Prospect Info: Who is the Canucks #14 prospect?

[racerjoe]

Think there is a group of four or five guys here. Couldn't vote for McNally until I see the missed season doesn't effect him too much.

 

[PhilMick]

Cannata...Cannata...Cannata.

Mallet at 9 is the biggest red flag on this poll.

Agree on both lines.

Think there is a group of four or five guys here. Couldn't vote for McNally until I see the missed season doesn't effect him too much.

The thing is, it's not just about not regressing during the year off, he needs to be actually showing progress.

 

[arsmaster*]

I'd have voted for McNally for a few polls now, if the guy I've been voting for 5 or 6 polls had been picked.

With McNally, the things he's good at (rushing the puck, shooting, walking the line on the PP etc) aren't skills you'll lose from missing games, so for me him missing a season isn't a huge deal.

I still see him as a dangerous puck rushing defensman, with a ceiling as high as some in the top 6 or 7 of this pool. His problem is the Kevin Connauton problem, that he seems to not being able to defend adequately. That is where a missed season could hurt him moving forward, but it's not like those are things that make him a bad prospect. He's still a developing prospect and is probably a little more intelligent than KConn.

 

[SgtToody]

D men the size of children dont often make it in the NHL

Dmen the size of Melissa mcCarthy usually don't make it, either, but then came Bufuglien... ;^)

 

[VC]

Voted for McNally then for me its either Cannata or Cassels then Cederholm whom I've liked pretty much everything I read about and excited that hes coming over.

 

[JoeCool16]

What are we going to here? 20?

 

[WinterEmpire]

Not enough starts last year. I voted for him this round over Archibald/Labate. If McNally has improved his play over his year off, then I could see him going here, but it's just too much of an unknown for me to vote for him at this point.

To help re-invigorate the Joe Cannata hype train, here's a couple stat lines.

Joe Cannata: GP 14 GAA 2.65 SV% .912
Eddie Lack: GP 13 GAA 3.00 SV% .899

Cannata had a better Save Percentage than Jack Campbell and Jake Allen.

Wasn't Eddie playing through his injury for part of last year? I seemed to remember hearing that

 

[Luck 6]

I am shocked Cannata hasn't gone yet, and is losing this poll. Did people just forget about his accomplishments? The guy had an exceptional college career and so far he has followed it up with excellent AHL numbers. I realize the sample size is small, but to me he is at the very least a back-up goalie in the NHL, and I personally see him as a starter.

 

[Tobi Wan Kenobi]

McNally
Archibald
Subban
Cannata
McEneny
Cassels
Labate
Cederholm
Lain
Grenier

 

[Tobi Wan Kenobi]

I am shocked Cannata hasn't gone yet, and is losing this poll. Did people just forget about his accomplishments? The guy had an exceptional college career and so far he has followed it up with excellent AHL numbers. I realize the sample size is small, but to me he is at the very least a back-up goalie in the NHL, and I personally see him as a starter.

Isn't that more to do with the depth of our prospect pool?

 

[PhilMick]

Isn't that more to do with the depth of our prospect pool?

More to do with the ignorance of our fans.

(kinda)

 

[ZKass The Bass]

Wasn't Eddie playing through his injury for part of last year? I seemed to remember hearing that

Yep, for the most part. Last season is absolutely no indication of Eddie's development.

 

[Jyrki]

Cannata...Cannata...Cannata.

Mallet at 9 is the biggest red flag on this poll.

Yup. I've been voting for Cannata since #9.

 

[Luck 6]

Isn't that more to do with the depth of our prospect pool?

Well, how does a goalie with #1 potential that has had a good showing in his first year of pro hockey (Cannata) rank lower than a guy like Tommerness who at best projects as a 3/4 defender, and likely will not reach that. That's my point. But whatever, we all have our preferences of course.

 

[MS]

You can't "bust" as a 4th rounder.

Shocked at the McNally love. I just have a hard time being high on him after missing a full season of development at his age.

Yeah, I don't get it either. Most players his age have already graduated, and he's only played one full season of college hockey. And now lost a year. He's not going to be turning pro for ages, and will be in his mid-20s when he does.

Voted for Archibald for like the 6th straight time.

This poll is going to look very silly come October.

 

[StrictlyCommercial]

Wasn't Eddie playing through his injury for part of last year? I seemed to remember hearing that

He was injured for a few games, also had a rough start. Not meant to slight Lack, just pump Cannata's tires.

 

[Pseudonymous*]

Yep Eddie was playing through injury and still looked good in most of the games i watched. He was playing much better than his stats indicated. Team was playing lousy

 

[Blue Suede Shoes]

I am shocked Cannata hasn't gone yet, and is losing this poll. Did people just forget about his accomplishments? The guy had an exceptional college career and so far he has followed it up with excellent AHL numbers. I realize the sample size is small, but to me he is at the very least a back-up goalie in the NHL, and I personally see him as a starter.

I don't think he's put up "excellent" ahl numbers - other than the 1 game at the end of 2011-2012 he played. Last year he put up pretty average numbers in the ahl. At best I would call them "good" - but closer to "average". And definitely not "excellent".

But I judge him so toughly because I have such high expectations for him...

And I completely agree about his amazing college career - his last year in college, he was easily one of the best collegiate goalies in North America - and I would say, probably, the best.

That is why I pick Cannata here, despite putting up common numbers in a year where he got very few games. He should get a lot of opportunities next year, and he has the talent.

 

[Pip]

You can't "bust" as a 4th rounder.

Shocked at the McNally love. I just have a hard time being high on him after missing a full season of development at his age.

Yes you can. It's just not a big deal because they are a fourth rounder. Most fourth rounders will bust, because if they were likely to reach their ceilings, they would have been taken earlier. We might have a different definition of "bust" if you think only high picks can bust.

I find it the same as a prospect not reaching his potential.

 

[PhilMick]

Yes you can. It's just not a big deal because they are a fourth rounder. Most fourth rounders will bust, because if they were likely to reach their ceilings, they would have been taken earlier. We might have a different definition of "bust" if you think only high picks can bust.

I find it the same as a prospect not reaching his potential.

There we go.

 

[Pip]

There we go.

What I meant is that I would be very suprised if he ever makes the NHL

 

[Dr Awesome]

Cannata

 

[Tobi Wan Kenobi]

Yeah, I don't get it either. Most players his age have already graduated, and he's only played one full season of college hockey. And now lost a year. He's not going to be turning pro for ages, and will be in his mid-20s when he does.

Voted for Archibald for like the 6th straight time.

This poll is going to look very silly come October.

lol I don't get this "missed" season bullsh*t "omg how's he going to respond". The guy was close to a point per game in his rookie season, as a defenseman. He's been touted as a Justin Schultz light, by some. The guy should have been picked a lot higher than he is. He's a stud imo.

 

[shortshorts]

LaBate

 

[Aqualung]

Patrick McNally
Joe Cannata
Jordan Subban
Darren Archibald
Alex Grenier
Cole Cassels
Anton Cederholm
Evan McEneny
Kellan Lain
Joseph LaBate
Alex Friesen
Matthew Beattie
Adam Polasek
Wesley Myron