Prospect Info: Sawyer Mynio: 89th Overall 2023 Draft (Seattle) - LD

[Russian_fanatic]

The one thing that stands out with Mynio is how calm he is with the puck on his stick. He's never rattled. I really like his upside, if he puts on some muscle, he's going to be a steal of a pick.

How he's fared with Seattle losing so many top guys, it's a very encouraging sign.

 

[1440]

The one thing that stands out with Mynio is how calm he is with the puck on his stick. He's never rattled. I really like his upside, if he puts on some muscle, he's going to be a steal of a pick.

How he's fared with Seattle losing so many top guys, it's a very encouraging sign.

I agree that he is a much more exciting pick than his profile and numbers would suggest.

You make some good points about his calmness on the puck and being relatively small/weak for his draft year. As a late April birth, he is was one of the younger players in the draft and about half a year younger than Brzustewicz for example. He has time/room to grow, which is exciting.

Another encouraging point is his production relative to that of his team. Despite only having played 56 out of Seattle's 61 games so far, he has 48 points on their 166 total goals. That is a 29% goal involvement. In games that Mynio has played, he is at 48/146 = 33% involvement. Seattle's two highest points getters are defencemen (Mynio and Hanzel) and they have no forward producing anywhere close to a point per game after the Sawchyn trade. He just doesn't have much of a supporting cast.

Brzustewicz is at 85 points in 61/62 Rangers games but they have scored way more than Seattle with 270 goals. 31% goal involvement.

Put Mynio on the high-scoring Kitchener team and he would project at 89 points in 62 games given his goal involvement in Seattle.

There is more offensive upside there than his points totals would suggest.

 

[VanJack]

I agree that he is a much more exciting pick than his profile and numbers would suggest.

You make some good points about his calmness on the puck and being relatively small/weak for his draft year. As a late April birth, he is was one of the younger players in the draft and about half a year younger than Brzustewicz for example. He has time/room to grow, which is exciting.

Another encouraging point is his production relative to that of his team. Despite only having played 56 out of Seattle's 61 games so far, he has 48 points on their 166 total goals. That is a 29% goal involvement. In games that Mynio has played, he is at 48/146 = 33% involvement. Seattle's two highest points getters are defencemen (Mynio and Hanzel) and they have no forward producing anywhere close to a point per game after the Sawchyn trade. He just doesn't have much of a supporting cast.

Brzustewicz is at 85 points in 61/62 Rangers games but they have scored way more than Seattle with 270 goals. 31% goal involvement.

Put Mynio on the high-scoring Kitchener team and he would project at 89 points in 62 games given his goal involvement in Seattle.

There is more offensive upside there than his points totals would suggest.

After a long run of futility drafting defensemen from the WHL, have the Canucks finally lucked on to one in Mynio? Actually it's probably not 'luck', rather a regime change.

Whoever was scouting the WHL for the Canucks in the Benning years, needed a new career in the fast food industry.

 

[Russian_fanatic]

I agree that he is a much more exciting pick than his profile and numbers would suggest.

You make some good points about his calmness on the puck and being relatively small/weak for his draft year. As a late April birth, he is was one of the younger players in the draft and about half a year younger than Brzustewicz for example. He has time/room to grow, which is exciting.

Another encouraging point is his production relative to that of his team. Despite only having played 56 out of Seattle's 61 games so far, he has 48 points on their 166 total goals. That is a 29% goal involvement. In games that Mynio has played, he is at 48/146 = 33% involvement. Seattle's two highest points getters are defencemen (Mynio and Hanzel) and they have no forward producing anywhere close to a point per game after the Sawchyn trade. He just doesn't have much of a supporting cast.

Brzustewicz is at 85 points in 61/62 Rangers games but they have scored way more than Seattle with 270 goals. 31% goal involvement.

Put Mynio on the high-scoring Kitchener team and he would project at 89 points in 62 games given his goal involvement in Seattle.

There is more offensive upside there than his points totals would suggest.

Honestly I've always been high on Mynio. He impressed me during the memorial cup, IMO he was one of Seattle's best players that game.

I've always had Mynio above Hunter B, and honestly I put him up there with EP2. He was unknown prior to the draft, because he was buried on a stacked Seattle defense, but the people who watched him extensively all agreed the skillset + IQ is there. I think the kid is definitely a guy to keep an eye on.

 

[VanJack]

I noted that Mynio was one of the first players the Canucks signed out of their 2023 draft class. It was a little mystifying at the time, but I think we can see now why the Canucks wanted to get his signature on his ELC.

