Confirmed with Link: Canucks sign G Michael DiPietro to 3-year (2017 3rd round draft pick and OHL goaltender of the year)

[NuxFan09]

Vancouver Canucks sign G Michael DiPietro to 3-year ELC:

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[NuxFan09]

The Canucks now have all of their first 4 picks from the 2017 draft (F Elias Pettersson, F Kole Lind, F Jonah Gadjovich and G Michael DiPietro) signed to ELC's, as well as their 6th round pick (F Petrus Palmu).

The 2016 draft on the other hand....oof. A bunch of garbage there. The Canucks passed on (and rightfully so) offering contracts to Candella, Stukel, Abols and McKenzie. Hopefully Lockwood becomes something so we'll see at least two hopefuls from that dreadful draft.

 

[VanJack]

What a draft in 2017!....Canucks collect a franchise center; a couple of potential second or third line wingers; a legit everyday NHL prospect goalie; and a wildcard player like Palmu....and all now signed. And I suspect if Brassard continues to build on his game in the OHL, he'll earn a contract as well.

Hard to remember a draft like it in Canuck history.

 

[coldsteel79]

The Canucks now have all of their first 4 picks from the 2017 draft (F Elias Pettersson, F Kole Lind, F Jonah Gadjovich and G Michael DiPietro) signed to ELC's, as well as their 6th round pick (F Petrus Palmu).

The 2016 draft on the other hand....oof. A bunch of garbage there. The Canucks passed on (and rightfully so) offering contracts to Candella, Stukel, Abols and McKenzie. Hopefully Lockwood becomes something so we'll see at least two hopefuls from that dreadful draft.

Trading for Dahlen makes that draft sting a little less

 

[krutovsdonut]

excellent

he's still 18 for another few days

when would he be ahl eligible?

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

What a draft in 2017!....Canucks collect a franchise center; a couple of potential second or third line wingers; a legit everyday NHL prospect goalie; and a wildcard player like Palmu....and all now signed. And I suspect if Brassard continues to build on his game in the OHL, he'll earn a contract as well.

Hard to remember a draft like it in Canuck history.

Awesome draft..and yet there's pages of of the usual crew mocking the scouts in the management thread..go figure.

Whatever strategies the scouts had for 2017,lets hope they can recapture that in the 2018 draft.

 

[Johnny Canucker]

I think that 1999 draft was decent for us, if I recall.

What a draft in 2017!....Canucks collect a franchise center; a couple of potential second or third line wingers; a legit everyday NHL prospect goalie; and a wildcard player like Palmu....and all now signed. And I suspect if Brassard continues to build on his game in the OHL, he'll earn a contract as well.

Hard to remember a draft like it in Canuck history.

 

[Johnny Canucker]

Trading for Dahlen makes that draft sting a little less

This is exactly what the Canucks need to do. Trade veterans declining like Burrows / Hansen for Dhalen / Goldobin.

Hopefully we do the same with Markstrom, Edler , Tanev, MDZ, Gagner.

 

[coldsteel79]

This is exactly what the Canucks need to do. Trade veterans declining like Burrows / Hansen for Dhalen / Goldobin.

Hopefully we do the same with Markstrom, Edler , Tanev, MDZ, Gagner.

This deadline should be interesting

 

[M2Beezy]

excellent

he's still 18 for another few days

when would he be ahl eligible?

No hes too young, would be ANOTHER year

 

[Zombotron]

when would he be ahl eligible?

At the end of his OHL season in 2018-19, if it ends early enough. Otherwise, 2019-20. Uneducated guess is that Windsor trades him to a better team.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

excellent

he's still 18 for another few days

when would he be ahl eligible?

i believe he will be eligible for 19-20 season

 

[Canucks LB]

Jimbo had a nice draft

 

[krutovsdonut]

i believe he will be eligible for 19-20 season

yeah, i think you are right. would be cool if he stepped into the comets right behind demko.

maybe he should go to sweden.

 

[Fire Benning]

Shouldn't we wait a few years before declaring this an incredible draft?

 

[M2Beezy]

Man I love this prospect

 

[Melvin]

Seems premature but okay I guess.

 

[elitepete]

Awesome draft..and yet there's pages of of the usual crew mocking the scouts in the management thread..go figure.

Whatever strategies the scouts had for 2017,lets hope they can recapture that in the 2018 draft.

the strategy was bracket told benning and weisbrod to shut the f*** up

 

[elitepete]

Shouldn't we wait a few years before declaring this an incredible draft?

I remember when people called the 2014 draft one of the best drafts in franchise history.

Then something happened in late May of 2016, and a certain group of morons suddenly became a lot quieter about it.

Then something happened in late April of 2017 and talk of how this was an ‘amazing’ draft came to a complete hault.

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

the strategy was bracket told benning and weisbrod to shut the **** up

They can all tell each other to shut the f*** up..as long as they keep draftng the right guys..who cares.

 

[M2Beezy]

Seems premature but okay I guess.

Whaat? Stop being so negative, come on board its easier

 

[PuckMunchkin]

2017 is projecting to be a good draft for sure.

 

[Bitz and Bites]

What a draft in 2017!....Canucks collect a franchise center; a couple of potential second or third line wingers; a legit everyday NHL prospect goalie; and a wildcard player like Palmu....and all now signed. And I suspect if Brassard continues to build on his game in the OHL, he'll earn a contract as well.

Hard to remember a draft like it in Canuck history.

With the way Benning has squandered picks and whiffed on most of his free agent signings,we need to have multiple players from each draft become NHLers or this rebuild wont ever be completed.That's not going to happen every year but this last one and 2014 and 2015 give some hope that we've turned a corner from our terrible drafting and actually can add legit prospects and future NHLers from each draft going forward.Fingers crossed.

From 2017,I'm not bullish on Brassard but Rathbone has real potential although he's definitely a long term project.Next year he starts playing for Harvard so at least we can track his games and stats and hopefully get some game reports to see where he's at.

Happy to have DiPietro signed and on his way to the pros,so far he's looking great in his development.

 

[Canadian Canuck]

The Canucks now have all of their first 4 picks from the 2017 draft (F Elias Pettersson, F Kole Lind, F Jonah Gadjovich and G Michael DiPietro) signed to ELC's, as well as their 6th round pick (F Petrus Palmu).

The 2016 draft on the other hand....oof. A bunch of garbage there. The Canucks passed on (and rightfully so) offering contracts to Candella, Stukel, Abols and McKenzie. Hopefully Lockwood becomes something so we'll see at least two hopefuls from that dreadful draft.

Did we officially pass on signing Candella, Stukel and McKenzie?

 

[Zombotron]

Did we officially pass on signing Candella, Stukel and McKenzie?

Report: Canucks will not sign 2016 6th round pick Jakub Stukel
Report: Canucks will not sign 2016 draft picks Brett McKenzie and Cole Candella