He averaged 25 minutes a game for the team over 11 years with a career-high of 36 points. It’s a shame, as Malone has legitimate upside with his speed and nose for the net. Players can provide their team with a jolt of energy when they deliver a solid body check. Which speaks volumes to their blueliners, but also to Ohlund himself. Juolevi will almost certainly be in the NHL next year and one of the big reasons why is his ability to play on the penalty kill, something that sets him apart from some of the other Canucks’ prospects vying for a spot on the blueline next season. The issue is that Michaelis is already 25 years old — already bordering on not being considered a prospect — so has limited time to prove himself as a possible NHL centre. They're down with the rest of the prospects in the Canucks system who are fighting against the current to make the NHL: Ethan Keppen, Lukas Jasek, Karel Plasek, Artyum Manukyan, Petrus Palmu, and Mitch Eliot, Ashton Sautner, and Josh Teves, as well as goaltenders Jake Kielly and Matthew Thiessen. Focht had 32 goals and 56 points in 61 games, which is fine, but it does lead to questions about how he’ll handle faster hockey at higher levels. Still, on a team with limited depth on the right side, Rafferty is an important prospect for the Canucks. Which of the Canucks’ prospects is 19th best and which is 20th best? His shot can be lethal if given enough space and he does his best work on the power play. Like Persson, Jacob Truscott is a defenceman taken in the later rounds by the Canucks at the 2020 draft. Still, he's got the grit and size, as well as the finish around the crease, to play in front of the net in the NHL. He’s owed $2.4 million in real dollars next season, the last year of a contract that carries a $3.367 million cap hit. Sutter never turned into the “foundation player” Benning thought he was going to be when he signed him to a five-year contract in 2015, but he might still have trade value. He was the youngest starter in the AHL last season at just 20 years of age and maintained a save percentage right around league average for a team that didn’t always defend well. Sign up for our newsletter to get exclusive content, contests, and perks direct to you. What do you think of this year’s prospect pyramid? Some from this tier could surprise and be better than expected; some won’t make the NHL at all. The Vancouver Canucks are a franchise team in the National Hockey League (NHL). Now it's a matter of putting together the other aspects of his game. He has the potential to be a first-line power forward that forechecks, wins puck battles, defends, and racks up goals. He skates well, can pass the puck, and has great vision on the ice for a defensive defenceman. He’s a great puck-mover, making difficult stretch passes look easy, and he’s a very smart player. Linus Karlsson leads all under-22 players in the Allsvenskan in scoring with 16 points in 17 games, but that also means he’s 21 years old and still playing in the Allsvenskan rather than the SHL. Visit ESPN to view the Vancouver Canucks team stats for the 2020-21 season. Each day we will be looking at a different team! The closest player the Canucks have ever had to that would be Mattias Ohlund. Arvid Costmar has a higher ceiling than some of the other players in this tier, but a lower likelihood of reaching that ceiling. Well actually, it had the wrong idea — lots of wrong ideas, really, based on a lot of outdated and misinformed concepts about healthy eating — but it did have the right shape. Given that he’s cleared waivers multiple times, it’s unlikely that anyone would take Baertschi in a trade without some serious sweeteners added in. Höglander combines incredible hands and dynamic scoring ability with an incredible motor, constantly working and competing to win the puck, protect it, and get it into a dangerous scoring area. The players that qualified for the rankings but didn’t make the Top 25 will be highlighted in a different article. This is the tier for everyone else in the system. There’s no one else like Podkolzin in the Canucks system; in fact, few systems have a player like Podkolzin, which is why I put him in the top tier instead of the second. All of the prospects in the Canucks’ system are among the best hockey players in the world. 2020-21 Edmonton Oilers GM21: Oilers vs. Canucks – Three Players to Watch The Edmonton Oilers blaze into Vancouver a team on fire after sweeping their cross-province rivals in search of another two points against a brutal Canucks team who can’t seem to find their way off of a nightmare rollercoaster that’s lasted nearly the entire season to date. He could see some spot action with the Canucks if injuries strike. This next little bit is going to be very telling for what the Canucks have in him, but here is what Faber had to say about him: Costmar is averaging just 5:04 per game this season in six games with Linkoping in the SHL. Costmar has dominated in Swedish junior hockey, putting up 26 goals and 50 points in 29 games last season and 6 points in 3 games this season. That meant finding something to do until 6 o’clock. The official 2020 roster of the Vancouver Canucks, including position, height, weight, date of birth, age, and birth place. Here’s a look at the best buyout candidates on the Canucks this year, with the help of CapFriendly’s handy buyout calculator. Borrowed from Steve Dangle, the prospect pyramid is a better way to rank prospects, as it doesn’t require trying to differentiate between the Canucks’ 12th or 13th-best prospects, but instead sorts them into tiers. He also has impressive hands and playmaking ability and took a big step forward in his second year in the AHL, putting up 44 points in 61 games. That remains to be seen, but he’s a good bet to at least be an NHL backup in the future. The Canucks are high on Carson Focht, liking his mature, hard-working defensive game. Where will the top unrestricted and restricted free agents go? Jack Rathbone is coming off two fantastic seasons for Harvard University, putting up a total of 53 points across 61 games. Welcome to the Canucks Top 25 Under 25 Rankings, the series that makes you wish you were under 25 again. A definitive ranking of the 7 best Canucks prospects. While he was a rookie in the AHL last season, he was an older rookie. The team’s fourth-line centre and a go-to penalty killer, Beagle provides value, but he also turns 35 next month. Germany’s DEL is becoming a hot spot for NHL players and prospects on loan. Despite being a healthy scratch in the playoffs with a contract that carries a $6 million cap hit, he’s essentially buyout proof because so much of his salary is tied up in salary bonuses. Ranking the Top 25 NHL Players Playing in the 2020 Postseason. Several … Yikes! Sign in or register for your free account. Brogan Rafferty is nearing the point where he’s too old to be a prospect, having turned 25 in May. Jackson Kunz can put the puck in the net and has power forward potential, but his skating might never let him reach that potential. What keeps them from Tier 4 is that they’re unlikely to stick long term in the NHL. Who are the Canucks' top prospects heading into the 2020-21 NHL season? Will DiPietro be able to take his game to the NHL, where shots are harder and more accurate? Contract: One year left, $3.367 million cap hit. Those people are wrong, but it’s understandable why they would think that. His offensive skill obviously jumps out and he has 9 points in 14 games in the SHL so far this season, but he’s committed defensively as well. He’s a competitive kid who never gives up on a play, which works well with his excellent speed, agility, and flexibility. Staios played both wing and defense in his NHL career, and it wasn’t a bad one. Some of them are prospects I quite like and that could move up the pyramid in the future — Jack Rathbone, now in Tier 2, was in Tier 4 last year before his excellent sophomore season in the NCAA. But no player has had a bigger impact on the Canucks this season than rookie defenseman Quinn Hughes. Benn’s $2 million cap hit could be cut in half next season if he’s bought out. Who cares? Kole Lind is a pain in the neck: he chirps, he hacks, he agitates, and he gets under the skin of his opponents. At the same time, there are flashes of high-end skill and playmaking in his game that suggest he might have a little more upside. One of them already has played NHL games. These players definitely represent longshots, however, and the odds are a bit stacked against them. Contract: One year left, $4.375 million cap hit. This just means the odds of them making the NHL are pretty low. I say that because Vancouver really has nothing left to lose and the Oilers have a lot. Costmar is likely to play with Team Sweden at the World Junior Championships, where he’ll have the opportunity to prove himself against his peers.