Mynio 2nd in WHL dman scoring. D prospect pool looking solid right now
Tom Willander
Sawyer Mynio
Elias Pettersson
Kirill Kudryavtsev
Tom Willander
Sawyer Mynio
Elias Pettersson
Kirill Kudryavtsev
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I could actually see all these guys one day playing in the NHL. When was the last time the Canucks had four d-men in the system who were legitimate NHL prospects?
You probably have to back to the Burke-Nonis era when guys like Edler, Bieksa and Tanev were playing for the Manitoba Moose.
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I think we need to pump the brakes a bit here. At one time Rathbone and a few others were all considered as solid bets as well.
It’s certainly unlikely that we end up anywhere close to Edler, Tanev and Bieksa.
ihaveyuidonttouchme
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To be fair, we haven't had a hype prospect at Ra Athbone's level since Hughes. It was a very dark time.
ditto on the likely hood of actually making it. we can alwasy trade them for more brannstroms
ditto on the likely hood of actually making it. we can alwasy trade them for more brannstroms
BenningHurtsMySoul
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Mynio is 2nd in WHL scoring for defencemen right now.
3rd is Landon DuPont...who is 15 years old. That kid is a freak. He would be drafted in the first round this season, and he's not even eligible until 2027.
3rd is Landon DuPont...who is 15 years old. That kid is a freak. He would be drafted in the first round this season, and he's not even eligible until 2027.
HairyKneel
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Try to keep up. Tanev was a Gillis signing. And Edler and Kevin didn't play together in Manitoba other than a handful of games maybe after Edler's junior season was done, if at all. Just throw enough shit against the wall and hope some of it sticks I guess.
Wry n Ginger
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Holy reactionary pile on for VJ...
Yah VJ might be a little optimistic but look at the coaching that is in place, the orgs willingness to let new players gain experience between levels and add that this mgmt team has shown they can pick our diamonds in the rough.
The current group has a lot of potential for different reasons than the previous bumpercrop of NHL D from past eras but the optimism is founded from actual results and trends.
Foote, Gonch, Sedins, Malhotra, Komisarik and a bunch more INTELLIGENT Ex-NHLers are putting this group way ahead of similar groups of prospects from the past.
Yah VJ might be a little optimistic but look at the coaching that is in place, the orgs willingness to let new players gain experience between levels and add that this mgmt team has shown they can pick our diamonds in the rough.
The current group has a lot of potential for different reasons than the previous bumpercrop of NHL D from past eras but the optimism is founded from actual results and trends.
Foote, Gonch, Sedins, Malhotra, Komisarik and a bunch more INTELLIGENT Ex-NHLers are putting this group way ahead of similar groups of prospects from the past.
Perhaps but I hope that you are wrong because that would mean that another prospect is also developing very nicely as I think Mynio is given his draft spot.
ChilliBilly
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Just looked him up to see if there was info as to why he was given exceptional status. His youth team was ??? Eisbären Juniors Berlin ???, but he was born in Calgary.
Go Polar Bears. (will be interested to see if anyone gets the reference).
I have been a big Mynio fan from the start and I think Willander is a bluechip prospect but there's a ways to go in terms of our D prospect pool.
Mr. Canucklehead
Kitimat Canuck
Come on, everyone. No need to pile on folks and rub their faces in takes that didn't age well. We've all been there.
Just a reminder of the site rules vis a vis Trolling; let's try and keep it a bit light.
Just a reminder of the site rules vis a vis Trolling; let's try and keep it a bit light.
If it makes you feel any better I believe also that all 4 of those players could make the NHL someday if they reach their full potentials. Also in the past decade from the farm, the only defencemen I thought would have an NHL career was Jalen Chatfield. I believed in Brisebois for a while but the injury last year probably ended that dream.
Cole McWard shows flashes but like Brisebois, he is going to need to take that next step.
Agreed. If you throw out Quinn Hughes as as draft unicorn, the Canucks haven't signed or drafted an impact d-man since they signed Chris Tanev as a UFA from that fabled hockey program--Rochester Institute of Technology.
I'm sure when they signed him they would have been happy if he'd been an impact d-man with the Manitoba Moose. But he joined the Canucks midway through the 2011-12 season and never looked back.
So I get that some posters are throwing cold water on the outlook or D-Petey, Kudryavtsev, Mynio and Wilander. But still stay it's the best crop of blueline prospects the Canucks have had in more than a decade.
ChilliBilly
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Well said. It's sad how some people jump on optimism. Admittedly, we. as a group, on the whole, tend to be a little pie in the sky. But screw it, its better than not being interested. And I think there is a good chance that all 4 of these guys get 100 games in.
David Bruce Banner
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100 may be optimistic, but I’d throw Dorrington in there and say there’s a good chance they all play more games than Juolevi.
But if Willander, especially, doesn’t end up having a substantial career as a legit NHL’er, I’ll be quite disappointed.
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I remember his dad as a prospect in the WHL which makes me feel beyond old.
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Thanks @Terrier, we discussed this earlier in the thread. Given your username, you likely have an informed take on this: What have you noticed about Willander's game from year to year and what kinds of improvements are you hoping to see as his sophomore season progresses?
