Canucks ranked low in prospect pool depth: The impact of Allvin's trades

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Cooper Godin
August 26, 2024 (9:30)

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The Athletic has ranked the Vancouver Canucks' prospect pool very low on a recent list.

Recently, Corey Pronman of The Athletic has begun ranking each prospect pool around the National Hockey League and on Monday, it was the Canucks' turn to have theirs analyzed.

In his article on The Athletic, Pronman ranked the Vancouver Canucks' prospect pool 28th in the entire National Hockey League, a drop of four spots when compared to 2023. The reason given for them being that low is because after Tom Willander and Jonathan Lekkerimaki, Pronman says there's a steep fall off in terms of players who could become full-time NHLers in the future.

"The Vancouver Canucks don't boast the deepest prospect pool you'll ever see, but it's led by two legit prospects in the club's most recent first-round picks. Defenseman Tom Willander and winger Jonathan Lekkerimaki both look like future pieces of their lineup. After them, though, it falls off quickly." Pronman said.

Pronman also ranked his top four prospects in the Canucks system with Tom Willander leading the way, followed by Jonathan Lekkerimaki in second, Aatu Raty in third and Elias Pettersson fourth.

He also shared four other prospects he believes have a chance to play in the National Hockey League down the road. Those four prospects are Josh Bloom, Melvin Fernstrom, Danila Klimovich and Sawyer Mynio.

"Sawyer Mynio is a good skating defenseman who can make a reliable first pass and has a big point shot. He has decent enough size to have a chance to have two-way value as a pro. Melvin Fernstrom has legit skill, hockey sense and finishing ability for the higher levels; the question on his game will be his pace and overall footspeed. Danila Klimovich has struggled in the AHL since he came over. He's a big winger with great puck skills and on his best shift, he looks like a potential pro-scoring winger. He is quite inconsistent, though, and his skating isn't great." Pronman said.

28th seems pretty low for the Vancouver Canucks, but it's understandable from what Pronman is saying. However, there's still time for prospects in the Canucks system to prove Pronman wrong and take their game to the next level this year to prove they can one day become an NHLer.

Source: Corey Pronman/The Athletic
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