Prospect Info: Canucks 2017 Prospect Rankings - #7

[Pavel96]

As a 4th line winger yes

Maybe he can be one of those elite 4th line players that are critical to a team. Like Dorsett, Prust etc.

 

[AwesomeInTheory]

But he didn't put up the points...much like the criticism Virtanen had in the AHL...doesn't matter if he is playing well if he doesn't put up any points at all.

When did Virtanen regularly see 8 minutes a night on the 4th line in the AHL?

 

[y2kcanucks]

But he didn't put up the points...much like the criticism Virtanen had in the AHL...doesn't matter if he is playing well if he doesn't put up any points at all.

Is Virtanen a defensive specialist who's playing 8 minutes per night on the bottom line with junk players?

Gaunce isn't someone who anyone expects (or should expect) to put up a lot of points. Virtanen was a 6th overall pick drafted to be a top 6 scoring power forward. Big difference. Also, Gaunce produced in the AHL, and had a better Draft +3 season in the AHL than Virtanen did.