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Canucks Central

The Open: Post Draft Combine Takeaways

08 Jun 2026

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Chapter 1: What insights did the hosts share about the Canucks' post-draft combine discussions?

7 - 29.542 Satya Shah

Back in on Canucks Central. And this hour of the program is brought to you by your lower mainland Boston pizza. The playoffs are here and BP is ready to skip the couch, catch every hit, every goal, every save, every playoff beard. This is how you watch playoff hockey. It's Satyar Shah with Biknazar.

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29.562 - 50.763 Satya Shah

We have producers Arash, Elon, and intern Nico on the board, all hands on deck, helping us out on the show. We always want to hear from you. Get those thoughts into our Dunbar Lumber text inbox, 650-650, as we broadcast live from the Kintec studio. Full show today. Oh, yeah, man. Frank, Donnie. Donnie's coming up at 4. Shane.

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50.783 - 69.379 Satya Shah

Shane Malloy at 4.30 because we had to talk about the combine today as well because it happened on the weekend. We weren't just going to wait until later in the week to talk about it. And we'll get to it in the open here as well. Now, before we do that... You know how we've been playing that game 82-0 in the NBA?

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70.019 - 72.662 Bik Nazar

And one of our listeners... It's taken over the office as well.

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72.682 - 74.965 Satya Shah

7-0. 7-0, right.

75.125 - 75.385 Bik Nazar

Or 7-0.

75.565 - 77.267 Satya Shah

Yes, yes, which is for the World Cup one.

77.327 - 79.329 Bik Nazar

I think it's produced out of Brazil.

79.63 - 79.83 Satya Shah

Yes.

Chapter 2: Who are the top prospects discussed for the Canucks' third overall pick?

613.231 - 624.892 Satya Shah

And that's the one guy I think is very skilled and talented. But if he doesn't pop up on the power play... there is a lot of downside risk there, right? And it's like, is he a type of player that's going to drive offense on his own?

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624.912 - 642.432 Satya Shah

Because you look at the pure skill, and I like a lot of things about his game, and I'm all for, especially, you know, with that early second round pick and perhaps even late first, that you can get one of those guys that can be a big producer on the power play. I think that's very valuable. But at the same time, like, would you rather have a special team's wing or a two-way center?

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643.113 - 669.922 Bik Nazar

And in particular, a second line's... Yeah, most likely like a second line power play specialist wing, right? To be the sixth best wing that has to play in the second line but has no utility as far as like defensive presence on a checking line is a specialized role is now on your power play two or something like that. It's a very specific profile to get right.

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670.022 - 670.222 Satya Shah

Yes.

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670.242 - 699.831 Bik Nazar

And is there the, hey, I'd rather miss small of Suvanto type. Yeah. Where, okay, if you miss, hey, we're still going to get a penalty killer. We're still going to get a depth center. Whereas, let's say if you missed on, I'll just say like McKenna. Let's say he doesn't hit the 100% potential. You're still probably going to get a first-line wing or someone who plays on your first line. Yeah.

699.851 - 706.537 Bik Nazar

And that's still going to matter rather than like, hey, at pick 16, are we going to chance it for Novotny or Klepov, those types?

706.597 - 726.749 Satya Shah

Yeah, exactly. I think that's kind of the way you view it. Dean in Comox says, Stenberg is a two-way wing. I don't understand how you can pass on a generational talent like him. Is Malhotra considered a generational talent? I'm not sure we can call Stenberg a generational talent. Like some of the numbers from his production are really good, but I wouldn't say that they're also without precedent.

727.23 - 733.64 Satya Shah

And I would reserve the generational tag for a player who's a no doubt first overall pick.

735.724 - 743.817 Bik Nazar

Yeah, like generational to me is this guy's got like Hall of Fame level.

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