-Vintage Canuck- Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Canucks General Manager Jim Benning meets with Canucks TV Reporter Joey Kenward to discuss how he and his team are preparing for the 2015 NHL Entry Draft which takes place in Sunrise, FL on June 26-27th. He also comments on current prospects and pending free agents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 History of the 23rd overall pick: For the fourth time in franchise history, the Vancouver Canucks will be selecting 23rd at the NHL Draft. The last time the team was in this situation they took a two-way centre out of Ohio State University that went on to play over 600 games in a Canucks uniform. Years earlier, the Canucks also found their very first 40-goal scorer with the 23rd selection. Canucks.com opened up the history vault and sifted through all the past drafts to find the top players in NHL history that were taken 23rd overall: Ray Whitney, 1991, San Jose Sharks Just the second selection ever made by the Sharks, Whitney went on to play in parts of 22 seasons in the NHL, posting 1064 points (385-679-1064) in 1330 games. A Stanley Cup winner in 2006 with Carolina, the Fort Saskatchewan, AB product seemed to get better with age, posting a career high 83 points in 2006-07, while scoring more than 70 points in four of his final eight seasons. Todd Bertuzzi, 1993, New York Islanders One of the most popular players in Canucks history, Bertuzzi appeared in 1159 NHL games, registering 770 points (314-456-770). His best seasons came in a Canucks uniform (1998-2006), where he netted 449 points (188-261-449) in 518 games. He currently sits ninth on the Canucks all-time points, goals and assists lists. Travis Green, 1989, New York Islanders The current bench boss of the Utica Comets, Green took a few years to make the NHL full-time, but once he did he became a dependable two-way forward that appeared in 970 regular season games. He had a career-high 70 points (25-45-70) in 69 games with the Islanders during the 1995-96 season, while finishing his career with 455 points (193-262-455). Ryan Kesler, 2003, Vancouver Canucks In perhaps one of the deepest drafts in NHL history, the Canucks were able to snag the current Anaheim forward at 23. He appeared in 28 games for the Canucks the very next season and went on to produce 393 points (182-211-393) in 655 games with Vancouver. Kesler had a career high 75 points (25-50-75) in 2009-10, followed up by a career-high 41 goals the following the year, a season in which he won the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the NHL’s Top Defensive Forward. He played a vital role in the Canucks 2011 Stanley Cup run. Scott Hannan, 1997, San Jose Sharks The Lower Mainland product has enjoyed a lengthy career as a shutdown defenceman, appearing in 1055 regular season games and 100 post-season contests. Some of his best hockey came in the 2004 Stanley Cup Playoffs when he held Avalanche star Peter Forsberg to just one goal in six games during a second round series victory. Hannan won gold with Canada at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. Ron Sedlbauer, 1974, Vancouver Canucks Sedlbauer only played seven seasons in the NHL, but was able to leave a bit of a mark, becoming the first Canucks player to score 40 goals in a season in 1978-79. He also shares an expansion era record with Rick Nash for fewest assists during a 40-goal season, with 16. Sedlbauer finished his Canucks career with 108 goals in 325 games. BIGGEST DUD? Craig Hillier, 1996, Pittsburgh Penguins The first goaltender selected at the 1996 NHL Draft, the Penguins were hoping they had their goaltender of the future. The plan was to develop Hillier for a few years, then eventually transition him into the starting role, replacing Tom Barrasso. That didn’t happen. Hillier couldn’t translate his spectacular OHL career into the pro ranks. He played for two AHL teams and four different ECHL teams in a three-year span before going over to Europe. http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=771350 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c00kies Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 The only goalie worth afirst in this draft is Samsonov. But when you need a goalie you NEED a goalie. There are rumours Toronto is shopping Bernier, would be a good fit for Edmonton The rumour is that Bernier wants out as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnLocke Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Rasmus Andersson Rasmus Andersson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messier's_elbow Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Benning is not trading Bo. But he has suggested that the coyotes want a young roster player, top prospect and 1st rnd pick for the 3rd overall So the question is should we fork up : Tanev Virtanen 23 rd overall For 3rd overall And finally have a chance to get that elusive franchise Dman ( Hanifin )God I hope your kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gstank29 Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 God I hope your kidding. In the process we just lost a solid number 2/3 while were at it lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messier's_elbow Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I don't know where everyone gets the "Bieska is worth a 2nd" Matthias's rights are only worth a 4th or 5th Sprong apparently interviewed poorly and was caught by a couple of the "trick" questions. These questions usually involve throwing a teammate under the bus when asked about a certain play.Prepare to be shocked if we trade juice and