2026-27 Toronto Maple Leafs General Discussion | Official: Sundin & Chayka to lead front office

[herman]

He sounds so alive when he's not talking hockey

 

[lamajama]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2082507768141897946

It's just that easy.

Yes Vancouver had great success drafting…

 

[herman]

Yes Vancouver had great success drafting…

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Canucks Mailbag: What’s going on between GM Jim Benning and Judd Brackett?

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Juolevi was Benning’s choice back in 2016 because the GM wanted a defenceman and loved what he saw from the Finn at the world juniors. He could have chosen Mikhail Sergachev or Charlie McAvoy. Benning is believed to have gone with Brackett’s first-round recommendation ever since.

Subsequent round 1 picks by the Canucks for the duration of Brackett's tenure after getting overruled on Juolevi:
2017: 5th Elias Pettersson (hard to see a better option at this slot; Jason Robertson deep in rd 2 probably wouldn't have been as good with VAN)
2018: 7th Quinn Hughes (hmm, arguably should be 1st overall; Dahlin taller and meaner)
2019: 10th Vasili Podkolzin (missed on Caulfield, Boldy, but Pod got a raw deal on development with Canucks coaching)