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Originally Posted by mikephoen
Surprised this hasn't been discussed more. The Canucks are incredibly brutal at drafting and developing since the 04 lockout... The only players that have played NHL games and are worth mentioning are Raymond (456 games, not resigned), Grabner (283 games, traded with a 1st rounder for Ballard who they bought out) and Hodgson (211 games, traded for Kassian, who blows).
That's it! Schroeder's 56 games and 15 points is their next best developed player.
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It is pretty surprising that on CP of all places something like this would fly under the radar. There was a bit of talk about how he wasn't qualified but maybe people assumed the Canucks were just trying to avoid arbitration like the Flames did with Byron?
Either way you're definitely right, the Canucks drafted horribly under Gillis and are paying the price for it now. I'm sure in their fanbase Gillis will become their Darryl Sutter in terms of player development rage.
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