we magically get a 2nd round pick him.He's worth that anything less and why bother trading him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messier's_elbow Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 My wish list. 23rd id like boeser, harkins or merkley. If we can get a 2nd I want Dunn or andersson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatedkid666 Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 I really like Carlo. And hopefully we trade for an early 2nd round pick for Noah Juulsen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejazz97 Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Dunn's not going to be good. Andersson is a tossup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herberts Vasiljevs Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Finally, and I mean FINALLY, here it is! My top-100 rankings (FLAME AWAY (btw, this is NOT a mock draft)): Connor McDavid Jack Eichel Mikko Rantanen Noah Hanifin Mitch Marner Ivan Provorov Lawson Crouse Dylan Strome Zach Werenski Joel Eriksson-Ek Kyle Connor Yevgeni Svechnikov Pavel Zacha Matthew Barzal Jakub Zboril Colin White Travis Konecny Jansen Harkins Daniel Vladar Brock Boeser Anthony Beauvillier Timo Meier Vince Dunn Jacob Larsson Nick Merkley Denis Guryanov Ilya Samsonov Ryan Pilon Zach Senyshyn Jonas Siegenthaler Jake DeBrusk Jens Looke Christian Fischer Alexander Dergachev Jeremy Bracco Nicolas Meloche Jeremy Roy Daniel Sprong Sebastian Aho (Finland) Filip Ahl Matthew Spencer Noah Juulsen Blake Speers Yakov Trenin Rasmus Andersson Caleb Jones Gabriel Carlsson Roope Hintz Julius Nattinen Filip Chlapik Thomas Schemitsch Robin Kovacs Matej Tomek Pavel Karnaukov Austin Wagner Gabriel Gagne Guillame Briesbois Mitchell Stephens Nikolai Chebykin Anthony Cirelli Mackenzie Blackwood Parker Wotherspoon Jack Roslovic Brandon Carlo Michael Spacek Oliver Kylington Brad Morrison Jacob Forsbacka-Karlsson Graham Knott Thomas Novak Brendan Guhle Mitch Vande Sompel Aleksi Saarela Nikita Korostolev Denis Godla Jordan Greenway Veeti Vaino Radovan Bondra Kyle Capobianco Glenn Gawdin Dmytro Timashov Veini Vehvilainen David Kase Spencer Smallman Joren van Pottelberghe Alexandre Carrier Travis Dermott Gustav Bouramann Vladislav Gavrikov Erik Cernak Jesse Gabrille Keegan Kolesar Dmitri Yudin Pius Suter Reid Gardiner Felix Sandstrom Tyler Soy Martins Dzierkals Paul Bittner Deven Sideroff Edit: All accidental errors have been fixed. This is my official list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejazz97 Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 ^ Glad to see Smallman on there, but no Jones? Don't worry, I understand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derp... Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 ^ Glad to see Smallman on there, but no Jones? Don't worry, I understand... #61 Interesting take on the draft, I agree that Larsson is being underrated, you've got some outliers that many won't agree with, but at least it's something different I suppose. Do you really believe that Dunn is the best player available at #23? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejazz97 Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 #61 Oh. Wow. Thanks! Missed that. Pauly Bittner ranked 98th wow lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time Lord Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Rasmus Andersson Rasmus Andersson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejazz97 Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 JohnLocke, on 19 Jun 2015 - 3:10 PM, said: Rasmus Andersson Rasmus Andersson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSnipeshow91 Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Rasmus Andersson Anders Rasmussen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herberts Vasiljevs Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 #61 Interesting take on the draft, I agree that Larsson is being underrated, you've got some outliers that many won't agree with, but at least it's something different I suppose. Do you really believe that Dunn is the best player available at #23? I think he's one of the biggest wildcards in the draft, but the reward will be sky-high with him if he pans out. However, I think he has enough skills in his toolbox that will help him translate to the NHL. I think he'll be fine. Again, especially on the offensive side of the game, he reminds me of a doppelgänger of Duncan Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herberts Vasiljevs Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Sorry folks, I've edited my list a couple times due to errors (for example, I forgot Caleb Jones, so I had to shift some names around). NOW my list is FINAL. Thanks for your input so far everybody! For me, it's all about my very own preferences. However, I'm always open to suggestions/comments/advice. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSnipeshow91 Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 I think he's one of the biggest wildcards in the draft, but the reward will be sky-high with him if he pans out. However, I think he has enough skills in his toolbox that will help him translate to the NHL. I think he'll be fine. Again, especially on the offensive side of the game, he reminds me of a doppelgänger of Duncan Keith. Duncan Keith esque? So you're saying Dunn has amazing agility, quick wind up slapper, great puck control, solid crisp passes and unmatched vision to go with amazing defensive awareness? Damn me likey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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