Almost everything I read now has the Canucks picking Malholtra, so that means they won’t be picking him.

Since when have the experts ever been right?

Agreed. We have a 3 and a 24 in a decent draft and need bodies. We are also likely to hit top 5 next year in a really good draft. Also our neophyte front office group will likely as not get bent over Or poorly guided by AIG in any trade with our draft pics heading south. I mean we're not talking ...

Almost every write up I read now has Canucks picking Caleb M.

Who said Miller was the loved one? Or is it just the EP hatred this site has that colours everyone’s glasses?

A douche bag is a douche bag regardless of what country they are born in. Just pick players who they think have the maturity that will relate well on a team and as they get older. UW (and others) is right, any player on a dysfunctional team will want out. Now there is something about taxes etc. but ...

Sad but true.

We won't need to actively tank next season, we just won't be good. Top 3 pick 2 years in a row here we come! If we are going to win a lotto next year would be the one to win IMO. A healthy Demko, resurgent Scooter, Letterkenny, Cootes and 3rd OA along with Zeev, Willander, Karlson and Raty Canucks ...

Can we talk about the 2026/27 season yet?

Do we want to see another top 5 pick in what is supposed to be a much better draft?

I agree UW.It cannot be a system as loose as Bruce. There does need to be a system that teaches team defence. But let the kids play and showcase why they were drafted in the first place. And ya, I loved his line about not wanting a blanket development plan for all players but instead recognizing ...

Bring back Marc Crawford so he can grab a player or 2 by the neck, bring in some tough love.

I may have to move to Russia.

He's [Malhotra] gonna land where he lands completely on merit. Incredible season, and playoffs. I don't doubt that he has merit to be picked at #3 - many rankings have him there, but I'm just saying that is WE pick him, unless he's a stud, he'll always be under a microscope. You know the media in ...

Try this again but I fixed an error and simplified it, from 2024. First number is the actual NHL draft position and the 2nd number is the average of 5 different predictions. Pick Avg Name 1 1 Macklin Celebrini 2 4 Artyom Levshunov 3 13 Beckett Sennecke 4 8 Cayden Lindstrom 5 3 Ivan Demidov 6 10 Tij ...

Agree UW, I would not be surprised to see the top 5 to be very different in what is projected and how teams pick.

Overall I am reading that 80% certain Toronto picks McKenna but a few have them picking a D as that may be something they need more.

Every year I create a data base of top picks and use ranking from 3-4 different people to create an average. Right now I am using ranking from Tank/Sportsnet/Pronman. Will be adding 1 to 2 more when they are released. Top 10 ranking based upon the above are: 1 Gavin McKenna 2 Ivar Stenberg 3 Chase ...