Top 5 Vancouver Canucks draft picks that turned out to be steals

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VANCOUVER, BC – FEBRUARY 28: (L-R) NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, Francesco Aquilini, Vancouver Canucks Chairman and Governor and Trevor Linden, Vancouver Canucks President Hockey Operations hold a 2019 Vancouver Canucks 2019 Draft jersey during a press conference at Rogers Arena February 28, 2018 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Vancouver Canucks will host the 2019 NHL Draft at Rogers Arena, the National Hockey League, Canucks and City of Vancouver announced today. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images) /

With the draft coming up in Vancouver this year, let’s take a look at the Vancouver Canucks best steals that they’ve walked away with at the draft.

Hindsight is 20/20 right? I always find it interesting to see how people do redrafts years later to see where the players probably should have been picked, after seeing their careers unfold. Let’s take a look at some Vancouver Canucks players who were drafted later and turned out to be steals.

When making this list, I took into account a few things. I looked at how many players who were taken ahead of the players mentioned even played in the NHL, and if they did, how much of an impact those players made in the league compared to the Canucks’ picks that I mention.

I also took draft position into account, so if a player was selected in a later round and made an impact with the Canucks at the NHL level, they’re likely on this list. Of course, I’ve tried to narrow it down to five, so there’s obviously some players that likely could have made this list. Here are the five biggest draft steals ever in Canucks history.

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