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Vancouver Canucks prospects of week 9: Manukyan, DiPietro, Rathbone

By Scott Rosenhek

WINDSOR, ON - NOVEMBER 03: Goaltender Michael DiPietro #64 of the Windsor Spitfires watches the play develop during a game against the Sarnia Sting on November 3, 2018 at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Dennis Pajot/Getty Images)
WINDSOR, ON - NOVEMBER 03: Goaltender Michael DiPietro #64 of the Windsor Spitfires watches the play develop during a game against the Sarnia Sting on November 3, 2018 at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Dennis Pajot/Getty Images) /
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No. 3 – Artyom Manukyan (RW) (Avangard Omsk, KHL)

It’s been a while since Artyom Manukyan had his own feature on this list. I was starting to get worried when he cooled off after a very good start to the season. He matched last year’s season totals within the first week and I hate to say it, but I got caught up in the small sample size.

With that being said, Manukyan stood out in a huge way despite his diminutive stature. Avangard played in four games this week, but the one that mattered the most was the most recent that got the KHL excited.

Yes, you are reading that correctly. Manukyan had a four-point night and the best part of all was that all of those points were primary assists. I know statistics don’t really care about things like slump-busters, but that is one for the ages. Offensive players can get into a funk when they don’t score. Just look at Brock Boeser. So it’s great to see the young forward get back into the swing of things.

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