While we ponder just how far off the Vancouver Canucks are from a team like the Colorado Avalanche, here are some circulating stories from the land of the sad.
- The Canucks officially signed their top prospect outside of the NHL, Vasily Podkolzin, over the weekend. His three-year entry-level deal comes with a cap hit of $925,000. That could be as high as $1.775 million if he reaches all of his bonuses.
You always have to be skeptical about expectations for prospects, and that’s no different for Podkolzin. Especially in Vancouver, where the combination of this team being bad, coupled with the fact that most expect him to be the fifth breakout prospect in the last five years, will have many expecting Podkolzin to be an impact player.