Prospect Info: Canucks 2019 Prospect Rankings - #2

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1. Quinn Hughes, D, Vancouver (166/183 votes - 90.7%)
2018 rank - 2nd

Added Jack Rathbone

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[TomWillander1RD]

Not a lot of high end options here. Picked Podkolzin. I just don't value goalies much in general.

 

[vancityluongo]

As soon as Quinn Hughes graduates, this is probably a bottom-10 prospect pool in the league.

 

[ChilliBilly]

As soon as Quinn Hughes graduates, this is probably a bottom-10 prospect pool in the league.

Depends on the years Podkolzin and Hoggy have. Juolevi Madden and Woo should be edging in on making the team.

 

[bh53]

Accidentally voted Woo but it's Podkolzin easily. Should get interesting at 3

 

[Bitz and Bites]

A potential top line impact winger tops any goalie prospect out there.Podz it is.

 

[settinguptheplay]

As soon as Quinn Hughes graduates, this is probably a bottom-10 prospect pool in the league.

The same can probably be said about most NHL teams. Considering the quality of players that have left our prospect pool over the last couple of years it is not surprising we would fall down the list. Not many teams have brought in a Pettersson and a Boeser over the last 2 years and still maintain a top 10 prospect pool.

 

[Melvin]

Lol Jesus that list is embarrassing.

"best prospect pool in NHL history."

 

[4Twenty]

I'm interested to hear from the folks who voted Demko. Why is he ahead of Podkolzin? Closer to the NHL?

 

[Saturated Fats]

Last year, people were way more excited about the pool. It felt like there were far more high-end options: Petey, Hughes, Demko, OJ (though he had started to slip), Dahlen, Gaudette, Lind (before the shine came off), Goldy, DiPietro were all considered 'sure things'. Guys like Gadjovich, Palmu, Woo, and Jasek were all coming off of promising years, and were considered to have real upside.

I know some of those guys have graduated, but it feels like more of them (OJ, Dahlen/Karlsson, Lind, Gadjovich, Palmu, Jasek) really took downward turns this year, and that has negatively readjusted our perspective. None of the prospects we already had - save Woo, Madden, and maybe Rathbone - had a positive uptick this past year.

 

[DL44]

Voted Juolevi... because I didn't see Podkolzin..

 

[VanJack]

Voted Tyler Madden as my dark-horse candidate, but obviously not many agreeing with me. But his rookie season in the NCAA was beyond impressive. If he shows anything similar to his draft year-plus-one overall improvement this coming season, he's easily in the top-four and maybe even second overall.

 

[Superlative Soup]

This pool doesn't match up with the suffering of the last 5 years.

 

[Fatass]

This pool doesn't match up with the suffering of the last 5 years.

Agreed. And it’s just another problem with the JB method of rebuilding. He kept trading away picks! We should have double the list of prospects.

 

[elwin316]

I'm interested to hear from the folks who voted Demko. Why is he ahead of Podkolzin? Closer to the NHL?

Probably doesn't make much sense, but yea that was my logic.

 

[timw33]

This pool doesn't match up with the suffering of the last 5 years.

Probably the single most frustrating aspect of being the worst team cumulatively over a 4 year period.

 

[settinguptheplay]

Probably the single most frustrating aspect of being the worst team cumulatively over a 4 year period.

And dropping in the draft every year. Plus the graduation of 2 high impact players. Despite being the worst team over a 4 year stretch we never picked better than 5oa. I think that is a fair consideration.

I did read somewhere that we were no longer the worst team over the past 4 years. Jumped up 1 whole spot. Admittingly I have not done the math myself.

 

[The Poacher]

I'm interested to hear from the folks who voted Demko. Why is he ahead of Podkolzin? Closer to the NHL?

Yes, he will make an impact on the team this year with potential to be the next number 1 in net. Podz is 2 years away with a high floor with potential but went with the guy who’s making an impact sooner.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

As soon as Quinn Hughes graduates, this is probably a bottom-10 prospect pool in the league.

I mean we’ve graduated quite a lot of players in the past few years. Not really a concern to me. Gaudette, Madden, Woo, DiPietro and potentially Hoglander. We’ve been able to find late round quality prospectz in the past couple drafts. If you can get two nhl players every draft, you are doing a good job.

 

[Bitz and Bites]

I mean we’ve graduated quite a lot of players in the past few years. Not really a concern to me. Gaudette, Madden, Woo, DiPietro and potentially Hoglander. We’ve been able to find late round quality prospectz in the past couple drafts. If you can get two nhl players every draft, you are doing a good job.

We pretty much have to get two players from every draft to make up for the lean years and now to replace Bennings failed projects that he traded futures for.Of course it’s much harder to do when lots of those futures were top 100 picks.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

We pretty much have to get two players from every draft to make up for the lean years and now to replace Bennings failed projects that he traded futures for.Of course it’s much harder to do when lots of those futures were top 100 picks.

14: Virtanen, Demko and maybe Tryamkin
15: Boeser. Gaudette is close. Brisebois and Jasek are two maybe
16: ......maybe Juolevi and Lockwood? Not looking good
17: EP, maybe DiPietro. Lind is a long shot.
18: Quinn, maybe Woo and Madden.
19: Too early to tell

So far only 2016 seems like a complete failure.

Edit: Should have included McCann in 2014, haha haha.....

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

How is Demko not the choice here? He is likely the best goalie the Canucks have ever drafted... Podkolzin isn't even the best Russian the Canucks have drafted.

 

[Lemmiwinks]

How is Demko not the choice here? He is likely the best goalie the Canucks have ever drafted... Podkolzin isn't even the best Russian the Canucks have drafted.

Eh, flimsy logic there. But I agree that Demko has real value as a potential starter with what he's shown so far. It's close between him and Pod.

 

[Bougieman]

If Quinn gets a serious shot at the Calder this year this next season, like a lot of experts are thinking he will, that will be a Canuck as either rookie of the year, or runner up for that award for THREE YEARS RUNNING. That almost never happens. I don't want to hear whining about how we have nothing to show for 5 years of sucking.

 

[elitepete]

The same can probably be said about most NHL teams. Considering the quality of players that have left our prospect pool over the last couple of years it is not surprising we would fall down the list. Not many teams have brought in a Pettersson and a Boeser over the last 2 years and still maintain a top 10 prospect pool.

Not many teams could be as bad as we have been for the last few years and have this mediocre prospect pool.