Drafting the Ruck twins - yea/nay?

[Cornuck]

We have the pick to pull it off, if we choose to. We would be picking them a few spots higher than they're ranked, so the question is 'would it be worth it'?

With later firsts / early seconds, it's a bit of a crapshoot - so would drafting 2 players with existing chemistry help raise those odds?
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[Megaterio Llamas]

I'm in first with a no thank you very much.

[Lancer]

If they can do it without trading up or anything, I wouldn't be averse. That said, I don't see them pulling it off - one of them will get snatched up before RJ makes the pick.

Even if they profile more like Sutters than Sedins, that's not bad. Besides, we have the draft capital to take a flyer like that.

That said, I've seen some mocks having Vancouver take the likes of Roobroek. Given a choice between Roobroek and one of the Rucks, I would lean ever so slightly to Roobroek.

[Aaronp18]

I'm on board with it as long as we don't give up too much to snag them. Packaging a couple later 2nd or 3rd round picks to move up and draft them together shouldn't be too much work for our rook GM.

I feel like it really depends on who we take at 3, or what we do earlier in the draft.

If we take Verhoeff, even Reid or Rudolph I say go for it. They have at least one more year in the W and can develop together, likely at best a solid 2/3rds of a second line which is totally fine for late first round. Anyone else picked in that area of the draft will have just as many question marks.

Let's stick to some kids from out west! There's a ton available. Don't mind some big bodied, hard nosed kids as well later in the first and early in the second.

If one of McKenna (unlikely) or Stenberg fall to us, I do think we need to take them at 3rd. Then I want RHD and centre's drafted later in the first and early second.

[theman]

If they fall into Canucks lap, sure but I wouldn’t give up too many assets to pick them both.

[Cornuck]

I'm on board with it as long as we don't give up too much to snag them. Packaging a couple later 2nd or 3rd round picks to move up and draft them together shouldn't be too much work for our rook GM.

I agree - I don't see it being a big loss if we don't pull it off, but I'm leaning towards the plan. I figure the odds of them making a decent career are better than 2 random 'doods' - they've climbed the rankings, but still, we've got the 2 picks in that range.

It will be interesting to see if we take Liam (assuming he's available) if other teams would leave Markus - figuring there's no point in having one.

[Aaronp18]

It will be interesting to see if we take Liam (assuming he's available) if other teams would leave Markus - figuring there's no point in having one.

If this is the case, we may even be able to take them at 24 and 33 and give up no later picks!

It'll be an interesting draft for the Canucks that's for sure.

[Megaterio Llamas]

I'm on board with it as long as we don't give up too much to snag them. Packaging a couple later 2nd or 3rd round picks to move up and draft them together shouldn't be too much work for our rook GM.

I agree - I don't see it being a big loss if we don't pull it off, but I'm leaning towards the plan. I figure the odds of them making a decent career are better than 2 random 'doods' - they've climbed the rankings, but still, we've got the 2 picks in that range.

It will be interesting to see if we take Liam (assuming he's available) if other teams would leave Markus - figuring there's no point in having one.

We have picks right in the range where they should go. I'm not interested myself, as I said, but from what I'm reading they should be there at 24 and 33 if the scouts like them in those spots.

[Tciso]

If they both were 20lbs heavier, I'd take them. But, as they are both listed under 180 (167 to 178 is the range I have seen), I would only take them if they are BPA at the time we draft. I don't follow all top 100 prospects, do i don't really know the other guys in the 15 yo 45 range We need some beef.

[Megaterio Llamas]

I just think having twins that are iffy prospects has some real potential to be a headache for management. The goal scoring winger is ten pounds heavier (though still a little guy) and is rated ten or so spots ahead of his brother on most of the lists I have seen. If I were just looking at him alone, he might be of some interest at 24 or 33, but the little center I have trouble envisioning in the NH, just based on his profile. And what is it going to be like having local twins in the system with one on the roster and the other one in Abby? If they were top ten prospects in the draft I would feel differently about it, no doubt.

My cooncern is Mr Aquilini wanting these kids for the local publicity angle, I can easily see him taking one at 24, and then moving up from 33 via a trade to ensure he gets the other. With the Benning Linden (Aquilini) management structure seemingly back in place, this scenario is far from unlikely I'm afraid.

[Nuckertuzzi]

My cooncern is Mr Aquilini wanting these kids for the local publicity angle

Was thinking the same after yesterday. Do they draft the new twins for the draft day photo ops, or do they not to avoid the gimmicky optics?

[Megaterio Llamas]

My cooncern is Mr Aquilini wanting these kids for the local publicity angle

Was thinking the same after yesterday. Do they draft the new twins for the draft day photo ops, or do they not to avoid the gimmicky optics?

Yeah, this could easily be an early test of Johnson's mettle.

And imagine the irony if the Sedins decided to fall on their swords in this scenario? Linden-style. What with them being twins themselves and all.

[Cornuck]

I just think having twins that are iffy prospects has some real potential to be a headache for management.

This is a very valid concern - one in Abby, one in Van - one pans out, the other doesn't - trade one, trade both?

We didn't have that problem with the Sedins, since they both developed into HOF talent, but these guys could be tweeners - or they could be 2/3 of a top line for years to come.

[Nuckertuzzi]

For this reason maybe better to avoid. But then you can't run a team based on opinions/optics. They gotta make decisions based on what's best and if they and their scouting staff feel these kids are better than others available to them, then they gotta do it.

[Megaterio Llamas]

Mr Aquilini's presence back in the war room with inexperienced management will be worth tracking.

This kind of PR laden move will be a tell tale sign of his influence to me, should it come to pass.