The Canucks are due for a big year, a very big year. After they've repeatedly missed the playoffs, it's time they show up and deliver to their fans. Some player are due for their break out seasons and the journalist Thomas Drance actually made a list of who he believed were going to be this year's biggest risers.
One thing that did surprise, however, is that he expect Akito Hirose and Arturs Silovs to grown into full time NHLer even through Silovs' got Demko ahead of and Hirose's got plenty of experienced d-man ahead of him.
This year's Canucks' lineup has plenty of players that could break through and they're definitely going to need them. Whether it's Brock Boeser that finally grows into the top end forward he was meant to be, or Podkolzin that develops into his power forward frame, if the Nucks intend on making a splash and breaking into the playoffs, they need a surprise, who's it going to be?
