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

[WTG]

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.

Stecher and Hutton have a combined 1000+ NHL games. Tryamkin could've potentially carved out an NHL career had he not gotten Willie'd.

It's not like those guys busted out.

 

[Lindgren]

Stecher and Hutton have a combined 1000+ NHL games. Tryamkin could've potentially carved out an NHL career had he not gotten Willie'd.

It's not like those guys busted out.

No, not at all. But they didn't hold down the 3/4/5 spots for the Canucks for eight years as I'd been hoping.

 

[Lindgren]

No points for Mynio tonight, but he did manage 14 penalty minutes.

 

[Spectrefire]

Stecher and Hutton have a combined 1000+ NHL games. Tryamkin could've potentially carved out an NHL career had he not gotten Willie'd.

It's not like those guys busted out.

I'd say Hutton's NHL career worked out pretty well

 

[Megaterio Llamas]

 

[credulous]

ben hutton quietly had a pretty good career. 500+ games played (and counting), 10 straight seasons in the pros, 13m+ in career earnings, gold medal at the 2016 world championships, silver medal at the 2011 world juniors, stanley cup with vegas in 2023. he's probably got a few more seasons left in him also

 

[RobertKron]

ben hutton quietly had a pretty good career. 500+ games played (and counting), 10 straight seasons in the pros, 13m+ in career earnings, gold medal at the 2016 world championships, silver medal at the 2011 world juniors, stanley cup with vegas in 2023. he's probably got a few more seasons left in him also

Also a player that was probably done something of a disservice in their decision to shoot him straight into the NHL due to Benning doing Benning stuff and making a mess out of the backend and depth.

 

[Vector]

Also a player that was probably done something of a disservice in their decision to shoot him straight into the NHL due to Benning doing Benning stuff and making a mess out of the backend and depth.

Also unfairly scapegoated by his veteran defensive partner.

 

[IslandBeast]

Trending very well. Congrats on making TC for the WJHC

 

[Ernie]

This is why you should use late round draft picks for defencemen.

18 is too young to separate the wheat from the chaff for defencemen. If you draft 6 players from rounds 2-7 you have a good chance of hitting, much more so than with forwards.

I would expect the Canucks to leverage this and trade him. Of the Canucks defence prospects he's the furthest away from the NHL.

 

[Hodgy]

This is why you should use late round draft picks for defencemen.

18 is too young to separate the wheat from the chaff for defencemen. If you draft 6 players from rounds 2-7 you have a good chance of hitting, much more so than with forwards.

I would expect the Canucks to leverage this and trade him. Of the Canucks defence prospects he's the furthest away from the NHL.

That is true that he's the furthest away, but he also may have the highest potential outside of Willander.

 

[Ernie]

That is true that he's the furthest away, but he also may have the highest potential outside of Willander.

I guess it depends on the team's outlook. If they think they can have an extended competitive window, perhaps they wait.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Kid is a keeper.

 

[VanJack]

This is why you should use late round draft picks for defencemen.

18 is too young to separate the wheat from the chaff for defencemen. If you draft 6 players from rounds 2-7 you have a good chance of hitting, much more so than with forwards.

I would expect the Canucks to leverage this and trade him. Of the Canucks defence prospects he's the furthest away from the NHL.

Too true.....right now, three of the best d-prospects on the Canucks are Mynio, Elias Pettersson II and Kudryavtsev.......and not one of them was drafted in either the first or second round.

And d-men generally mature later.....it often takes a couple of more years in junior and even two or more seasons in the AHL, for d-men to realize their potential.

Looking at the history of Canuck d-men, a few of the better ones were Edler, Tanev, Bieksa and Sopel--and none of them were high draft picks either. In fact Tanev was an unsigned college UFA.

 

[Ernie]

Too true.....right now, three of the best d-prospects on the Canucks are Mynio, Elias Pettersson II and Kudryavtsev.......and not one of them was drafted in either the first or second round.

And d-men generally mature later.....it often takes a couple of more years in junior and even two or more seasons in the AHL, for d-men to realize their potential.

Looking at the history of Canuck d-men, a few of the better ones were Edler, Tanev, Bieksa and Sopel--and none of them were high draft picks either. In fact Tanev was an unsigned college UFA.

Draft round of the 128 top 4 defencemen (by icetime) playing this season (minimum 15 games):

First: 62
Second: 31
Third: 11
Fourth: 9
Fifth: 4
Sixth: 4
Seventh: 3
Undrafted: 4

I'd say the 2nd round is the sweet spot but still plenty later.