I would take the gamble.

Ya the depth D has not been impressive.

He is not a top pairing guy, that's for sure. He isn't that great, might be worth the gamble for Canucks though considering they don't have much depth in that position.

Most D take longer than forwards to mature. 23/24 is usually where you see a guy start taking the next steps. Sharks or Vancouver should at least give him a shot

I'd be putting a claim on any young notable D right now. I'd even consider giving Carolina a minor asset for Coghlan to skip the waiver wire

Definitely smart for Canucks to claim him but play him on the 3rd pair. Not really much of a gamble since if it doesn't work out, he gets waived and it's like it never happened

I would claim Lassi Thomson if I was the Canucks. Have him as your 6th-7th guy, doesn't matter, just give him some PP time to grow his confidence

If the Canucks claim him, it would mean that they received a 3rd + Lassi Thomson for Travis Hamonic, since Hamonic extension is BLOCKING Lassi

Hamonic is tough as nails and sacrifice himself for his team and teammates but he is really bad at hockey now. The only reason why he didn't get destroyed last season is because he had the luck to play with an elite D-man in the making

Pierre Dorion is a really bad GM, don't be shy to abuse him, like Sakic, Yzerman, the Panthers and many others did before.