PTO: [EDM] F Jake Virtanen signs PTO with the Oilers (released)

[MMC]

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[Marc the Habs Fan]

 

[Jumptheshark]

No idea how I feel about this


Edit. Would have petered milano

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

And it's finally official.. yikes

 

[super6646]

LETS… GO… OILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[playasRus]

https://i.imgur.com/9JB8PIu_d.webp?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium

 

[Ban Hammered]

But at least they didn't put ads the on the jerseys...

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Oilers win the Jake Virtanen sweepstakes!!!!

 

[MELANDRONI]

Yep.

 

[belair]

Trash organization and trash fanbase who support Kane and will no doubt support Virtanen too if he scores goals. They might as well sign Voynov as well.

Hi Steven!

 

[belair]

I bet he's showing up to camp weighing like 250 lbs

I'm guessing this, too.

 

[K Fleur]

Evander Kane got himself somebody he can relate too.

 

[Gurglesons]

Realistically he wasn't charged with anything, but just seems bizarre from the view point of how people will view this team after bringing in Kane.

 

[Ace]

Gross. Another one for the pile when people complain about cancel culture. I wish it actually was real.

 

[JumpierPegasus]

Regardless of what he did off the ice

He just isn't good on it. Never has been. He's 26, had an awful year in the K last year, worse year in the NHL the year before, and while his stats looked okay as a 23 year old in Vancouver the year before, he was infuriating and had zero toolbox.

I just can't see this being a good addition for the Oilers, don't know if you want to add a braindead all tools no toolbox player to your bottom 6. I guess decent competition at camp, but he shouldn't get an NHL contract based on everything we have seen

 

[K Fleur]

Hopefully fat boy has been working out in between his court dates

 

[Wretched Oil]

Trash organization and trash fanbase who support Kane and will no doubt support Virtanen too if he scores goals. They might as well sign Voynov as well.

Just a heads up, fans don't sign players to PTOs, so maybe cool off a little.

 

[ChickenDinner]

It's a PTO....some of you guys need to get off social media with the constant attacks. There's no guarantee he even plays a regular season game. Here comes the 'inclusive' crowd looking to cancel stuff again.

 

[Amadeus]

No idea how I feel about this

I have no issues as an outsider. He was acquitted of his charges. He's innocent in the eyes of the law. That shouldn't hover over his head.

 

[Fig]

Regardless of what he did off the ice

He just isn't good on it. Never has been. He's 26, had an awful year in the K last year, worse year in the NHL the year before, and while his stats looked okay as a 23 year old in Vancouver the year before, he was infuriating and had zero toolbox.

I just can't see this being a good addition for the Oilers, don't know if you want to add a braindead all tools no toolbox player to your bottom 6. I guess decent competition at camp, but he shouldn't get an NHL contract based on everything we have seen

Yeah, when Flames were rumored to be in on him, we ignored the other stuff for a bit and wondered what on ice contributions we'd be expecting from him and why we wanted it.

I'm wondering the same thing from the Oilers POV... Bottom 6 replacement in JP if JV works out which allows the Oilers to trade JP without losing some of that skillset in the bottom 6? But his track record for the last few seasons are basically tweener or below... unless the teams looking into him are wondering if the off ice distractions affected the on ice stuff?

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Sneaky good move!
If he plays with McDavid all year and gets second PP time I could see him cracking 30 points.

 

[wonton15]

There’s absolutely no way he has gotten better since leaving for the KHL and now. He’s barely an AHL player at this point. He’ll get welcomed nicely by Vancouver fans and hopefully Schenn

 

[Pancakes]

McDavid's statement about hockey Canada sucked and this signing makes the Oilers look even worse. Tone deaf organization

 

[Three On Zero]

Interesting Locker room that Holland is creating

 

[Gurglesons]

I would no longer support the Flames if they brought in a bunch of players who assaulted women.

I mean, you better bite your tongue until the 2018 scandal is resolved..