Victor Mancini 159th Overall 2022 by NYR
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And he likes to shoot. The last couple games he loves his point shots, and they create all sorts of chances in front
Is he now our #7 going into next year? I would love it if he pushed someone out as it would mean that it is competitive to get a spot. I see our d lineup like this next year.
Hughes-Willander (so mobile and skilled)
M. Pettersson- Hronek (Canucks shut-down pair and I think Hronek has shown he can carry his own pair this year)
D-Petey-Myers (Myers taking the youngster under his wing)
Mancini/Forbort/Kuds
Canucks defense is mobile with decent puckmovers and have some size and bite. I know things change with trades and injuries but that d line-up looks promising and young. Nothing is ever set in stone and things change (trades or someone else amazes management).
Hughes-Willander (so mobile and skilled)
M. Pettersson- Hronek (Canucks shut-down pair and I think Hronek has shown he can carry his own pair this year)
D-Petey-Myers (Myers taking the youngster under his wing)
Mancini/Forbort/Kuds
Canucks defense is mobile with decent puckmovers and have some size and bite. I know things change with trades and injuries but that d line-up looks promising and young. Nothing is ever set in stone and things change (trades or someone else amazes management).
Unless Willander blows everyone’s socks off, I think Mancini (or a depth UFA veteran or Juulsen) will start the year and Willander will start in the NHL.
If Wilander gets into the Canuck lineup in the dying days of the 2024-25 season; and through training camp next year, they'll gain a pretty complete assessment of where he's at.
And I don't think he'll be necessarily competing with Mancini for a job. Still, it's pretty amazing how the right-side of the Canuck blueline is suddenly stacked.
They've now got Hronek, Myers, Mancini, Wilander and Juulsen, if the gets re-signed. My guess is that Wilander sticks--even if it's in a 'depth role' to start his career in Vancouver.
And I don't think he'll be necessarily competing with Mancini for a job. Still, it's pretty amazing how the right-side of the Canuck blueline is suddenly stacked.
They've now got Hronek, Myers, Mancini, Wilander and Juulsen, if the gets re-signed. My guess is that Wilander sticks--even if it's in a 'depth role' to start his career in Vancouver.
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Depending on how well Wilander shows and how much trust Tochett has in him, that might make Myer's a valuable trade chip. He's big and blocks shots, and at his current contract, there are a fair few teams with space for him as a depth guy.
He’s got a NMC this year and next year, and I doubt he’d be willing to move it.
Myers has enjoyed a career rejuvenation the last couple of seasons--easily the best two years of his Canuck career. I think a lot of the credit probably goes to Foote and Gonchar.
And at $3m a season, he suddenly becomes a big cap advantage for the Canucks. So I doubt he's going anywhere. But he's really not an impediment to Wilander's development on the right side of the blueline. I think Tocchet and the Canucks probably introduce him to the NHL in sheltered minutes, with a lot of O-zone starts to begin with.
But in Wilander and Mancini on the right side; and the likes of D-Petey, Kudryavtsev and Mynio on the left side--suddenly the Canucks are 'stacked' with young d-men.
And when was the last time you could say that about 'any' Canuck team?
And at $3m a season, he suddenly becomes a big cap advantage for the Canucks. So I doubt he's going anywhere. But he's really not an impediment to Wilander's development on the right side of the blueline. I think Tocchet and the Canucks probably introduce him to the NHL in sheltered minutes, with a lot of O-zone starts to begin with.
But in Wilander and Mancini on the right side; and the likes of D-Petey, Kudryavtsev and Mynio on the left side--suddenly the Canucks are 'stacked' with young d-men.
And when was the last time you could say that about 'any' Canuck team?
