Canucks farm team has come under fire in recent months for failing to produce NHL talent
In an interesting bit of timing, Utica Comets GM Ryan Johnson found himself in Vancouver around the NHL trade deadline when the long-simmering frustration of Canucks fans erupted into something approaching mass outrage.
The resulting anger spilled over to the public airwaves and Johnson wants the faithful to know he feels their pain. But while he’s grateful for the limitless offers of free advice he’s been given, he would point out that turning star juniors into NHL-ready players is a complicated process.“Most of our players were 80-, 90-point guys in junior but they’re not going to be 80-, 90-point guys in the NHL,” Johnson said over the phone.
Yes, Zack MacEwen has had something of a breakout year in his second season as a pro, but Dahlen has now been traded for marginal prospect Linus Karlsson and Lind and Gadjovich, both second-rounders in the 2017-draft, have been healthy scratches throughout the year and both sit with just two goals. It was instructive, in fact, listening to Higgins talk about how he worked on his skating after he signed with the Habs, how he became an adept penalty-killer, how he learned the subtle art of the soft dump-in and taking pucks cleanly off the boards.Higgins was never a star, but he was a productive player who enjoyed NHL paycheques and the NHL life for 12 seasons, and if it was that easy, more would do it.
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