Prospect Info: Canucks 2018 Prospects Rankings - #17

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1. Elias Pettersson (175/182)
2. Quinn Hughes (116/129)
3. Thatcher Demko (117/178)
4. Olli Juolevi (74/168)
5. Jonathan Dahlen (87/158)
6. Adam Gaudette (133/156)
7. Kole Lind (70/147)
8. Nikolay Goldobin (67/146)
9. Jett Woo (45/146)
10. Michael DiPietro (44/132)
11. Jonah Gadjovich (49/105)
12. Petrus Palmu (72/122 Tiebreaker)
13. Lukas Jasek (58/121)
14. Tyler Madden (25/89)
15. Will Lockwood (55/97 Tiebreaker)

16. Jack Rathbone, D, Dexter School (USHS) (95th Overall 2017)
33/96 votes (34.4%)

2017/18 REG 17GP 11G 19A 30P
USHS All-USA Hockey Second Team

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[Josepho]

i think i've voted for macewen for like 10 consecutive polls now lmao

 

[Southern_Canuck]

I'm voting Brisebois - hopefully if he capitalizes on his all-around skills and leadership qualities he could end up making a bottom defense pairing in the NHL.

I like MacEwen here as well - but just think that Brisebois has a better chance.

So - if Brisebois and MacEwen take the 17 and 18 spots... who gets 19 and 20? Probably two of Utunen, Sautner, McEneny, and Chatfield.

S_C

 

[ChilliBilly]

Voted Manukyan - has the highest ceiling, but probably the least likely to ever play in the NHL.

 

[DonnyNucker]

Voted Manukyan - has the highest ceiling, but probably the least likely to ever play in the NHL.

He has a 5% chance of even getting a contract lol. MacEwen and it’s not close for me. Decent chance he has a meaningful nhl career and the rest of the kids are long shots to excel in the AHL

 

[Hollywood Burrows]

from what I can find on google Benning was still mentioning Brisebois by name earlier in 2018 lol

 

[Lemmiwinks]

i think i've voted for macewen for like 10 consecutive polls now lmao

Eh, I tend to vote for potential over guys who have a good shot at becoming... a low impact 4th liner. Maybe I'm not seeing what others see in Macewen, I haven't watched as many games of his as others have but I just don't see much there. Would be nice to hear why others think more highly of him.

 

[DonnyNucker]

Eh, I tend to vote for potential over guys who have a good shot at becoming... a low impact 4th liner. Maybe I'm not seeing what others see in Macewen, I haven't watched as many games of his as others have but I just don't see much there. Would be nice to hear why others think more highly of him.

It’s a combination of his tools and his extremely late development curve.
Good read on the kid:

Zack MacEwen is Better Than I Thought He Would Be

 

[Megaterio Llamas]

I'm still on Sautner. Our top ten look pretty similar to The Sporting News' recent ranking:

PROSPECT	POSITION	2018-19 TEAM (Proj.)	ACQUIRED
1. Elias Pettersson	LW/C	Vancouver (NHL)	1st/2017
2. Quinn Hughes	LHD	Michigan (NCAA)	1st/2018
3. Thatcher Demko	G	Utica (AHL)	2nd/2014
4. Jonathan Dahlen	LW	Timra (SHL)	Trade (OTT)
5. Olli Juolevi	LHD	Utica (AHL)	1st/2016
6. Adam Gaudette	C	Utica (AHL)	5th/2015
7. Michael DiPietro	G	Windsor (OHL)	3rd/2017
8. Kole Lind	RW	Utica (AHL)	2nd/2017
9. Lukas Jasek	RW	Utica (AHL)	6th/2015
10. Jett Woo	RHD	Moose Jaw (WHL)	2nd/2018

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Sporting News ranks Vancouver Canucks as having the third-best farm system in NHL

 

[Canadian Canuck]

Brisebois, Utunen then Sautner

 

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Eh, I tend to vote for potential over guys who have a good shot at becoming... a low impact 4th liner. Maybe I'm not seeing what others see in Macewen, I haven't watched as many games of his as others have but I just don't see much there. Would be nice to hear why others think more highly of him.

Summary:

He's a late bloomer that has only had 3 years of serious hockey. He has grown his game exponentially in each of those years. Big, fast, smart, just inexperienced.

