Prospect Info: Canucks 2019 Prospect Rankings - #8

[Megaterio Llamas]

Griffin Molino looked promising in his little post semester cup of coffee too though, remember?

Turned out to be less than AHL caliber.

 

[TomWillander1RD]

Voted for Keppen. I don't have much hope with other guys so I picked one with potential and have a plenty of time to develop. Also, his production suffered by playing for a terrible team.

 

[MS]

Rafferty can’t skate.

It looked like when you take your friend who never skated before to public skating and he doesn’t do his skates up tight enough and the insides of his ankles are almost hitting the ice.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

One thing that shouldn't go unnoticed is that Jonah Gadjovich hasn't even been added to the list as a polling option. And I'm not even sure I can add him over guys like Utunen, Teves, Chatfield, or Kielly. He may be one of the last prospects added to the list. He has fallen off an absolute cliff.

I still think Gadjovich will be fine. Will need a few years.

 

[Megaterio Llamas]

I still think Gadjovich will be fine. Will need a few years.

Oh he's a horrible skater, there can be no denying that but for me at least, he is every bit as deserving (undeserving) of listing here as Kole Lind is. Same goes for Lukas Jasek minus of course the lofty draft position and Benning infatuation.

 

[docbenton]

Rafferty can’t skate.

It looked like when you take your friend who never skated before to public skating and he doesn’t do his skates up tight enough and the insides of his ankles are almost hitting the ice.

Nonsense, he was signed because he's an excellent skater. On the other hand, I thought his first game was a complete disaster compared to Teves's first game which was solid but unspectacular. Rafferty's second game however showed some offensive potential and puck moving ability, but still spotty gap control. Needs work on the defensive side of things. However there's no doubt he skates well and can also shoot the puck.

 

[MS]

Nonsense, he was signed because he's an excellent skater. On the other hand, I thought his first game was a complete disaster compared to Teves's first game which was solid but unspectacular. Rafferty's second game however showed some offensive potential and puck moving ability, but still spotty gap control. Needs work on the defensive side of things. However there's no doubt he skates well and can also shoot the puck.

I disagree as strongly as possibly relative to the sample size in question.

He has a better pro frame than Teves (who looked like a tiny ECHLer) and showed some decent puck skills but his skating and footwork were putrid.