skater, decent hands and skill, natural leader, plays well at both ends, finishes checks, plays in all situations, hard to play against, great work ethic

Cons- may top out as a 3rd liner, needs other stars to make him a star

NHL Comparison – Alex Burrows

Matt Puempel, Left Wing Peterborough

Pros- great shot (maybe the best in the draft), pure offensive scorer, high end skill, only needs on chance to make you notice him and get his points, knows how to get open and score

Cons- tends to disappear for parts of the game, so/so in his own end, skating is average, coming off hip surgery

NHL Comparison- Phil Kessel

Alexander Khokhlachev, Left Wing/Center Windsor

Pros- high-end skill, great one on one player, great skater, Great speed, smart, game breaker, pure scorer, dynamic, good shot, not afraid to go to the net

Cons- so/so in his own end, takes shifts off, not very physical

NHL Comparison- Patrik Elias

Rickard Rakell, Right Wing Plymouth

Pros- physical, hits hard, great along the boards, good skater, strong character, great work ethic, decent skill, good at both ends, hard to play against

Cons- may top out as a 3rd liner, uncertain how much he will score at the NHL level

NHL Comparison- Darren Helm

Seth Ambroz, Right Wing Omaha

Pros- size, skill, physical, good hands, prototypical power forward, extremely tallented

Cons- inconsistent, skating needs work, doesn’t back check much, takes shifts off, doesn’t always use hi size

NHL Comparison- Dustin Penner

Rocco Grimaldi, Center USA U-18

Pros- good skater, excellent skill, makes everyone around him better, competes hard, plays in all situations, smart, good kid, pure scorer, dominates games

Cons- size, size and more size

NHL Comparison- Doug Gilmour

Brett Ritchie, Right Wing Sarnia

Pros- size, good skater, good hands, can bang and crash, good in front of the net, plays a solid 2-way game

Cons- limited offence, take shifts off, lacks confidence

NHL Comparison- Jamie Benn

Daniel Catenacci, Center Sault Ste. Marie

Pros- elite speed, fiercely competitive, unreal work ethic, natural leader, good skill, excellent 2-way player, best skater in the draft, good hockey sense, will do anything to win, good on face offs, hard to play against, strong on his skates, fearless, nasty, tough to play against

Cons- a little small, tries to do to much at times, takes a few bad penalties, may top out as a 3rd line centre

NHL Comparison- Derek Roy (but nastier)

David Musil, Defenseman Vancouver

Pros- size, good skater, a safe pick, smart, seems to make the right play all the time, shut down potential, hits, fights a bit, ok puck mover, good shot blocker, good PK guy

Cons- limited skill, limited upside, may top out as a 4/5 D

NHL Comparison- Dennis Seidenberg

Adam Clendening, Defenseman Boston University

Pros- excellent skill, great passer, great PP guy, good skater, smart, good leader, poised

Cons- size, never going to be a great shut down guy

NHL Comparison- Tobias Enstrom

Ryan Sproul, Defenseman Sault Ste. Marie

Pros- size, good skater, fast learner, good worth ethic, great shot, great at running a PP, high skill level

Cons- inconsistent, needs to be better in his own end, skinny, needs to get stronger, could play more physical

NHL Comparison- Brent Burns

Jonas Brodin, Defenseman Farjestad

Pros- smart, excellent 1st pass, good puck mover, solid in his own end, works hard, good skater, poised, controls the game

Cons- skinny, may top out as a 4/5, shies away from contact a bit, shot needs work, needs to get stronger

NHL Comparison- Kimmo Timonen

Joel Armia, Right Wing Assat

Pros- size, already playing against men, good skating, good hands, good skill, pure scorer

Cons- doesn’t speak English very well, lazy on the back check, needs to get stronger, inconsistent

NHL Comparison- Bobby Ryan

Oscar Klefbom, Defenseman Farjestad

Pros- size, leadership, solid in his own end, safe pick, stay at home type D, physical

Cons- limited upside, skating is pretty average, could top out as a 5/6 D

NHL Comparison- Douglas Murray

Victor Rask, Center Leksand

Pros- size, skill, good on face offs, dives the net well, hard shot, 2-way centre

Cons- inconsistent, average skater

NHL Comparison- Fredrick Modin

Max Friberg, Left Wing Skovde

Pros- great speed, very competitive, love the physical play, good skill, plays well at both ends, hits, blocks shots, always trying to improve, good PK and PP guy, hard to play against, great work ethic

Cons- may top out as a 3rd liner, a bit small

NHL Comparison- Ryan Callahan

round 2-7 coming soon

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