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2020 NHL Entry Draft First Round Open Thread

Well, at least J.T. Miller wasn’t a flop, right?

And while he certainly gave the Canucks a decent enough return, the Canucks still need to add some pieces before they can seriously be considered contenders again. A lot of this will fall to Jim Benning, and what he’s able to do trying to get the Canucks out of their cap conondrum. The draft picks that they’ve made over the past couple years will have to show they’re ready to battle for a lineup spot. And they’ll have to continue to try and fill depth gaps, a task made harder in a not particularly deep draft year because they don’t have a pick until the #82 selection in Round 3.