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The Vancouver Canucks have sent down Tom Willander and Victor Mancini, effectively leaving Arshdeep Bains and Elias Pettersson on the roster.
This video is taking place after the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The 2025 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:
1st) New York Islanders, Matthew Schaefer
2nd) San Jose Sharks, Michael Misa
3rd) Chicago Blackhawks, Anton Frondell
4th) Utah Mammoth, Caleb Desnoyers
5th) Nashville Predators, Brady Martin
6th) Philadelphia Flyers, Porter Martone
7th) Boston Bruins, James Hagens
8th) Seattle Kraken, Jake O’Brien
9th) Buffalo Sabres, Radim Mrtka
10th) Anaheim Ducks, Roger McQueen
11th) Pittsburgh Penguins, Benjamin Kindel
12th) Philadelphia Flyers (from New York Rangers via Vancouver Canucks and Pittsburgh Penguins), Jack Nesbitt
13th) Detroit Red Wings, Carter Bear
14th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Jackson Smith
15th) Vancouver Canucks, Braeden Cootes
16th) New York Islanders (from Calgary Flames via Montreal Canadiens), Victor Eklund
17th) New York Islanders (from Montreal Canadiens), Kashawn Aitcheson
18th) Calgary Flames (from New Jersey Devils), Cole Reschny
19th) St. Louis Blues, Justin Carbonneau
20th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Minnesota Wild), Pyotr Andreyanov
21st) Nashville Predators (from Ottawa Senators), Cameron Reid
22nd) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Colorado Avalanche via Philadelphia Flyers), Bill Zonnon
23rd) Ottawa Senators (from Tampa Bay Lightning via Nashville Predators), Logan Hensler
24th) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Los Angeles Kings), Will Horcoff
25th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Vaclav Nestrasil
26th) Nashville Predators (from Vegas Golden Knights via San Jose Sharks), Ryker Lee
27th) Washington Capitals, Lynden Lakovic
28th) Winnipeg Jets, Sascha Boumedienne
29th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Carolina Hurricanes), Mason West
30th) San Jose Sharks (from Dallas Stars), Joshua Ravensbergen
31st) Los Angeles Kings (from Edmonton Oilers via Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins), Henry Brzustewicz
32nd) Calgary Flames (from Florida Panthers), Cullen Potter
This video is also taking place after 2025 NHL Season, and after the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers in the Finals.
Tom Willander was one of the top NHL prospects at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.
The 2023 NHL Entry Draft saw many top NHL prospects get selected by a variety of teams. The first round of the draft went as follows:
1st) Chicago Blackhawks, Connor Bedard
2nd) Anaheim Ducks, Leo Carlsson
3rd) Columbus Blue Jackets, Adam Fantilli
4th) San Jose Sharks, Will Smith
5th) Montreal Canadiens, David Reinbacher
6th) Arizona Coyotes, Dmitri Simashev
7th) Philadelphia Flyers, Matvei Michkov
8th) Washington Capitals, Ryan Leonard
9th) Detroit Red Wings, Nate Danielson
10th) St. Louis Blues, Dalibor Dvorsky
11th) Vancouver Canucks, Tom Willander
12th) Arizona Coyotes (from Ottawa Senators), Daniil But
13th) Buffalo Sabres, Zach Benson
14th) Pittsburgh Penguins, Brayden Yager
15th) Nashville Predators, Matthew Wood
16th) Calgary Flames, Samuel Honzek
17th) Detroit Red Wings (from New York Islanders via Vancouver Canucks), Axel Sandin Pellikka
18th) Winnipeg Jets, Colby Barlow
19th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Tampa Bay Lightning), Oliver Moore
20th) Seattle Kraken, Eduard Sale
21st) Minnesota Wild, Charlie Stramel
22nd) Philadelphia Flyers (from Los Angeles Kings via Columbus Blue Jackets), Oliver Bonk
23rd) New York Rangers, Gabe Perreault
24th) Nashville Predators (from Edmonton Oilers), Tanner Molendyk
25th) St. Louis Blues (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Otto Stenberg
26th) San Jose Sharks (from New Jersey Devils), Quentin Musty
27th) Colorado Avalanche, Calum Ritchie
28th) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Boston Bruins via Washington Capitals), Easton Cowan
29th) St. Louis Blues (from Dallas Stars via New York Rangers), Theo Lindstein
