Ball Hockey Bure (via Twitter): Which Vancouver Canucks draft picks have Dir. of Amateur Scouting Judd Brackett’s fingerprints on them, and for which ones should Canucks GM Jim Benning get the most credit?



I’ve said it on the radio, and I’ll say it again here. Benning is more likely to make a sound decision on July 1 than he is to draft based on the intel and assessments of one scout. At least, that’s been the case historically, especially since the Canucks started using a more collaborative process on the draft floor as of 2017.



In much the same way, Brackett’s not putting his name on the line based on one scout’s read on a player. He takes in intel from all of his scouts, regional and crossover alike, and schedules his own trips in support of his staff to help determine player values; Benning and his assistant general manager John Weisbrod will sprinkle in a few trips of their own throughout the year in support. Then they build...