Steven Ellis

It wouldn't have been surprising if all of a sudden we're seeing Malhotra play fourth line heading into the playoffs or gets traded for a current asset.

But he was one of the best players every single game this year.

Outstanding numbers in the regular season.

Lights out in the playoffs.

You put that all together, you've got a guy that's just...

So smart, so skilled and productive at every level.

You look at the CHL USA top prospects challenge.

He was unbelievable.

Now you look at the OHL top prospect game.

Unbelievable.

And that too, anytime the spotlight's been on him, he's been fantastic.

So I think, do you find guys going from the BCHL to potential top three pick often?

No, it really doesn't happen that often, especially given like the BCHL is, you

tier two hockey's just been kind of hit hard by everything going on at the ncaa the last couple years but i do think that this is a guy that not only fits the positional need but like you said like there's a lot of runway a lot of upside here and there's a reason why yeah okay the ohl maybe not as deep as it once was but why was nobody in the playoffs putting up the numbers that maholtra was doing like why was nobody coming close to the production the value the two-way game

This guy was on another planet throughout the playoffs, and it's a shock the Bulldogs are not still playing for a championship at this point.

But Malhotra, so good on a great team.

I think that deserves a lot of attention and why I think Canucks fans are excited.

And when I put him at number three, it had nothing to do with his family ties.

It was just, this is a good fit.

It just happens to be good family ties, too.