Prospect Info: Vancouver Canucks Top 25 Prospects 2015 - #2

[Nuckles]

It's that time of year again! The HF Vancouver Canucks board will be ranking the team's top 20 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 | Poll%
1| Jake Virtanen |RW|6.01|208|Aug 17, 1996| 80.00%
2|???|???|???|???|???| ???

*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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[Bo Ho*]

Voted Demko purely based on his potential/ceiling since he's probably our best goaltending prospect since Schneider.
McCann for forwards and NHL-readiness.

 

[Nuckles]

Jared McCann is my choice here. I can see him becoming a good two-way 45-50 point 2nd line center. Boeser has the potential to put up more points, but I think McCann will be better defensively and hold more responsibilities as a center.

 

[y2kcanucks]

Going to go with McCann. He had a real good season last year. Just needs to get better in scrums and he'll be NHL ready.

I liked the development in his offensive game. Would like to see what he can do at the NHL level this year. Not sure he has anything left to learn in the OHL.

 

[tc 23]

McCann had a strong year and has promising upside. My pick for #2.

 

[McHortton]

McCan but I think Boeser could definitely surpass him soon.

After that Demko. People saying Shinkaruk are out to lunch, unfortunately he's closer to busting than making the NHL barring huge progression next season.

 

[m9]

I like McCann, and from a value standpoint him and Virtanen are the only two guys that would have been worth a 1st in the draft that just happened. He's next.

Boeser would of course slot next for me as he was a legit 1st this year, and I feel Demko and Cassels round out the top five as they both have late 1st/early 2nd value.

 

[Rex Banner]

Cassels. He's all heart and all work ethic. Wouldn't surprise me if he forced his way onto the team.

 

[Tobi Wan Kenobi]

Boeser plays in the harder areas. McCann definitely has a sick set of skills but I just think Borser will be more of a factor come playoff time. He's my choice. It's definitely close between the top 3. Could go any way.

 

[jimmythescot]

It's already pretty tough to decide. Went with McCann in the end, but there's an argument to be made for any of the 2-5 slots to be interchanged as far as I'm concerned.

Zhukenov next?

 

[Foundational Player]

It is what it is and that means McCann for the 2nd spot in the top 20.

 

[VC]

Voted McCann

Remove Kenins, he has hit the 24 year old plateau required to be considered a prospect.

 

[Nuckles]

Voted McCann

Remove Kenins, he has hit the 24 year old plateau required to be considered a prospect.

I'm just going by what HF considers to be a prospect to keep things simplified. Otherwise some people will say things like Baertschi/Markstrom should be on the list while others disagree and then threads go off-topic.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Close between McCann, Boeser, Cassels and Demko, IMO.
I went Boeser.

 

[fancouver]

1. Virtanen
2. McCann - NHL shot, average NHL speed - should be a solid 2-way 60 pt guy in the NHL during his prime as long as he works on getting stronger.
3. Boeser
4. Shinkaruk
5. Demko

 

[VC]

I'm just going by what HF considers to be a prospect to keep things simplified. Otherwise some people will say things like Baertschi/Markstrom should be on the list while others disagree and then threads go off-topic.

That is from HF. 65 games or 24 years old for skaters, what ever comes first. 45 games and same age for goaltenders.

 

[alternate]

McCan but I think Boeser could definitely surpass him soon.

After that Demko. People saying Shinkaruk are out to lunch, unfortunately he's closer to busting than making the NHL barring huge progression next season.

Ummm, Shinkaruk has zero votes so far so....

Voted McCann. Top 3 guys for me (Virt, McCann, Brock) are pretty interchangeable. McCann's D+1 season gives him the edge.

Can't vote for a goalie in the top 10. Just too hard to project and goalies are so abundant these days.

After #3 it's pretty wide open imo. Cassels has skating issues, Shink had his slow start, Hutton is so raw and probably a couple seasons away, Pedan has the concussion issues, Kenins is somewhat low upside. Not sure how the top 10 will play out.

 

[Nuckles]

That is from HF. 65 games or 24 years old for skaters, what ever comes first. 45 games and same age for goaltenders.

I guess they forgot to remove him when they updated their team rankings (they removed Baertschi and Markstrom at that time). I will remove him for the next poll.

 

[M2Beezy]

Boesner is the next best guy is the best pick weve made in a long time so glad benning got him his only good move in two years here now. Mccann is defy after boesner prob 3 and excited for him to but not like Brock

 

[Bitz and Bites]

I voted Boeser,just think he has a bit more upside and could be a first line player while McCann I see more as a second line type centre.

 

[Red]

McCann for me easily. Add Zhukenov.

 

[Pip]

Boeser for me

I think McCann needs to restructure his game a lot to become pro ready. The point totals are very encouraging but I never felt when I saw him that he was an offensive catalyst. Kind of a perimeter player as well.

Excited to see what he does this season though.

 

[racerjoe]

Tough, but I ike the meat and potatoes in his game, so I picked MCCann.

 

[racerjoe]

Boeser for me

I think McCann needs to restructure his game a lot to become pro ready. The point totals are very encouraging but I never felt when I saw him that he was an offensive catalyst. Kind of a perimeter player as well.

Excited to see what he does this season though.

I don't know, I agree he plays on the perimeter, but I thought a number of times they tried to play through him, and sometimes they were really looking for his shot.

 

[StrictlyCommercial]

I don't know, I agree he plays on the perimeter, but I thought a number of times they tried to play through him, and sometimes they were really looking for his shot.

Yeah, McCann was absolutely the trigger man. Reminds me a bit of Naslund in terms of style.