The Vancouver Canucks have had two incredibly talented young players come out of the 2017 and 2018 drafts. Despite having selections at fifth and seventh respectively, Jim Benning has proven to be the magician to pull the rabbit out of his hat with these two beautiful pick-ups.
The franchise centerman, Elias Pettersson sent shockwaves through the entire NHL just a season ago when the thought to be “mid-first round selection” got chosen at fifth by Vancouver. Not many knew his name, but after one season of pure dominance across the league, any redraft of 2017 would seriously feature Pettersson taking the first spot.