Jake Virtanen Part IX: Cheerful...WANTS TO MURDER YOU

[polarbearcub]

Virtanen made the team

I'm so ****ing happy! I think you're gonna see jake play a better offensive game now, he looked nervous to not make bad plays in the o zone. Kid is gonna take off

 

[monster_bertuzzi]

 

[NoShowWilly]

love it! leads the team in hits by a good margin while having 3 less games played.

 

[CanaFan]

Virtanen made the team

Is this a real thing? Does it have a link?

 

[Hyzer]

Is this a real thing? Does it have a link?

https://twitter.com/VanCanucks

look at the one tweet. welcome to the team boys with a picture of them.

 

[NoShowWilly]

Is this a real thing? Does it have a link?

it does

 

[polarbearcub]

Is this a real thing? Does it have a link?

@VanCanucks: "WELCOME TO THE TEAM BOYS!!"

It's official: @Jake_Virtanen & @jaredmccann19 are #Canucks. https://t.co/HGxZFmp5FQ

 

[The Jesus*]

it does

lol Virtanen is such a meathead. I was up in the air about this, and kinda wanted to ice a more veteran team and try to win hockey games. But now that it's been announced, Im pretty happy about it.

Gonna be good seeing a bowling ball on skates in a Nucks jersey again.

 

[Tb0ne]

edit : please remove

 

[CanaFan]

https://twitter.com/VanCanucks

look at the one tweet. welcome to the team boys with a picture of them.

Awesome, just wanted to be sure it was real. Thanks and congrats to Jake and Jared!

 

[EpochLink]

Now that he's made the team, should see Virts confidence go up.

 

[me2]

Now that he's made the team, should see Virts confidence go up.

I hope he can break out with some offense now the pressure is off. McCann already has 5 goals in his first 9 pro games, Jake has 0 in 18 (/8 and 0/10 in Utica), it would be good to see him finish 15 if he can get a bit more icetime from being on the 2nd line with Sutter and Burrows.

 

[PG Canuck]

Hope WD lets him make some mistakes offensively though otherwise we are going to see Jake the Grinder instead. Hoping Bo paved that pathway for Virts and McCann too.

 

[Finnpin]

Virtanen has Finnish Lion tattoo on his right hand. Respect

 

[brokenhole]

I hope he can break out with some offense now the pressure is off. McCann already has 5 goals in his first 9 pro games, Jake has 0 in 18 (/8 and 0/10 in Utica), it would be good to see him finish 15 if he can get a bit more icetime from being on the 2nd line with Sutter and Burrows.

Gaunce has 1goal in 1 game and is going to get a participaction medal from management with a healthy dose of pine.

 

[VanillaCoke]

Virt scores one for the highlight reel!

Just as soon as WTG posts the clip!

 

[stuffradio]

Look at all you now saying Virtanen can't score and he doesn't belong here. Shake your heads!

 

[a Fool]

First game where he looks like the good Virtanen from juniors. If he can work with Burrows and learn how to cycle we have a beast on our hands.

 

[Hansen]

Did he have any good hits tonight? Missed the game for an event and now I wish I hadnt

 

[thekernel]

Many levels of sickness in that goal tonight. He gets the pass with 2 flyers ahead, and he beats both of them. And the against-the-grain finish, with how fast he was coming in you can't even blame Mason.

Speed, finish, built like a brick **** -house. It really is a unique blend, at it was all at the fore tonight.

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

Did he have any good hits tonight? Missed the game for an event and now I wish I hadnt

I know everybody says this, but I almost wasn't going to watch the game tonight, but did because I was sure Virtanen was going to score. Glad I did watch.

 

[fancouver]

Many levels of sickness in that goal tonight. He gets the pass with 2 flyers ahead, and he beats both of them. And the against-the-grain finish, with how fast he was coming in you can't even blame Mason.

Speed, finish, built like a brick **** -house. It really is a unique blend, at it was all at the fore tonight.

Like Burrows said, you can't teach that!

 

[WTG]

Virt scores one for the highlight reel!

Just as soon as WTG posts the clip!

 

[VanillaCoke]

 

[JA]

The upload on the Canucks' YouTube page cuts off the first few seconds that start the rush.

The version on the NHL's YouTube page shows the entire sequence, although cuts off the celebration and some of the replay commentary.



Congratulations to Jake Virtanen on Goal #1.






He's had a number of good chances so far. Here's one that the Habs' official YouTube page uploaded...



He has scored a few highlight reel goals from that side in junior.



Here's his first WHL goal:



He's already beginning to do some of the things that made him great in the WHL.

Jake is nowhere near that point yet, but he has only been in the NHL for a month... and he's only 19 (does not turn 20 until August 17, 2016).