Prospect Info: Vancouver Canucks Top 25 Prospects 2015 - #16

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It's that time of year again! The HF Vancouver Canucks board will be ranking the team's top 25 prospects (including the 2015 draft selections). Polls will be left open for 24 hours.

Feel free to explain your choices and suggest who should be added to the list for the next poll.

Rank | Player | POS | HT | WT | DOB | 2014 Rank | Poll%
1| Jake Virtanen |RW|6.01|207|Aug 17, 1996|2 (↑1)| 80.00%
2| Jared McCann |C|6.00|185|May 31, 1996|6 (↑4)| 68.21%
3| Brock Boeser |RW|6.00|191|Feb 25, 1997|Not Ranked| 57.14%
4| Thatcher Demko |G|6.04|195|Dec 8, 1995|10 (↑6)| 48.87%
5| Cole Cassels |C|6.00|180|May 4, 1995|12 (↑7)| 51.45%
6| Hunter Shinkaruk |LW|5.11|180|Oct 13, 1994|3 (↓3)| 58.67%
7| Brendan Gaunce |C/W|6.02|207|Mar 25, 1994|5 (↓2)| 34.59%
8| Ronalds Kenins |LW|6.00|201|Feb 28, 1991|17 (↑9)| 38.96%
9| Frank Corrado |D|6.00|190|Mar 26, 1993|7 (↓2)| 53.59%
10| Adam Clendening |D|6.00|190|Oct 26, 1992|Not Ranked| 26.06%
11| Ben Hutton |D|6.03|200|Apr 20, 1993|9 (↓2)| 27.48%
12| Jordan Subban |D|5.09|185|Mar 3, 1995|15 (↑3)| 32.76%
13| Guillaume Brisebois |D|6.02|175|Jul 21, 1997|Not Ranked| 38.46%
14| Alexandre Grenier |RW|6.05|200|Sep 5, 1991|20 (↑6)| 39.81%
15| Andrey Pedan |D|6.05|215|Jul 3, 1993|Not Ranked| 54.62%
16|???|???|???|???|???|???| ???

*Please note that only players that Hockey's Future considers to be prospects will be included, meaning Horvat, Baertschi, Vey, and Markstrom will be excluded from voting.

2014 ranking: http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1719893
2013 ranking: http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1486113

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[DadBod]

Big Tram.

 

[Baby Pettersson]

This time it's gotta be Tryamkin!

 

[ihaveyuidonttouchme]

I voted Jensen here..
his tools and experience in the pro should b able to hold his ground at this spot.
although at this point, he needs to b on a mission or else see ya

 

[Thad Castle]

Tryamkin

 

[Jimson Hogarth*]

Tryamkin then Jensen. Feel like we've hit a bit of a drop off here.

 

[WTG]

I voted for LaBate by accident I meant to vote for Jasek >.<

 

[Ainec]

Big drop off here. I think Jensen but I can't bring myself to do it

 

[Nucker101]

Tryamkin again

 

[StrictlyCommercial]

So we're into my value with a fourth or fifth round choice here.

In some order:

Zhukenov
Tryamkin
Jensen
McEneny
Neill
Gaudette

I have a tough time voting for a guy like Jasek, who the Canucks value less than their earlier picks, so early after the draft. I haven't seen them play (except Neill who is meh), so it's tough to overturn the Canucks draft order.

 

[Verviticus]

I voted for LaBate by accident I meant to vote for Jasek >.<

i voted for other by mistake when i mean to vote for jasek!

going to be a shame if hes not even top 20

 

[tonydif]

Cederholm

smyl cant stop raving about him...they dont do that for the others left

 

[TheWanderer]

Now you gotta go for the Boom-Bust guys. Ceiling is what matters here, as one of these guys COULD hit it. It really seems pointless to vote for guys who may become replacement level some day.

Tryamkin and Zhukenov and Jasek are neck and neck in this regard, and I think Jensen as fallen beneath the three of them.

I'm voting Tryamkin. I think his bust risk is the lowest.

 

[turkulad]

I remember Jensen's brief stint on the big team and the disappointment afterwards to see him buried in the AHL and not getting another chace. Obviously he's been very, very disappointing since but I still wanna believe he gets his head out of his butt and does a final push. It's neck-to-neck with him and Tryamkin, and then I think there's a bit of a fall.. it's coin toss, and I'll go with Jensen.

 

[BigTruzz]

My order would be Zhukenov, Tryamkin, Jensen at this point.

 

[Tobi Wan Kenobi]

Tryamkin has a better chance of being an NHLer than Zhukenov. I guess he's just shiny and new.

 

[DL44]

Cederholm

smyl cant stop raving about him...they dont do that for the others left

He's the toughest looking prospect on the team... In that grouse grind video, he looked mean as hell...

 

[Intoewsables]

Tryamkin has a better chance of being an NHLer than Zhukenov. I guess he's just shiny and new.

Based on what?

 

[PM]

This year is basically Jensen's last chance with the organization. With the loss of a bunch of vets down in Utica he has to claim that top line RW spot or he's done. For a lefty he sucks on the left side from what I've seen and I think the only way he ever makes it is as a permanent RW.

 

[Snatcher Demko]

Based on what?

He's in his 2nd year in the KHL, that and his size and mobility will almost assure that he'll see at least some NHL action, even if he can't cut it as a regular.

 

[Siludin]

I honestly think Jasek is a better prospect than Zhukenov.

 

[Tobi Wan Kenobi]

Based on what?

He's 6'7 and mobile. Not to mention already two years of KHL experience under his belt and he's still 20 years old. He's pretty sure fire for a number 6 defenseman at minimum. Zhukenov on the other hand has a more difficult road to the show. Tryamkin should be ever higher than this. It goes to show our prospect depth is pretty solid.

 

[StrictlyCommercial]

He's 6'7 and mobile. Not to mention already two years of KHL experience under his belt and he's still 20 years old. He's pretty sure fire for a number 6 defenseman at minimum. Zhukenov on the other hand has a more difficult road to the show. Tryamkin should be ever higher than this. It goes to show our prospect depth is pretty solid.

That in no way guarantees he'll be a 6 at minimum. He's shown very little in the KHL so far, which doesn't really make him seem like a future NHLer. Maybe he'll be better on the smaller ice, but it's nowhere near a sure thing.

 

[Southern_Canuck]

I honestly think Jasek is a better prospect than Zhukenov.

NHL Central Scouting agrees with you - Jasek ranked 23rd for International Skaters and Zhukenov ranked 61st. Benning must have seen something at the U18 Tournament that made him like Zhukenov...

Perhaps reminds him of Russian Mike Peca?

S_C

 

[Snatcher Demko]

That in no way guarantees he'll be a 6 at minimum. He's shown very little in the KHL so far, which doesn't really make him seem like a future NHLer. Maybe he'll be better on the smaller ice, but it's nowhere near a sure thing.

He was the 6/7 on a very low scoring team. That's common for the youngsters. Brule actually played on the same team and was 44gp-10g-5a-15p.

Not good or bad, just tough to get a read on the guy. Really need to see him at the AHL level.

But I've seen his WJC play and was impressed. The guy is smooth for such a big body. Should get at least a look.