Player Discussion Jake Virtanen (MOD WARNING POST 755)

[Fatass]

Lind passed Jake in the depth charts in his first game. Hogs did the same. Jake will hopefully be taken by Seattle.

 

[IslandBeast]

Jake is the heartbeat of this management group. He is the model, he is the example, the golden child.

I think Jimbo sees a bit of himself in old jakey boy. Clueless, lost, unprepared, out of shape, unskilled, unaware, bringing no single valuable asset to the table, simply just doesn't know what he's doing but still get's trotted out night after night, like clockwork, the definition of insanity.

A fish out of water. Meat and potatoes except it's served raw and cold and will probably make you sick

Larry I think literally any player who has put on a Nucks uniform in the last 5 years has outperformed Jake.

Will he pick up an assist before his 40th game played? Stay tuned

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

I’m going to shotgun a beer the day Jake is finally gone.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

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[EpochLink]

Jake Virtanen = HE GONE

 

[Hollywood Burrows]

I think when you consider his performance relative to expectations, the opportunity cost of drafting him and later qualifying him, his apparent lack of dedication and professionalism, and all the off-ice stuff, you can make a strong argument that Jake is the worst Canuck of all-time.

 

[mathonwy]

I think when you consider his performance relative to expectations, the opportunity cost of drafting him and later qualifying him, his apparent lack of dedication and professionalism, and all the off-ice stuff, you can make a strong argument that Jake is the worst Canuck of all-time.

Worse than Messier?

 

[Hollywood Burrows]

Worse than Messier?

okay thats the one guy who was maybe worse

 

[Javaman]

Even if the rumours turn out to be completely untrue, the Canucks should have traded him instead of qualifying him.

No hindsight needed on that one.

 

[PG Canuck]

Canucks shouldn’t have even drafted Virtanen. No hindsight needed on that either.

 

[valkynax]

Canucks shouldn’t have even drafted Virtanen. No hindsight needed on that either.

Yep, this was not hindsight. I recall a good number of posters thought we'd get Nylander instead.

 

[xtra]

Yep, this was not hindsight. I recall a good number of posters thought we'd get Nylander instead.

you mean a Swedish center(at that point could have still been one) that could learn behind hank and help replace the offense we lost from losing our #2 center that year.

yea a few of us wanted him lol

 

[valkynax]

you mean a Swedish center(at that point could have still been one) that could learn behind hank and help replace the offense we lost from losing our #2 center that year.

yea a few of us wanted him lol

And I think some people also looked at Ehlers pretty closely.

But...hindsight, right?

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

And I think some people also looked at Ehlers pretty closely.

But...hindsight, right?

I am not a scout but I wanted Nylander and Tkachuk. We got f***ing neither and went off the board as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Fulham]

Contract termination incoming.

Maybe he can take Kovys spot at Avangard

 

[Oliewud]

interesting reading the reactions from jakes draft

Confirmed with Link: - Vancouver Canucks Draft Jake Virtanen "The Rifleman"

Laughed so hard at the "ryan kesler 2.0" comment LOL

 

[Isi]

Yep, this was not hindsight. I recall a good number of posters thought we'd get Nylander instead.

My recollection is that by draft day the mood was there Virtanen would be picked, but of course there was plenty of people who didn't want that compared to Nylander and Ehlers (forgotten in this is that Nick Ritchie was wanted by a handful as well

Jessop's Virtanen Is Good. So Don’t Draft Him article has obviously aged like a fine wine

 

[Fatass]

Contract termination incoming.

Maybe he can take Kovys spot at Avangard

What possible reason could the Canucks be able to terminate Jake’s contract? Is there a “must come in shape to camp” clause?

 

[deckercky]

My recollection is that by draft day the mood was there Virtanen would be picked, but of course there was plenty of people who didn't want that compared to Nylander and Ehlers (forgotten in this is that Nick Ritchie was wanted by a handful as well

Jessop's Virtanen Is Good. So Don’t Draft Him article has obviously aged like a fine wine

There were rumours management wanted him, and he was within a group of very good prospects in the same range (he wasn't a total reach), but most thought he was at the bottom of that group (Nylander, Ehlers, Ritchie, Fleury and Virtanen).

There were certainly reasons to like Virtanen within that group, but as with any power forward, there was risk, and obviously he didn't turn out.

As someone who hoped the team picked Ritchie, i have no high horse on this matter (i had Ehlers as my #2, and Nylander as my #3, if I recall correctly).

 

[Johnny Canucker]

This may be a loophole to frustrate his contract. Not sure if they have a clause in there when players act unbecoming of a professional.


I’m not chiming in on if he’s guilty or innocent because people a lot smarter than me may need to figure that out in court etc. I know the self righteous crowd will want to cancel him without due course because that seems to be the cool thing to do now.

 

[Johnny Canucker]

JV18 most notable time in hockey is when he was on the cover of the newspaper “Goat Medal”.

 

[AppleHoneySauce]

This may be a loophole to frustrate his contract. Not sure if they have a clause in there when players act unbecoming of a professional.


I’m not chiming in on if he’s guilty or innocent because people a lot smarter than me may need to figure that out in court etc. I know the self righteous crowd will want to cancel him without due course because that seems to be the cool thing to do now.

I mean i dont really use twitter for anything except "art" purposes anyways, but i would stay away from the hockey side of it for the time being.

 

[supercanuck]

Even if the rumours turn out to be completely untrue, the Canucks should have traded him instead of qualifying him.

No hindsight needed on that one.

What rumor? (against rules to link I guess). I feel like I'm missing something.

 

[Javaman]

What rumor? (against rules to link I guess). I feel like I'm missing something.

Yeah, a number of posts were (rightfully) deleted.

I believe that Benning should have traded Virtanen in the offseason rather than qualifying him, that's the main point.

 

[supercanuck]

Yeah, a number of posts were (rightfully) deleted.

I believe that Benning should have traded Virtanen in the offseason rather than qualifying him, that's the main point.

Thanks. I just Googled it. Some serious allegations.