Although there is no consensus No. 1 in this year’s NHL draft (or any consensus for that matter), Vancouver Canucks fans seem to have a set list of favourites for the fifth-overall selection.
Those are, in no particular order:
- C Nolan Patrick
- C Nico Hischier
- C Gabriel Vilardi
- C Casey Mittelstadt
- C Cody Glass
- D Miro Heiskanen
- D Cale Makar
- D Timothy Liljegren
That’s five centres and three defensemen. If you do the math, it’s clear that Vancouver is guaranteed to have at least four of these players available when they are on the board at No.