So what is his future? Is it back to the WHL, or does he have at least a shot at playing in Abbotsford?

 

[Hammman]

I noted that Mynio was one of the first players the Canucks signed out of their 2023 draft class. It was a little mystifying at the time, but I think we can see now why the Canucks wanted to get his signature on his ELC.

So what is his future? Is it back to the WHL, or does he have at least a shot at playing in Abbotsford?

He's too young for the AHL, short of playing in the playoffs this year once his team's done.

 

[F A N]

After a long run of futility drafting defensemen from the WHL, have the Canucks finally lucked on to one in Mynio? Actually it's probably not 'luck', rather a regime change.

Whoever was scouting the WHL for the Canucks in the Benning years, needed a new career in the fast food industry.

Long run of futility? Not really. It’s a very small sample size. We really haven’t been drafting defensemen from the WHL. In the Benning years we drafted Stewart (who we drafted to turn into a forward), Olsen, and Woo. Previous to that you have to go all the way back to Nonis drafting Ellington.

I would assume that Woo was scouted by our top scouts notably Brackett, Delorme, and Gradin. Woo was very much a Brackett pick.

But ya in terms of premium picks spent on WHL Dmen, the list is short. Before Woo and Ellington you have to go all the way to Ference and Bonni. In the past 30 years the best Dman the Canucks drafted out of the WHL is Sopel. If you go further back you will come across Garth Butcher. I might be missing a name or two here but there’s really not much history here to say there’s been a long run of futility.

 

[Russian_fanatic]

I noted that Mynio was one of the first players the Canucks signed out of their 2023 draft class. It was a little mystifying at the time, but I think we can see now why the Canucks wanted to get his signature on his ELC.

So what is his future? Is it back to the WHL, or does he have at least a shot at playing in Abbotsford?

No chance he's in Abby IMO. He doesn't turn 19 until April 30th.

 

[Dempsey]

I really, really like this player for you guys. I'm not a Canucks fan but I think you've got a good one here.

 

[VanJack]

Long run of futility? Not really. It’s a very small sample size. We really haven’t been drafting defensemen from the WHL. In the Benning years we drafted Stewart (who we drafted to turn into a forward), Olsen, and Woo. Previous to that you have to go all the way back to Nonis drafting Ellington.

I would assume that Woo was scouted by our top scouts notably Brackett, Delorme, and Gradin. Woo was very much a Brackett pick.

But ya in terms of premium picks spent on WHL Dmen, the list is short. Before Woo and Ellington you have to go all the way to Ference and Bonni. In the past 30 years the best Dman the Canucks drafted out of the WHL is Sopel. If you go further back you will come across Garth Butcher. I might be missing a name or two here but there’s really not much history here to say there’s been a long run of futility.

I think you make a valid point.....in examining defensemen drafted in the first couple of rounds out of the WHL since 2004--there's really a void. There used to be a lot more of them like Dion Phaneuf, Shea Weber, Shea Theodore, and more recently Bowen Byram.

But the European leagues; the OHL and QMJHL; and NCAA college hockey seem to be graduating a majority of the top d-men these days. And I don't t think it's just a phase we're seeing.

Seems to me that fewer and fewer truly impact d-men are being drafted out of the Dub.

 

[Bubbles]

I think you make a valid point.....in examining defensemen drafted in the first couple of rounds out of the WHL since 2004--there's really a void. There used to be a lot more of them like Dion Phaneuf, Shea Weber, Shea Theodore, and more recently Bowen Byram.

But the European leagues; the OHL and QMJHL; and NCAA college hockey seem to be graduating a majority of the top d-men these days. And I don't t think it's just a phase we're seeing.

Seems to me that fewer and fewer truly impact d-men are being drafted out of the Dub.

3 WHL defenseman were taken in the first round in 2022.

 

[sting101]

Liked what i saw at camp of Mynio. Mobile smart decent size. Nice to see how much he was able to take a bigger role and show that he has some puck moving upside that should help at the next levels.

Would be awesome to see another local guy become part of the defensive group for the Canucks one day. 1 more year of junior, would be nice if he gets moved to a contender again

 

[Lindgren]

Mynio had a thread-bump-worthy big night tonight, with two power-play assists and then the game-winning goal in overtime, as his lowly Seattle Thunderbirds beat powerhouse Portland Winterhawks 5-4 in OT.

 

[IComeInPeace]

Mynio had a thread-bump-worthy big night tonight, with two power-play assists and then the game-winning goal in overtime, as his lowly Seattle Thunderbirds beat powerhouse Portland Winterhawks 5-4 in OT.

