Sounds like Vanier has a lot of room for improvement in the skating department. Is it too much of a deficiency for him to be able to sufficiently upgrade his stride/edgework/agility to NHL levels?
I do like him as a project prospect, but I could see him dropping into the 3rd round. If he were still on the board when Pittsburgh's 3rd round pick is at the podium I would take him. Any earlier and I think it' say bit of a risk. He might be this years equivalent to Eric Roy.
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