It’s Friday, which means its time for another edition of our weekly roundtable! This time around, five of our regular writers came together to talk about which players on the Utica Comets they feel are poised to have a big season. Check out their answers past the jump!

For me, it’s Jordan Subban. Hands down. I hate to use the E word, but his offensive skill set looked elite in Penticton. Against other prospects, he was able to control play and enter the offensive zone with ease, but can be overcome his size limitations against men at the AHL level? Will Green keep him on a short leash as he did with Shinkaruk last year? I guess we’re about to find out.

The recency bias is real with this selection, as I unabashedly pick Hunter Shinkaruk. I’m still of the utmost conviction that he has the highest offensive ceiling of any Canucks prospect and it will be interesting to see if he can take steps towards realizing it this season. He’s likely to spend the entirety of this season in the Comets top-six, so it’s not like the opportunities will be lacking.

I’m gonna go off the board a wee bit and say Andrey Pedan. Now I wouldn’t expect him to go putting up a ton of points, that’s not really his m.o, but rather to blossom as a reliable all-around defenceman. He’s positionally solid, skates very well, and has the passing and shooting talent to contribute offensively at a modest level. He’s already begun the season on the top pairing with newly minted captain Alex Biega, and the two have looked formidable at both ends of the rink. He’s a 6-foot-4 Russian beast that clears the net front quickly and exits the zone efficiently. If there are injuries to the Canucks blueline in the back half of the season, Pedan could be one of those call-ups that most people don’t expect. This, of course, is because many of the things he excels at are those that require watching, rather than score-keeping, to appreciate.