Which team has a brighter future: Canucks or Rangers?

[Frankie Blueberries]

Inspired by a debate on our forum, what team will be better going into the future?

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NYR easily

 

[Our Lady Peace]

Canucks have a bright future with all the great young players they've drafted but until Aquilini cans Benning, this losing culture will continue for them.

A better challenger to the Rangers would be the Kings. That franchise is getting its shit back together real fast. Probably going to add a high end defenseman in this coming draft too.

 

[Lays]

Canucks have a bright future with all the great young players they've drafted but until Aquilini cans Benning, this losing culture will continue for them.

A better challenger to the Rangers would be the Kings. That franchise is getting its shit back together real fast. Probably going to add a high end defenseman in this coming draft too.

Kings aren’t close to NYR

They don’t have a single young defenseman on the level of any of Fox, K’Andre, Lindgren, Lundkvist or Schneider, and certainly don’t have a goalie as good as Shesterkin

not to mention NYR have elite pieces in their prime such as Zibanejad and Panarin, Kings have Kopitar and Doughty sure but they’re much older.

Then there’s Lafreniere and Kakko who are both better prospects than Byfield and Turcotte respectively

Rangers only competitor for best young team are the Avs

 

[NyQuil]

Inspired by a debate on our forum, what team will be better going into the future?

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[Northern Avs Fan]

Rangers, but I still think the Canucks have a lot of great pieces moving forward.

 

[Connor McConnor]

A core of EP/Boeser/Miller/Horvat/Hughes/Demko SHOULD be a pretty good team.

Problem is, I have 0 faith in the GM and ownership to ice a very good team around those guys, similar to when Chia was in charge of the Oilers. Their farm system pipeline is almost non existent after all the graduates and to think that Pod is going to make a massive difference seems like a pipe dream.

Rangers have a better blend of proven and young guys coming up.. also doesn't hurt when you have the best 3 players on your team (Panarin, Fox and Shesty > any Canuck atm IMO)

 

[Our Lady Peace]

Kings aren’t close to NYR

They don’t have a single young defenseman on the level of any of Fox, K’Andre, Lindgren, Lundkvist or Schneider, and certainly don’t have a goalie as good as Shesterkin

not to mention NYR have elite pieces in their prime such as Zibanejad and Panarin, Kings have Kopitar and Doughty sure but they’re much older.

Then there’s Lafreniere and Kakko who are both better prospects than Byfield and Turcotte respectively

Rangers only competitor for best young team are the Avs

I was speaking in terms of prospects, which I can see why you misunderstood me based on what the OP was asking for. I can agree that the Rangers undoubtedly have better roster pieces.

Disagree with your goalie statement though. I'm a backer of Shesterkin but Petersen will also be a top goaltender.

I don't think it's unreasonable to think Byfield and Turcotte have arguably the same ultimate potential as Lafreniere and Kakko. And yes, I'm aware that both Rangers players have really come along this season, especially Kakko.

 

[Mickey Marner]

I think the Rangers have the better future from a roster standpoint, but James Dolan seems to have awoken from his slumber. If Chris Drury can periodically slip him some ambien they'll be alright, if not watch out.

 

[EdJovanovski]

A core of EP/Boeser/Miller/Horvat/Hughes/Demko SHOULD be a pretty good team.

Problem is, I have 0 faith in the GM and ownership to ice a very good team around those guys, similar to when Chia was in charge of the Oilers. Their farm system pipeline is almost non existent after all the graduates and to think that Pod is going to make a massive difference seems like a pipe dream.

Rangers have a better blend of proven and young guys coming up.. also doesn't hurt when you have the best 3 players on your team (Panarin, Fox and Shesty > any Canuck atm IMO)

I may be a Rangers homer speaking but the scary thing about that big 3 is that our 1st & 2nd overall picks aren't even part of the conversation yet. If they reach what they were projected to be that would be a ridiculous core

 

[Hisch13r]

Rangers. At worst Dolan tries to "toughen" up the Rangers and he throws a bunch of money at bottom 6ers and then the Rangers just turn into the Canucks

 

[Mobiandi]

I like what Vancouver is doing more

 

[Machinehead]

The Rangers by a bit but the math at the top isn't indicative of how close it actually is.

The Canucks are loaded at center and the Rangers have nothing there long-term.

 

[Machinehead]

Also, I'll say this, I think the "Dolan takeover" is such a false narrative.

Dolan fired management. That's his only job and has been his only job since he took over. There's no indication as of yet that he'll have any other influence.

 

[Love]

Canucks have extremely poor leadership. But, since the Rangers fired Gorton and Davidson, it looks like they don’t exactly have strong leadership either. Tough call I think it’s close. Really depends what happens with each teams managing staff in the next year or so.

 

[TheKrebsCycle]

Rangers have better current roster pieces and prospect cubbord. The combo makes me lean that way .

 

[Knight53]

Canucks pretty easily. Have the better and younger centre duo. Also, have the most important piece a young team needs, a young franchise center.

 

[SpookyTsuki]

New York. Not even close.

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

Canucks pretty easily. Have the better and younger centre duo. Also, have the most important piece a young team needs, a young franchise center.

Canucks are breaking 51 year old franchise records based on how bad they’ve been.

 

[Holymakinaw]

New York, by a zillion.

 

[Petey O]

The Canucks aren't even in the same stratosphere as the Rangers. Not even close. Rangers AINEC.

 

[elitepete]

Rangers because their GM isn’t a proven trashcan.

 

[Svencouver]

Management of Vancouver is Buffalo level bad. You may as well include the Sabres in this poll

 

[Goomba]

Rangers because their GM isn’t a proven trashcan.

Their GM isnt proven, period lol

 

[lawrence]

Rangers because Canucks have Benning as their GM.

As a long time fan I'm not liking Benning as our GM. Sure we have some pretty decent young guys, but if he fails to surround them with support depth, and help yea noooooo we can't make the playoffs no matter what the heck happens, just look at the Oilers in the early 2010's, Buffalo right now. Worst thing is he pisses away whatever cap room we will have.