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Mailbag Part 2: More Draft Talk, Trade Targets, and Soderstrom vs. Broberg
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May 21, 2019, 23:57 EDTUpdated: May 26, 2019, 17:10 EDT
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Soderstrom certainly wouldn’t be the worst pick they could make, but he strikes me as having low upside for a 10th overall selection. I haven’t watched a ton of Soderstrom, though, and I’ve heard some scouts say that they think he toned down his offensive creativity to play a safer game in the SHL this season. He’s playing against men already, and that bodes well for his chances of NHL success. I just think it’s likely they’ll be passing up on a really good offensive player to select Soderstrom at 10.
As far as the second round, there are a lot of good players that Central Scouting has ranked in the 20-30 range among European or North American Skaters, putting them squarely in 40th overall territory. Among those players are Anttoni Honka, Bobby Brink, Raphael Lavoie, Matthew Robertson, and Nolan Foote. The only issue is that most, if not all, of these players are ranked as first round talents by other publications. My dream selection would be Anttoni Honka, but I’d be very surprised if he falls that far.
I think there’s a good chance a team like Boston could take him at the end of the first round, knowing they have the luxury to take on a project. I think it’s most likely he goes in the early-to-mid second round, though. Certainly has a chance of being there for the Canucks at 40, if that’s why you’re asking.
There’s no way you’re getting a first round pick in return for a bad contract unless you’re giving back a decent piece in return. Considering how far the Kings look to be away from contending again, I’d doubt there’s much appetite to give back their second or Jaret Anderson-Dolan, either. Maybe you could get a second-tier prospect like Sean Durzi in return, but it would depend on what direction the Kings look like they’re going in this summer. If they’re eyeing up a significant rebuild, they’re likely to just allow those contracts to expire on their own.
Members of the media had been calling Fox to the Rangers for at least the past year, so I think this was a situation where he made it clear where he wanted to go and the Hurricanes got what they could for him. The Canucks would have been advised to do everything in their power to get their hands on Fox if he was willing to sign here, but I don’t think that was ever in the cards.
There’s a lot to like about Myers. He’s 6’5″, he can skate, he’s a right-handed shot, and he’s put up decent numbers in the AHL. I’m unsure of his upside but if he’s available for the right price, the Canucks should bite. I haven’t the first idea of what the Flyers would be looking for in return, though. If they’re looking for a similar wildcard at the forward position, the Canucks obviously have some prospects they could afford to part with, but the shine has come off a lot of those players after a very disappointing season for the Utica Comets.
Overall, I like Myers as a trade target, but I can’t speak to the likelihood of a trade coming to fruition.
I don’t think Johnny Canuck is ever going to be anything other than novelty character the Canucks occasionally use to sell merchandise. The Canucks already have three fairly popular former jersey designs and I think they’d be far more likely to just go back to one of those for their third jerseys than to re-invent the wheel yet again.
I can’t tell how serious you are about the second half of that question, but I highly doubt a Johnny Canuck logo would be politicized when the Canucks have gone with an indigenous design for the whale on their crest for the past twenty years without anyone batting an eye.
For the most part, as long as the team isn’t renamed the Vancouver [Slur]s, like a certain NFL team, I think they’ll be in the clear.
I am indeed seeing what you are seeing. It’s hard to blame him, really. He’s a young, attractive professional athlete who’s about to get a big payday. I’m just glad he didn’t go with the full-on velvet sweatsuit look from Seinfeld:
I’ll be honest, Mark Ruffalo is fine and everything, but the Avengers are pretty fash, so I’ll kill the Hulk. We all know Gritty is dedicated to the emancipation of all workers, so we’d make a good couple. I guess that means I marry Gritty. That just leaves… well, I guess the two of us have something in common, because now I’m talking about fucking Shrek.
If the choice comes down to those two players, I’m definitely taking Soderstrom. He’s the more complete player and comes with much lesser risk, while still offering the Canucks a similar potential reward. Broberg is the classic example of “all the tools, but no toolbox”. He’s big and he skate like the wind, but his hockey sense isn’t at the level of many of the other defenders in his class. To put it bluntly, it just seems like he can’t think the game at the speed he plays at, and as a result his ability to make plays is severely limited.
For what it’s worth, I’ve heard the Canucks feel mostly the same way. I don’t think it’s likely they’ll be considering selecting Broberg with the 10th overall pick.

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