Personally, I’d try and acquire another first round pick in that 16-20 range, Capitals have two picks there (16 & 18), perhaps you could offer them picks 33 and 41 or a roster player and a pick for one of them? The Canucks need goal scoring and Liam Ruck is pretty good at that. The Canucks need to spend a few years acquiring as much talent as they can and then see what they’ve got.

Scouting Report on Liam…

16. Liam Ruck, RW (Medicine Hat Tigers, WHL)
Medicine Hat lost a lot of offense with the departures of Gavin McKenna and Cayden Lindstrom, among others, but Ruck made up for it. He loves to shoot from anywhere and does an excellent job of getting the puck where it needs to be. He led all draft eligibles with 45 goals, and that’s good for seventh in the country. Ruck is extremely dangerous around the net with a variety of quality shot choices at his disposal. His chemistry with his twin, Markus, was obvious from the get-go. It feels like it’s going to be difficult to select both together without some funky trade magic – that’s the downside of their incredible second-half play.