It was a busy draft for the Vancouver Canucks and general manager Jim Benning. The Canucks made a big splash, as expected, acquiring some help for their top six. Let’s break it down.
The Good
The good is obviously adding a stud Russian winger with size and skill in the form of Vasily Podkolzin. Although two years remaining on his KHL deal, Podkolzin seems like he wants to come do great things in the NHL with the Canucks as soon as that deal expires. Podkolzin is a solid goal scorer, and as I mentioned on Friday, was predicted to go much higher in the draft than 10th overall.