He’s now only 2 points out of the teams scoring lead (the guy ahead of him is now 21 YO, and Mynio is still 18 until the end of April)…

Not bad for a guy that some people thought was a one dimensional defensive d-man when he was drafted.

 

[Bubbles]

2G, 1A tonight, 2nd star of the game, commanded the ice in all situations.

Not bad for "a guy with no tools"

 

[canadianmagpie]

I'll be watching him in about a week's time, looking forward to seeing how he'll do.

 

[Knight53]

He’s our 3rd best prospect after Willander/Lekkerimaki. Good chance he makes the world junior team.

 

[VanJack]

He’s our 3rd best prospect after Willander/Lekkerimaki. Good chance he makes the world junior team.

This kid deserves a shot at the World Jr. team......he apparently impressed during the Summer Showcase Tournament and undoubtedly gets an invite to the main camp.

The only worry is his 'draft position'. Third round draft picks sometimes don't get the respect they deserve when competing against kids who were picked much higher.

But if he makes the World Jr. team, and has a strong season in the Dub, there's a chance he gets another few games with Abbotsford in March. There's probably a good chance that Seattle doesn't even make the WHL playoffs; but if they do, they probably won't last too long.

 

[IComeInPeace]

“The 6’1” Mynio might be considered a reach with the 89th pick in the third round, as several public draft rankings did not even see fit to rank Mynio at all and those that did saw him as a late-round pick at best. FC Hockey ranked Mynio 167th overall, McKeen’s Hockey ranked him 176th, and Draft Prospects had him 232nd overall. Of note, there are only 224 picks in the draft.”

“Elite Prospects didn’t see fit to rank Mynio, rating him a D-grade prospect. While Mynio is steady at the WHL level, prospects typically need to have a standout ability to make the jump to the NHL.“

Canucks pick Sawyer Mynio 89th overall in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft

"Defense is the primary strength of Mynio’s game, and he excels in this area."

www.vancouverisawesome.com

This was a very astute pick by our scouting staff.

 

[IComeInPeace]

Leading the team in scoring despite missing 3 of the 8 games played.

He’s got points on 37.5% of all of the teams goals scored thus far.

But accounting for the games missed he’s got points on 52.9% of all of Seattles goals scored when he’s in the lineup.

A strong skater and a good defensive player (remember it wasn’t long ago many scouting services thought his defensive play was his only real asset).

I think that bodes really well for him because a lot of young guys never win their coaches trust because they are so lost defensively. That shouldn’t be as much of an issue with Mynio.

Also, I wonder how far he ascends when he fills out his frame (especially with some size and strength in his lower body).

 

[LemonSauceD]

I see a lot of similarities between him and Theodore.

 

[Nucker42]

I mean if he turns into anything it’s a home run. Canucks have a couple d grade prospects close to the NHL in Bains and Sasson and a couple A- prospects in Lekk and Willander coming but they really don’t have much else in the system.

If Mynio turns out to a legit prospect with upside that would be huge. Especially after dumping Bruz. They could have been the 2nd pairing of the future. I digress.

 

[Fraser28]

I mean if he turns into anything it’s a home run. Canucks have a couple d grade prospects close to the NHL in Bains and Sasson and a couple A- prospects in Lekk and Willander coming but they really don’t have much else in the system.

If Mynio turns out to a legit prospect with upside that would be huge. Especially after dumping Bruz. They could have been the 2nd pairing of the future. I digress.

If Mynio reaches his full potential I don’t think we miss Bruz much.

Hughes Hronek
Soucy Willander
Myers Mynio

That’s potentially an excellent D-core in a couple years. Plus there’s a chance Pettersson could work out as a bottom pairing guy.

 

[VanJack]

Finally, after what seems like forever, we some serious d-prospects to follow this season. Wilander and Mynio are look like top-drawer talents.

And D-Petey and Kudryavtsev are on the farm. I mean four d-men with some serious NHL potential? How long as it been since you could ever have said that about the Canucks prospect pool?

 

[Lindgren]

Finally, after what seems like forever, we some serious d-prospects to follow this season. Wilander and Mynio are look like top-drawer talents.

And D-Petey and Kudryavtsev are on the farm. I mean four d-men with some serious NHL potential? How long as it been since you could ever have said that about the Canucks prospect pool?

I remember feeling confident that Hutton, Stecher, and Tryamkin would be mainstays on the Canucks' D for years to come.

And now I'm optimistic all over again.