30th) Carolina Hurricanes, Bradley Nadeau
31st) Colorado Avalanche (from Florida Panthers via Montreal Canadiens), Mikhail Gulyayev
32nd) Vegas Golden Knights, David Edstrom
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18 Comments
Really don’t understand the coaches keeping Bains in the top 6. He has been bad in the top 6 and if we’re honest, every team has an arshdeep Bains, kalrson is a little different with his size and net front ability
this is why Canucks management is a joke. Worst management in history of Canucks. Even worse than Bennings. Bains is mid even for the AHL…
Mancini is a numbers thing . D-pete made the NHL last year. Mancini will make the canucks this year
Forbert will not be Back next year . Mancini has made the team
I like Bains, I’m glad he is getting a chance to get to play more on the big team. Maybe Footy can help mentor him a bit
Could pick Sammy Blais back up to put the Abby band back together.
Canucks fans generaly dont understand the details of the game. Only goals and points😂
I think it should be raty over cootes even though he looks great I think it's smarter to give him the 9 games this season and if he's still performing at top flight let him play a full season
I'm so sick of Bains.They lose nothing if he goes on waivers. He will never be an NHL regular. They just want to keep the Surrey kid and get DEI points.
Mancini n huges don't get along
Mancini would've been a good forward if there is no d spot for him.
Mancini is better then de pettey
I think it also has to do with Bain’s skin colour and why people don’t like him, there’s a lot of racism towards south Asian people. No matter how good he gets, they will only see him for that.
Why isn’t jet woo competing for a spot on the Canucks? Is he really that bad?
Great stuff Lego!!
thats the biggest thing gio, ive preached it for years in your comments and on twitter. The fans of this team that truly understand hockey have 0 problem with mancini being sent down, 0 problem with cootes atleast getting his 8 games. 0 problem with bains getting lineup time (even though im still not a big fan of his play, id like just a little more hustle out of him). not every single player the canucks draft or acquire are gonna turn out like QH, i watched many many really bad defensive canucks teams and id much rather have a solid shut down 3rd pairing then a flashy puck moving pairing, why do we even need that when hughes and hronek produce chances everytime they step on. defence wins championships even if its boring
I think Bains has proved to his disbelievers at every level of hockey that he is hard working and finds ways to be effective. I believe he was undrafted in the WHL and ended up being a top scorer (Correct me if I'm wrong) but that how I remember his trajectory.
What I saw out of Bains in the AHL playoffs, is a guy who makes opposing teams pay for their cheap shots. Not by being a stupid goon going and taking masochistic retaliation penalties and taking himself out of the game for minutes at a stretch, and hurting his team, but by making plays and creating retaliatory goals. Take liberties on one of Bains' line mates? Hope you enjoy being -1 for the shift! I think he has the chance to make that drive translate into the NHL and that's a type of player the Canucks need given how many times they were punished last season by a the cheap shot-retaliation penalty combo last season.
A couple of plays that stand out of Bains doing this from the Calder Cup finals include where the Checkers hit Bains from behind, and he, while down on the ice, still on his knees, made a pass that resulted in a goal and a 2nd assist for him. In another game, Bains was on a rush with Sassen, who got taken out with a high stick, and Bains made a power move on the net, almost looking like he was channeling his anger at the Checkers for cheap shotting Sassen, and the refs for not calling it, scoring a highlight reel goal. Sure it's satisfying to see him abandon the rush to do some dumb brute stuff, but it's far more satisfying to see his — OUR — team lift the Memorial Cup. I kind of want to see if he can bring that drive to the NHL and help us win a Stanley Cup.