Rumor: Jake Virtanen Trade Rumor Discussion

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Figure this could use its own thread as there’s a lot of smoke on Twitter at the moment.

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[WTG]

I would be down with that trade

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

 

[TheKingSlayer]

Henrique for Virtanen, Eriksson and a draft pick anyone??? How many times was this beaten to death...

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Heinen is on an expiring deal that pays $2.8M this year.

Virtanen has a lower cap hit at $2.55M, but he gets $1.7M this year before jumping to $3.4M next year.

 

[Hansen]

I haven't watched him but Heinen seems to have fallen off a lot since his rookie season, I know Jake doesn't have a lot of value but he was still a 40p pace player last season. Not sure if Heinen would be the right fit but maybe that's the kind of return we can expect at this point

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Of note - my phone tries to auto correct Heinen to Heineken, and Virtanen to Vietnamese.

I thought that was funny.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

I still like Virtanen, so it’ll be bitter to see him go. But I don’t feel like he’ll ever get a legitimate, consistent look in a scoring role with Green calling the shots.

 

[valkynax]

Oh lord...

 

[Lindgren]

Oh lord...

It's hilarious that so many fans (including me) have a sense of doom when it appears that Benning is about to make a move of some kind.

 

[Hansen]

I liked the Jake DeBrusk rumours a lot more than this one lmao

 

[Lindgren]

Here's Canucks Army's take on Heinen as a possible return for Virtanen:

Heinen’s is one name that has been thrown around a lot in Virtanen trade discussions, though it’s not a particularly appealing one. Picked exactly 110 spots after Virtanen in the 2014 Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins, Heinen burst onto the scene with a 47-point rookie campaign — and then proceeded to regress in every season since then.
The similarities between the two are honestly striking. Both are local products. Both have issues in their own end and cannot be trusted to kill penalties. Both may already have their best days behind them at age 25. In fact, Heinen was already traded for a very Virtanen-esque player last season in Nick Ritchie.
All told, a Virtanen-for-Heinen swap seems very possible. But it also reads like one in which the Canucks are more likely to come out on the wrong end, and it doesn’t seem like it will do much to ease the frustrations of the fanbase.

7 young forwards and high-value draft picks: What can the Anaheim Ducks offer up for Jake Virtanen?

 

[Nucker101]

Heinen is a soft tweener

just what this team needs

 

[Fatass]

It's hilarious that so many fans (including me) have a sense of doom when it appears that Benning is about to make a move of some kind.

WHat pick does Benning add to JAKE to cover year two of the contract? I’m gonna guess he adds a third.

 

[Hit the post]

Oh lord...

*HE* ain’t listening to Benning’s prayers.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Should this read as speaking to Anaheim instead of traded to Anaheim?

 

[Hit the post]

WHat pick does Benning add to JAKE to cover year two of the contract? I’m gonna guess he adds a third.

Jethro Bodine automatically adds a pick or gives the other team an upgraded pick by default.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Of note - my phone tries to auto correct Heinen to Heineken, and Virtanen to Vietnamese.

I thought that was funny.

I prefer Vietnamese to Virtanen in all honesty.

 

[Juniorhockeyguru]

I liked the Jake DeBrusk rumours a lot more than this one lmao

Getting rid of Virtanen, is addition by subtraction, no matter who they get back.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

 

[JiffyPB]

Heinen is Spooner 2.0, but at least we can refuse to qualify him. At that point you could either circle back and sign him for a very cheap show-me deal (1.25 mill or less) or just walk and save the salary.

 

[Knight53]

This is just making a trade for the sake of making a trade.

Heinen would be garbage return. Benning and his useless hockey trades. How is the clown still allowed to make moves?

 

[Diversification]

Of note - my phone tries to auto correct Heinen to Heineken, and Virtanen to Vietnamese.

I thought that was funny.

Benning can go pho(k) himself

 

[valkynax]

*HE* ain’t listening to Benning’s prayers.

It's hilarious that so many fans (including me) have a sense of doom when it appears that Benning is about to make a move of some kind.

 

[sting101]

Bad deal if it's Heinen.

Virtanen needs to be restored first and if Green wont do it then can his ass. He's done a horrible job with managing his roster this year.