The Canucks should keep the 9th overall pick and not trade it for Sam Reinhart

The Canucks should not trade the ninth overall pick at all

While the 2021 draft class isn’t as great as last year’s, there are a handful of players the Canucks could select at ninth overall. Kent Johnson and Mason McTavish come to mind, as well as Fabien Lysell, Corson Ceulemans and Aatu Raty.

The Canucks need to strengthen their prospect pool and they could potentially be getting a good player in this year’s draft. Keep in mind that the team didn’t even had a first round pick last year, and didn’t draft until the third round.  If the Canucks were a legitimate cup contender with a chunk of cap space then yes, trading the pick for Reinhart or perhaps even another player might make sense. But, as we all know, that’s unfortunately not what they are right now.

So where’s all this pick trade talk coming from? General manager Jim Benning eluded to the idea after the draft lottery, saying that trading the pick is an option.

"“We’re going to to look at everything. We’re going to call other teams and I know we’re going to get a real good player at No. 9. We’re going to have to get a young player who we feel is worth trading the pick. We’re going to keep all our options open.”"

Unless they are getting a player that is a game changer and can help them win now (and let’s face it, that rarely ever happens), there should be no reason to trade the pick.

What are your thoughts on Sam Reinhart? The future of our ninth overall pick? Let us know in the comments!