The NHL seems to be at a make or break moment for the Canadian hockey markets. Canadian teams just can't keep their American players. On one aspect, I completely understand, I would much rather live in Miami than Ottawa.
However, something has to be done about this. Does this change the draft stock of Chase Reid for Vancouver? It's a question that I've struggled with for many weeks now.
I do think the Canucks biggest need is at Centre. I also think that passing on one of the four Defenseman that have been shuffled around in the Top 10 the last few weeks would be a tough pill to swallow.
What separates the tie breaker for me is that the Canucks have only once in franchise history got the first Centre off the board. That was Don Lever in 1972. I think the case could be made for Maholtra to be the best available at #3 if Stenberg and Mckenna are off the board.
The biggest lies between if Zee Buium your poster boy #1 powerplay Quarterback. If he is and you think Buium can play in Vancouver on an eventual playoff in Vancouver down the road then you have already developed your D core in pasts drafts.
The only way this logic isn't true is if Reid or Carels has a Brent Burns or Roman Josi celling.
Here is my big board.
Gavin McKenna
LW | Penn State
Ivar Stenberg
LW/RW | Frölunda HC
Chase Reid
RD | Soo
Caleb Malhotra
C | Brantford
Carson Carels
LD | Prince George
Keaton Verhoeff
RD | North Dakota
Viggo Björck
C/RW | Djurgårdens IF
Alberts Smits
LD | Jukurit
Tynan Lawrence
C | Boston University
Daxon Rudolph
RD | Prince Albert
Ryan Lin
RD | Vancouver
Wyatt Cullen
F | USDP
JP Hurlbert
F | Kamloops
Maddox Dagenais
C | Quebec
Nikita Klepov
F | Saginaw
Markus Ruck
F | Medicine Hat
Mathis Preston
F | Vancouver
Brooks Rogowski
C | Oshawa
Jack Hextall
C | Youngstown
Simas Ignatavicius
F | Genève-Servette HC
Alexander Command
C | Örebro HK
Ethan Belchetz
LW | Windsor
Adam Novotný
LW/RW | Peterborough
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