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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Vancouver's problem is that they are far closer to Calgary and Edmonton than they are the 90s Red Wings and 70s Canadiens. They struck-out completely in the 2007 draft. The only player from 2008 (Hodgson) they traded for magic beans. 2009 didn't turn into much (Schroeder, Connaughton). 2010 was a bust, and I have little reason to expect that any top end talent will be found from their 2011 and 2012 picks. So the Canucks are desperately hoping that Horvat, Shinkaruk and Virtanen turn into something, but these guys are probably 2-3 years away from being terribly useful NHL players.
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Not much of anything has materialized in 2009 for any team picking that low in the draft. Trading Grabner/1st round pick for Keith Ballard in 2010 was the bust.
Vancouver won the president' trophy twice and their division a number of times between 2008-2013. The fact that Vancouver has anything in the prospect pool with some bad trades and low draft picks is pleasantly surprising.
I'm sticking with my season's tickets (Vancouver), so my money is where my mouth is. I like the moves Calgary has made in their rebuild. I look forward to 2-3 years when both teams are (hopefully) competing for something other than the toilet bowl.