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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Thing is the Canucks haven't drafted well since the Kesler pick either, so it is a similar issue for them.
The young guys they do have (Shinkaruk, Schroeder, Horvat, Gaunce) are un-proven and are unlikely to provide that "4th" impact player that the Canucks need to be successful over the next 2/3 seasons.
So if they do want to win with the Sedins and add that 4th scorer they will likely have to either trade draft picks, prospects, or overpay on the UFA market.
So unless they hit a homerun in UFA they are going to have trade away future players/prospects in order to win a cup now, and that will serve to do is make them weaker in the future post-Sedins.
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Not that 2004 is recent either, but the draft after Kesler yielded Schneider, Edler and Jannik Hansen. Also a solid 4th liner in Mike Brown.
From 2005 - 2010 their 1st round picks netted Bourdon, Grabner, White, Hodgson, Schroeder and that lovely Ballard trade. Two top 6 forwards, a piece that landed Ehrhoff and an unfortunate passing. As for Schroeder, jury is still out after an up and down 31 game stint last year. The general hope is you net two NHLers of some sort from each draft.
That said, their drafting could still have been better.