The Canucks have the best stock of prospects in their system that many can remember - but with the rarity of its quality, some can get carried away with what the newly-acquired youth promises.
It's no secret that Vancouver's prospect cupboard has been lacking over the past decade. As the previous regime stockpiled talent that could contribute on a championship caliber team, the focus on the future was abandoned or, at least, seen as a secondary priority. It is often said among management types that a sports team must be either selling hope or wins, and in the majority of Mike Gillis' years the team was decidedly selling the latter.