Vancouver Canucks 2016 Top 25 Prospects - #3

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POLL #2 (126 total votes)
Olli Juolevi - 78 votes
Thatcher Demko - 32 votes
Jake Virtanen - 12 votes
Jordan Subban - 2 votes
Nikita Tryamkin - 1 vote
Troy Stecher - 1 vote​

Rank | Player | POS | 2015/16 Team | HT | WT | DOB | Drafted OA | 2015 Rank | Poll%
1|Brock Boeser|RW|Univ. of North Dakota (NCAA)|6.01|192|Feb 25 1997|23rd (2015)|3 (↑2)| 50.30%
2|Olli Juolevi|D|London (OHL)|6.03|179|May 5 1998|5th (2016)|NR| 61.90%

Added - Guillaume Brisebois

The shiny new D prospect won this round

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[Red]

Virtanen for me.

Add Cole Candella

 

[Canadian Canuck]

Demko

Add Candela also

 

[Intoewsables]

Jake Virtanen. Goalies are voodoo.

 

[FroshaugFan2]

Virtanen.

Add Lockwood.

 

[Scholarships]

Virtanen

 

[M2Beezy]

Voted Demko

Add the Tater Tot please

 

[BloatedGuppy]

As I've been reassured we're doing these by value, and not ceiling, it's Virtanen. Goalies always have depreciated value.

 

[Siludin]

Voted Virtanen again; this kid gets no respect.

 

[Braeden]

Virtanen isn't a prospect. He had a full NHL season.

 

[FroshaugFan2]

Virtanen isn't a prospect. He had a full NHL season.

He only played 55 NHL games in that full season, which means he remains a prospect by HF's definition. Plus he may be playing in the AHL next season.

I have no issues with considering Virtanen a prospect at this point. If he makes the Canucks next season that will change.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Demko. I'd have him and Boeser tied as our top prospects.

 

[HankNDank]

Virtanen isn't a prospect. He had a full NHL season.

Any 19 year old still has a very high prospect of getting better. Doesn't matter if he is playing in the NHL or the BCJHL.

 

[denkiteki]

Forgot to vote, Demko mostly because he is basically the goalie of the future... and given our lack of scoring prospects... that goalie better have a GAA under 1.50 if we want to win games....

 

[Saturated Fats]

New one will be along tonight - busy work day

 

[BWJM]

Demko #3 for me.

 

[GreetingsFromCanada]

Lol at anyone picking Virtanen over Demko

 

[MS]

Lol at anyone picking Virtanen over Demko

Uh, why?

Goalie development is notoriously temperamental and goalie prospects have lower value than position player prospects.

At worst it's very close.

 

[Intoewsables]

Lol at anyone picking Virtanen over Demko

Demko has the higher upside, but Virtanen has already shown he can be effective in the pros -- something that is usually a big hurdle for goalies. If Demko has a strong rookie season in the AHL, I'll start getting excited about him.

Not to mention, if we're looking at this from a value standpoint goalies have to be better than backup material to have any value in this league. Regardless of how Virtanen pans out, he's likely to be the more valuable asset as bottom six guys are coveted more than backups (assuming this is the floor for each player).