Vancouver Canucks: Top 5 prospect performances of the week
No. 5 – Zack MacEwen (RW) (Utica Comets, AHL)
The Utica Comets played in three games last week, losing a close one to the Charlotte Checkers, 4-3. But the real showstoppers were the back-to-back games in Toronto, mentioned in the intro slide.
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The Comets’ first encounter with the Marlies was not the prettiest, losing in a lopsided contest. However, Trent Cull’s team turned the tables with a pair of statement games, putting down the Marlies 7-4 and 5-3 right where the Baby Leafs call home.
The goaltending wasn’t stellar, but it was good enough as the high octane offence went to work. For Toronto, things are different with Garret Sparks playing with the Maple Leafs right now, but that does not undersell the offensive firepower Utica had at its disposal.
Zack MacEwen was part of that show, picking up a goal and an assist in three games. It’s crazy, but he did not pick up a single point in that 7-4 game. However, he was buzzing around the net, generating chance after chance. MacEwen had seven shots between the trio of contests and still draws my attention as an energy winger down the line.
With the higher profile names in the prospect pool such as Kole Lind, Jonathan Dahlèn and Petrus Palmu, MacEwen stood above the rest. His age and experience helps and the three mentioned did not play poorly, in fact it was the opposite. Although it’s hard to look bad when your team scores 15 goals in three games. With so many bodies, forwards are rotating in and out of the lineup, so I am curious to see what Cull rolls with if playoffs are in the picture in April.