Positional need can be addressed if No. 11 selection is traded to Blackhawks for No. 19 pick.
If it proves the latter, there are defencemen to consider at No. 19 in Tom Willander, Mikhail Gulyayev and Theo Lindstein.
On the broadcast, Jason Bukala, a Sportsnet analyst and former NHL director of amateur scouting, was joined by Brad Allen, the show’s director of scouting, to assess a trio that may draw the Canucks’ interest.Article content “His skating and stature are very similar to Pellikka, but he’s a little bit bigger and wider. His skating is elite and he can track pucks.”Article content“There were even plays at the U-18 worlds where a puck would get dumped into his zone,” recalled Bukala. “He’d pivot, go back and get it. Players would try to track him for a turnover — one playing the body and the other trying to get a loose puck — but he’s so elusive.
“He got more pucks on net and was used on the power play more often,” added Bukala. “He doesn’t shoot it exceptionally hard, but he finds space. A little deception, so he finds that lane to get it to the net.”Article content
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