Has anyone looked at the Canucks depth chart? Especially on D??
It might be the worst we’ve seen (in the NHL) in recent memory. Guarantee it’s the worst I can ever remember for the Canucks.
Every single asset they move, they need to make an effort to acquire an under 25 young player/prospect.
I mentioned the other day, I wouldn’t count out the Detroit, Buffalo or Ottawa types when it comes to Schenn. Teams they could pluck a decent/good young player from, who’s likely not in those team’s long-term plans. Simply because they have too many prospects.
So instead of a 2nd, they take a 3rd or 4th, and that player. A player who’s already developed for a few years, who will be an NHL player, who’s going to play 200+ NHL games, but likely does it for a different team.
I mentioned McIssac from Detroit. Former 2nd rounder and a Team Canada leader at World Juniors a few years ago. A player who struggle with injuries for 2 years but has been healthy for the last 2 years and is developing right where he was expected to. Still only 22 years old and will absolutely play in the NHL.
His problem is, he’s now 4th on the Wings LHD prospect list behind Edvinsson, Wallinder and Johansson. So his chances of being traded in the next two years is pretty good.
When Rathbone is the best thing they have in the system, which includes Pettersson and Jurmo from last year’s draft, it’s as empty as it gets. To the desperation of signing Johansson after the Wild declined to sign their former 1st round pick. A player who at 23, still lacks physical strength and likely never plays in the NHL.
McIssac would be at the top of the Canucks prospect list for dmen. In fact, they need to do this for 2-3 years, just to replenish the system and pray their new scouting staff and evaluators, start hitting on some picks this coming draft.
So absolutely, they should be taking deals like Schenn for McIssac and a 3rd rounder, over just a 2nd rounder.
32 spots in a draft of 18 year old kids, isn’t worth more than a player who will play 200+ games for you.
Could also see a Foote trade from Tampa for Schenn. Or with Buffalo, a 3rd and Ryan Johnson, or another dman who’s likely not in Buffalo’s plans.
Too many people on HF Judge everything by what amounts to 10-15% of how NHL rosters are built. 1st round picks, former 1st round picks, and players who play in the NHL at 20-21. Forgetting that 90% of players go through development years.
A 2nd, 3rd or 4th round pick takes 5-6 years to contribute in almost every case. 2-3 years before we even know if they will likely play in the league.
Because of how empty their prospect pool on D is, they can’t be subtracting from their blue line and not getting players in return. So they have to target certain players who would probably be available from teams who are loaded with dmen prospects.
Yzerman isn’t who brought Schenn to Tampa but Lalonde has a history with him, and he is the type of dman who Yzerman adds at deadlines. With the way his team is currently playing, and having those games in-hand, people shouldn’t discount Detroit adding. Especially a player like Schenn who fills a spot on their bottom pair.
For those who seem to think a player like McIssac is just a body with no upside. Meet Jake Walman!! And McIssac is only 22. Lindstrom at 24, would be a better comparison to Walman. A player with over 100 games already, who could step right in and take Schenn’s spot tomorrow. He just doesn’t have McIssac’s upside.
You can’t build your D through UFA signings. They have to add some young dmen into their system and stop the bleeding.
