Prospect Info: Tom Willander: 11th Overall 2023 Draft (Rogle BK J20) - Part 02

[Breakers]

Thought it was pretty cool for Celebrini and Hutson to show up last minute un announced to read out the lineups

Team was jacked

Those guys could have been in Mexico already

 

[VanJack]

Tom Wiilander just turned 20 as couple of days ago. And Elias Pettersson II turns 21 in five days.

Is it possible that by March, the Canucks could have a 20-year old and 21-year old patrolling their blueline? If it happens, I feel confident in saying that it's probably never happened before in franchise history.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Tom Wiilander just turned 20 as couple of days ago. And Elias Pettersson II turns 21 in five days.

Is it possible that by March, the Canucks could have a 20-year old and 21-year old patrolling their blueline? If it happens, I feel confident in saying that it's probably never happened before in franchise history.

Purely IMO - D-Petey will go back to Abbotsford once Hughes is back (provided everyone else is healthy).

I think Willander will sign when his season is over and be up with the big club to get some games in, likely as load management for whichever players are banged up and nursing injuries. Of course, that's all dependent on how we are doing in the playoff chase.

I don't think either guy becomes an every day NHL player this spring barring injury. But it's possible for the fall.

 

[strattonius]

Tom Wiilander just turned 20 as couple of days ago. And Elias Pettersson II turns 21 in five days.

Is it possible that by March, the Canucks could have a 20-year old and 21-year old patrolling their blueline? If it happens, I feel confident in saying that it's probably never happened before in franchise history.

Dude, we've all been talking about this the last few days non stop. Just visit the GDT threads. Over the last week and a half our view of the future blueline in Vancouver just got very bright from the emergence of D-Petey.

It's a small sample size but the way he plays isn't a fluke - we're very lucky. I would think as soon as next year both D-Petey and Willander will be regulars. This will blow our CAP situation wide open in a good way.

Hockey is difficult to predict so perhaps one of them stagnates a bit next year. It's possible Willander doesn't break the doors down like most of us are expecting as well. But the shortened version is that with 2 promising blueliners on the up, we are in a very good spot.

 

[Lindgren]

Tom Wiilander just turned 20 as couple of days ago. And Elias Pettersson II turns 21 in five days.

Is it possible that by March, the Canucks could have a 20-year old and 21-year old patrolling their blueline? If it happens, I feel confident in saying that it's probably never happened before in franchise history.

In 71-72 the Canucks had Dale Tallon (20) and Jocelyn Guevremont (20) playing regularly.

 

[bandwagonesque]

Purely IMO - D-Petey will go back to Abbotsford once Hughes is back (provided everyone else is healthy).

I think Willander will sign when his season is over and be up with the big club to get some games in, likely as load management for whichever players are banged up and nursing injuries. Of course, that's all dependent on how we are doing in the playoff chase.

I don't think either guy becomes an every day NHL player this spring barring injury. But it's possible for the fall.

Even if Pettersson keeps playing like this? He checks all the "ready" boxes I have and has played well in a couple of games with a lot of fast neutral zone play.

I could see Forbort getting waived or traded, honestly.

 

[MS]

Tom Wiilander just turned 20 as couple of days ago. And Elias Pettersson II turns 21 in five days.

Is it possible that by March, the Canucks could have a 20-year old and 21-year old patrolling their blueline? If it happens, I feel confident in saying that it's probably never happened before in franchise history.

The 84-85 Canucks had

JJ Daigneault (19)
Michel Petit (20)
Doug Lidster (21)
Garth Butcher (21)

 

[Coffee]

The 84-85 Canucks had

JJ Daigneault (19)
Michel Petit (20)
Doug Lidster (21)
Garth Butcher (21)

Doug Lidster best of the bunch there, MS?

 

[MS]

Doug Lidster best of the bunch there, MS?

Most underrated player in Canuck history, probably.