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Originally Posted by Ashasx
The rumour has been that the Canucks are high on PLD. Doubt they pass on him for Brown.
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http://thecanuckway.com/2016/04/29/v...016-nhl-draft/
Here's some speculation that they like Dubois and Juolevi the best. Wouldn't surprise me if that's the case.
Everything revolves around EDM at #4. Will they move the pick? Will they take Tkachuk, Dubois, Brown or a dman? It could dictate who would get at #6.
More speculation about who VAN might like
http://vancouversun.com/sports/hocke...l-hope-at-no-5
Benning on Dubois:
"It was a point Benning drove home earlier this week in an interview with Ben Kuzma when he said this: “If we think a player is going to be a No. 1 line player — over a first-pairing defenceman — then we’ll take the forward.”
It seems that’s exactly what the Canucks think of Pierre-Luc Dubois, the 6-foot-3, 205-pound forward with premier talent who has played wing and centre.
“He’s good. He has the chance to be a No. 1 centre,” Benning said. “You watch those (NHL playoff) games. The San Jose-L.A. series. He’s the kind of player who can play in those types of games and be good.”"
Benning on Tkachuk:
“Tkachuk is a lot like his dad (Keith),” Benning said. “From the top of the circle in, he has real good offensive instincts.
“He’s strong on the puck. He goes to the net hard. He’s not as big as his dad was, but he has those same instincts in front of the net.”
Benning on Juolevi:
The other player who will be in the mix at five has to be a defenceman, and many believe the one currently favoured by the Canucks is Olli Juolevi, who Vancouver sees as a future top-pairing guy.
Benning said his biggest asset is his “hockey sense” it compares in some ways to a legend.
“He’s a safe, steady player,” Benning said. “He plays a little bit like Nicklas Lidstrom played.
“He reads the game so well. He has a good stick. He moves the puck. He just plays a quiet, well-rounded game.
“Maybe he doesn’t have the one separating skill, but he does everything better than average. He doesn’t shoot the puck like Lidstrom, but as far as reading the play in his own end, stick being in position, he’s solid in a lot of areas.”