Finding comparable NHL players for Vancouver Canucks' top forward prospects

Player comparables are like catnip for sports fans.People are drawn to them, and they create discussion. They capture stylistic similarities and communicate a fair bit of information about a player’s upside.Far too often, however, comparables are handed out thoughtlessly and without any data backing them up. Which is how we get immortal comparables like this one for 2009 Canucks first-rounder Jordan Schroeder: “Stronger Patrick Kane.”Advertisement