#25. Vancouver Canucks : Max Pacioretty
Pacioretty is very under-rated so far, they like snipers like him.
There is a lot the Canucks would like about Pacioretty if he were a RW with a right handed shot.
The only forwards with RH shots on the team are Linden (who may retire), Smolinsky (who will not be re-signed), Kesler (who is a centre) and Santala (who won't be re-signed). If Linden retires that leaves Kesler as the only RH shot.
Of our top forward prospects, there are only Jannik Hansen, Juraj Simej and Sergei Shirakov (unless you count Jesse Schultz) whom are RH shots.
Our depth at RW right now is Taylor Pyatt, Trevor Linden and Alex Burrows. That's it. On the left side we have Daniel Sedin, Naslund, Cooke and Cowan. Prospects Grabner and Hansen play RW and Mason Raymond and Juraj Simek are naturally LWers.
Given that the talent drop off between 20 and 30 is not so significant, I think the Canucks will likely go for a RW or C over a LW and would favour a RH shot. But .. with Naslund's contract expiring next year, and with free agency, by the time any of these players reach the NHL, the team's needs could have shifted quite a bit.