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Career paths of the 3oa picks
Some straight line linear growth many up & downs. Some were developed poorly & not in positions to succeed. A few were bad picks.
JR & PA were an abject failure. About all they were decent at was UFA signings & getting Abby up & running.
Bad news is FA still the owner.
The good news is RJ & company look like they have better vision & patience planned. Passing on D for CM will be their 1st measuring stick. In hindsight they could’ve traded down to as far as 9oa & let Verhoeff or a other D fall into their lap.
This season Raty Ohgren & Lekerimaki should be given a full opportunity to play to potential. Same goes for Buium & Willander & DPetey. If Cootes impresses even more this camp add him to the list or to Abby.
For starters SW wanting to come to Vancouver is a good sign. Leaving Seattle says plenty. Reading between the lines he’s not confident in their organization & probably disappointed on how he has been developed & deployed. Sounds like he has checked out.
Onto if he’s a fit in Vancouver. Imo he needs a change of scenery. As it sits after the last draft & current roster & other prospects in the system already it doesn’t make sense to trade for him. Trading out any young D is a non starter. Passing on D in the draft & loading up on C’s & F’s further establishes that. Add to that next draft is C heavy with very good prospects barring lucking out & getting Dupont makes it even more not a fit. Currently there is EP40, Rossi, Malhotra, Cootes, Raty, Rogowski, Sasson, Patterson & Chytil but expect him moving to the wing for health reasons. That is a long list of C’s ready or not. No real standout elite 1C plenty of 2-3-4C’s. SW might ceiling out as a 1C not betting on it. 2C if elite more possible.
If an offer is made I go with Lekerimaki/‘28 2nd take it or leave it. That would also assume EP40 gone sooner or later even move him to the wing & keep Rossi as 1C til pushed down.
I conclude with I don’t see a trade happening unless many dominos fall or C prospects moved to the wing. Sorry if TLDR lol
Yes the showcase in the header
The 2026 World Junior Summer Showcase features four national teams: Canada, Finland, Sweden, and the United States. The event takes place from July 26 to August 1 at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ontario
No big deal let’s look to all prospects playing anywhere & everywhere. Kind of excited to track all of these kids.
Quote is broken… twice I lost my post.
Cootes will be invited we can assume. If he’s on the Canucks, I doubt he’ll be released. If he’s on Abby I assume they will let him go.
Like I said in the original post, Rogowski is going back to junior. College next season. No springboard to College this summer showcase.
Malholtra should get an invite. He wasnt on last WJC team… He should make it this season hopefully. If passed on yet again, there will be concerns.
Novontny for sure will be going. A couple of others maybe.
Agree this site has bugs. Just gotta persevere just like us fans during this rebuild. Lol
The showcase oughta be interesting. The US has 2 teams does 🇨🇦 as well? Idk
I agree with Bob. This is not a 2 year turnaround and there are not stars on the team.
I had seen comments yesterday about trading Willander for Wright and I wanted to smack those people. Canucks addressed toughness and size this summer and have 3 young 2C. There are no elite players on this team so we need to do more losing first.
It’s going to take 2 years just to see any of this years draft picks go pro in North America. Most of them will be in their first camp 2028.
Stay away from Wright unless they are giving him away. Where does he even fit as a C? Not good enough for a 1c and we most likely have 2 and 3 covered by Malholtra and Cootes. Rogowski prob a 4rth C early on… makes no sense unless the shift Wright to wing… thats an idea but again, giving up assets like Willander for that? May as well just keep drafting and trading vets and avoid trading away young players recently drafted. Stay the course.
100% agree with both of you. No to Wright 👎🏻
I cant believe some people think a rebuild is slow, if it takes 4-5 years.
This team has nothing for talent yet some think it will miraculously take 2 or 3 years.
Some people just aren’t very smart.Slow as in no shortcuts. 2-3 years would take incredible growth & development. Idk who these ‘some people’ are you refer to. 4-5yrs is more likely the long term plan.
Adios enjoy CA
