How are Vancouver Canucks top prospects faring in the AHL?

With the departure of J.T. Miller and the uncertain future of Brock Boeser, Vancouver Canucks fans are turning to their prospects to see who could fill spots in the team’s lineup shortly. 

A few players are closing in on NHL roles in Abbotsford. Their headliner and top goal-scorer, Jonathan Lekkerimäki is the best candidate to replace the team’s departing talents. He could integrate the top six and produce right away next to the right teammates. To get there, however, he will have to continue developing key parts of his game. 

Below, we review the play and projection of Lekkerimäki and other promising players evolving in Abbotsford.

Kirill Kudryavtsev, LD

Seeing potential in Kirill Kudryavtsev’s activation game, the Elite Prospects team ranked him 104th overall in 2022, and we’ve been very ple