VANCOUVER — “If you had to give a scouting report on Nate, what would it be?”



Chris Prosser takes a puff of his cigar, absorbs the question, blows out the smoke … and flashes a mischievous grin.



“Hmmmm,” the elder “Pross” says before laughing hard at his son’s expense. “Thirty-nine’s not pretty.”



Let’s get this out of the way first: Chris Prosser is Nate Prosser’s biggest fan.



He’s also his toughest critic — even tougher than the analytics experts who love to pick, prod and poke at Prosser’s game without accepting that some players have value that go beyond Corsi, Fenwick and other statistical measures that are spit onto a computer screen.



“Competitive night in and night out. Usually in good position. Blocks shots. Willing to take a hit to make a play. Underrated, I think, penalty killer.”



“But,” Chris...