Vancouver Canucks Rookie Braeden Cootes Compared to Stanley Cup Champion by Head Coach Adam Foote

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"I had the chance to talk to him during one of the drills today and he was just excited, as you'd expect. He also stood out today. He had a really good day. Getting on pucks and he's obviously smart and creative in some of the drills. So he's not just out here excited to be here, he's here to make an impression and he's done that through the first two days." McLean said.

"He's such a mature kid off and on the ice here. I think he's level-headed. I think he doesn't get too far ahead. I believe that he's preparing himself for just the next day,. I think it's more load management, matchups, I think those are things that come into the coach's decision on how to play him there. In terms of skill set and how he fits in with the group, he's been impressive up to this point," Allvin said.

"He'll let his brain, his body, defend, kind of like [Ryan] O'Reilly defended like that for a long time." Foote said.

He added, "People in Colorado were concerned about [O'Reilly's] feet. And I'm not saying Cootes is slow. I'm saying, giving an example, he defended with his body, his brain, his positioning. And Cootes is pretty smart, where he's been defending as well with getting above pucks, and getting above players."