 

[ihaveyuidonttouchme]

I'm still on Sautner. Our top ten look pretty similar to The Sporting News' recent ranking:

Sporting News ranks Vancouver Canucks as having the third-best farm system in NHL

we still dont know who this Lucas Jasek is with that small sample size is and thats all u need to be in the top 9
to each of their own i guess

 

[Nick1219]

Maybe it’s because he’s already 24 and I just don’t view him as a true “prospect” anymore, but I LOVED Sautner’s game when he wasn’t up with the main squad last year.

The fact that he’s even played NHL minutes and didn’t look out of place should really put him around the top 10 of this list.

 

[Megaterio Llamas]

we still dont know who this Lucas Jasek is with that small sample size is and thats all u need to be in the top 9
to each of their own i guess

He went 3-4-7 in six games at the end of the AHL season as a 20 year old who just stepped off a plane from Eastern Europe, then got hurt and missed most of the playoffs. The coaches in Utica called it a big loss that hurt their playoff chances. I had Jasek #8 on my own list.

 

[M2Beezy]

Brassard Briesy Utunen should ALL be going before Macewan imo

 

[DonnyNucker]

Maybe it’s because he’s already 24 and I just don’t view him as a true “prospect” anymore, but I LOVED Sautner’s game when he wasn’t up with the main squad last year.

The fact that he’s even played NHL minutes and didn’t look out of place should really put him around the top 10 of this list.

Who? MacEwen? Saunter will never be more than a replacement level dman. That trash is available on the waiver wire

 

[VanJack]

i think i've voted for macewen for like 10 consecutive polls now lmao

I'm always amazed how rookie players on the Comets get dissed in these prospect rankings. Guys like MacEwen, Brisebois and Chatfield had pretty solid seasons in the AHL as true freshman, but they get passed over on these polls for guys who've never put up a single point as a pro hockey player.

 

[Nick1219]

Who? MacEwen? Saunter will never be more than a replacement level dman. That trash is available on the waiver wire

Sautner looked excellent in a very small sample size at the NHL level. Made all the right plays and didn’t look out of place at all. Not much room on the back end right now, but the Canucks obviously liked him enough to give him a contract extension and didn’t view him as “trash”.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe he capatained the Oil Kings to a Memorial Cup win. At 24 years old what’s to say the kid isn’t the rare late bloomer that comes out of nowhere. I’m excited to see how he looks during camp and preseason games. Not saying he’s some future #1 by any means, but if he can be a steady and reliable bottom pair defenseman, that is a great success story.

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

Who? MacEwen? Saunter will never be more than a replacement level dman. That trash is available on the waiver wire

Trash..?...When your 19th (most likely) best prospect can slide in ,and play in a bottom pairing in the NHL,and not look out of place..Thats bad..?

 

[DonnyNucker]

Trash..?...When your 19th (most likely) best prospect can slide in ,and play in a bottom pairing in the NHL,and not look out of place..Thats bad..?

At no point did I criticize the Canucks prospect pool. I just posted my opinion on saunter as a prospect. He is a depth level guy who will never be a top 6 in the nhl.

 

[Nick1219]

At no point did I criticize the Canucks prospect pool. I just posted my opinion on saunter as a prospect. He is a depth level guy who will never be a top 6 in the nhl.

Considering you’ve spelt his name wrong in each of your posts I don’t exactly value your take on Sautner.

Regardless, we’ll see how he does this upcoming training camp.

 

[DonnyNucker]

Considering you’ve spelt his name wrong in each of your posts I don’t exactly value your take on Sautner.

Regardless, we’ll see how he does this upcoming training camp.

Weak argument. Pathetic really. I post on an iPhone and get some strange autocorrects.

 

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I'm always amazed how rookie players on the Comets get dissed in these prospect rankings. Guys like MacEwen, Brisebois and Chatfield had pretty solid seasons in the AHL as true freshman, but they get passed over on these polls for guys who've never put up a single point as a pro hockey player.

It's the prospect cycle. Overvalue your good junior guys, undervalue your good AHL guys. People never realize just how big the jump is from junior to the pros

 

[Megaterio Llamas]

I'm not feeling the Rath. How are we supposed to assess the guy to fit him into a list like this. What is there to measure him against? He still hasn't played against anyone over 17 yet. We have spin from the Canucks, and that is about it.

 

[hellstick]

I'm not feeling the Rath. How are we supposed to assess the guy to fit him into a list like this. What is there to measure him against? He still hasn't played against anyone over 17 yet. We have spin from the Canucks, and that is about it.

That's my feeling as well. He has the potential to be a pretty big riser on this list in a year from now, but he's such an unknown commodity. Looking good at a prospect camp shouldn't put him ahead of guys producing pretty well in the AHL.