edmontonfan59
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I've heard that he's not very popular with his own team-mates, big ego.
I've heard that he's not very popular with his own team-mates, big ego.
I've heard that he's not very popular with his own team-mates, big ego.
I've heard that he's not very popular with his own team-mates, big ego.
Mika Zibanejad was actualy going to play for Finland until there was something bureaucracy that didn't allow him to play for Finland. You never know what gonna happen but i think that chances are very slim for Finland getting Jake Virtanen.
4g, 4pts 13gp.
How is he looking at this point?
Talk about ego, talk about Russian hockey players. Jake is humble as hell.
not fantastic so far. he's young...*but* - he was the #1 pick in the bantam draft; '14 is his draft yr; and he currently has 5 pts (4g 1a) in 19 games.
the '14 draft will be competitive - ekblad, reinhart, ho-sang, etc.
obviously the transition into jr. hockey can be tough...but hopefully he can pick it up big time.
I am also surprised by his lack of production in points and the amount of ice time he gets (which is top 6 + 1st PP line), but you can clearly see that the kid has some serious talent. This might be weird, but one area I would like to see an improvement on is his shot (which is already good), but he can make it to the point of lethal.
Much different player than Forsberg.
Virtanen has man strength.
I am also surprised by his lack of production in points and the amount of ice time he gets (which is top 6 + 1st PP line), but you can clearly see that the kid has some serious talent. This might be weird, but one area I would like to see an improvement on is his shot (which is already good), but he can make it to the point of lethal.
i wasn't comparing the two as players - i was referencing the fact that both were #1 whl/bantam draft players...and their respective performance..and potential draft standing...is what it is.
i wasn't comparing the two as players - i was referencing the fact that both were #1 whl/bantam draft players...and their respective performance..and potential draft standing...is what it is.
I've been to 4 hitmen games this year and I can pretty much guarantee that he wasn't getting more than 12 minutes a game except in the last game I saw him in against kootenay he had around 16. A big problem of his seems to be when he changes. He doesn't pick optimal times to change imo
I can also say that there have been very few games where he has been getting top 6 minutes. He is a fun player to watch, and similarly to Lazar, he brings lots of different aspects to a game. Not the defensive presence that Lazar is, but his physical package and strength in combination with his puck talent is exciting. Would like to see him produce more, but at this point he is just a depth player for the Hitmen
i get that every kid needs time to transition into jr hockey - but even w/ that, in light of the fact he hasn't been injured, his #s raise eye brows. maybe falling into "alex forsberg" zone?