Prospect Info: Canucks 2019 Prospect Rankings - #11

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1. Quinn Hughes (166/183)
2. Vasili Podkolzin (107/153)
3. Thatcher Demko (92/125)
4. Jett Woo (59/145)
5. Nils Hoglander (45/118)
6. Tyler Madden (28/59)
7. Olli Juolevi (61/82)
8. Michael DiPietro (38/96)
9. Jack Rathbone (38/98)

10. Zack MacEwen, RW, Utica (AHL) - Undrafted UFA, 2017
73/129 votes - 56.6%
2018 ranking - #17

Most votes we've had in a poll since #4. Lot of passion for the middle-ranks, it would seem. Pretty nutso that each of the ten options (eleven if you count 'other') received at least one vote.

Added Jasek.

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[MS]

Keppen looks like the best bet here.

 

[Snatcher Demko]

I voted other for Ashton Sautner. I think he could be a solid bottom pairing guy. Was impressed with his grit and mobility. Not an impressive guy but I think given an opportunity he could play 300+ NHL games.

 

[Megaterio Llamas]

Breezy for the fifth straight time.

 

[Josepho]

torn between keppen and lockwood here but i'm going with the one who doesn't have injury concerns

 

[Saturated Fats]

I voted other for Ashton Sautner. I think he could be a solid bottom pairing guy. Was impressed with his grit and mobility. Not an impressive guy but I think given an opportunity he could play 300+ NHL games.

At 25 years old, he unfortunately doesn't qualify for HF Prospect criteria.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Little on the fence now but am going to go with Lockwood

 

[PG Canuck]

Yikes this is bad.

Lockwood.

 

[alternate]

No real obvious selections left. All pretty much interchangeable from here on out.

 

[Get North]

Lockwood has done pretty well if you ignore the fact he's been injured a lot. I'm going with Keppen because I think he'll progress similar to Woo. He has a rare skill-set that intrigues me the most.

 

[Cquant]

Why so down on Lind?

I imagine that projecting Lockwood's numbers into the AHL would have him somewhere on the same level as him. He showed good hustle by the end of the season and he plays a rather rugged game that takes time to develop. Or better said, why did we give Virtanen the benefit of the doubt but not Lind? Not judging, just interested. Maybe there's something I'm missing.

 

[Mr Plow]

Yikes this is bad.

Lockwood.

Petition to just have "yikes" as an option going forward.

 

[Derp Kassian]

Why so down on Lind?

I imagine that projecting Lockwood's numbers into the AHL would have him somewhere on the same level as him. He showed good hustle by the end of the season and he plays a rather rugged game that takes time to develop. Or better said, why did we give Virtanen the benefit of the doubt but not Lind? Not judging, just interested. Maybe there's something I'm missing.

Virt's forward skating is ELITE, that'll keep you in the pros for 10 years

 

[Cogburn]

Brisebois with the same logic as MacEwen.

He's probably going to top out as a number 6/7 but is basically there now.

 

[DomY]

Went Lockwood. Will go Brisebois then Perron then Lind then Karlsson

 

[Jyrki21]

Why so down on Lind?

The correct phrasing is "Why is nobody voting Kole Lind?"

For the record, I did. I don't really think any of these guys make it, so I'll go with pedigree.

edit: Actually Brisebois will probably be given plenty of opportunity since they annointed him as 'Important' in order to justify trading Eddie Läck, so by default he probably has a leg up.

 

[Lindgren]

I like Jasek. Sort of.

Add Silovs?

If I had to bet, I'd say none of the remaining players make it beyond 50 NHL games.

 

[Bitz and Bites]

Brisbois again as he is rounding out as an NHLer slowly but surely.

 

[shottasasa]

Breisbois for me. He took some steps in his all round game and got his feet wet in the NHL last year. If he takes a few more steps this year he should be one of the first call ups and may move above Fantenberg in the pecking order.

 

[hellstick]

I think I'm going Perron here.

I like his NHL upside more than Brisebrois, Sautner, Keppen, and Jasek. He's practically a depth NHLer right now, which is what MacEwen is too. Not saying he's a sure bet here, but I feel he's a good candidate at 11.

 

[I am toxic]

Breezy for the fifth straight time.

Like after Demko at #3 on this list, he is the only one to have actually played in the NHL.

I can see Woo as potentially having more upside given he is so young, but after that???

Edit: and MacEwen played 4 games (diPietro's game doesn't count)

 

[Blue and Green]

Like after Demko at #3 on this list, he is the only one to have actually played in the NHL.

I can see Woo as potentially having more upside given he is so young, but after that???

Edit: and MacEwen played 4 games (diPietro's game doesn't count)

Rafferty also played 2 games (having not even practiced with the team before the first) on the road against the Predators and the Blues-- i.e., two legit teams, the latter of which compiled the 2nd highest points total during the 2nd half of the season and ultimately won the Cup. Both teams were in a pitched battle for the Central Division title, thus fully motivated to win those games against the Canucks. Rafferty's on-ice stats:

Corsi +8
Fenwick +7
Shots on goal +2 (he had three)
Scoring chances +5
High-danger scoring chances +2

He seemed to improve with each period that he played. And yet the voting so far indicates that Rafferty doesn't have a prayer of landing higher than #15 on the board's list; could fall as low as #20. A OHLer who was just drafted in the 4th round last month is getting a lot more #11 votes (17 vs 2 as I write this). Hmmm. I voted for Rafferty at #8.

 

[I am toxic]

Rafferty also played 2 games (having not even practiced with the team before the first) on the road against the Predators and the Blues-- i.e., two legit teams, the latter of which compiled the 2nd highest points total during the 2nd half of the season and ultimately won the Cup. Both teams were in a pitched battle for the Central Division title, thus fully motivated to win those games against the Canucks. Rafferty's on-ice stats:

Corsi +8
Fenwick +7
Shots on goal +2 (he had three)
Scoring chances +5
High-danger scoring chances +2

He seemed to improve with each period that he played. And yet the voting so far indicates that Rafferty doesn't have a prayer of landing higher than #15 on the board's list; could fall as low as #20. A OHLer who was just drafted in the 4th round last month is getting a lot more #11 votes (17 vs 2 as I write this). Hmmm. I voted for Rafferty at #8.

Good catch. Not sure why players who have already demonstrated NHL ability don't rank higher.

 

[Melvin]

Good catch. Not sure why players who have already demonstrated NHL ability don't rank higher.

Because people care most about ceILinG and any Rando 18 year old will be seen as having a theoretically limitless CeILinG compared to some 24 year old who might be a decent depth guy.

 

[StrictlyCommercial]

This is dire now.

Literally no one stands out. Lockwood has a great motor, so he at least has a chance as a bottom 6 energy guy.

Also Lind and Gadjovich should be ahead of Keppen. Yes, the sheen is off, but Keppen will go through the exact same thing when turning pro in all likelihood.