Rumor: Jake Virtanen Trade Rumor Discussion

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

Jake will be out of the league in less than 2 years.

 

[Wry n Ginger]

If this trade goes down it has nothing to do with this year. Benning is just dumping Jake's salary for next year.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Virtanen blows goats. Can’t wait till he’s gone.

 

[beachcomber]

Great, another soft player incoming.

 

[Fatass]

Cue Benning adding a second.

 

[Canucks LB]

So this is basically just a dump a comtract, because Heinen It’s not a very good hockey player either

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

So this is basically just a dump a comtract, because Heinen It’s not a very good hockey player either

Clearing cap space.

 

[WTG]

I haven't watched Heinen at all. But he's got the highest xGF% (55.48) on the Ducks and good possession numbers.
Why is this a bad return? Again haven't watched him. Am I missing something?

 

[Fatass]

I haven't watched Heinen at all. But he's got the highest xGF% (55.48) on the Ducks and good possession numbers.
Why is this a bad return? Again haven't watched him. Am I missing something?

Isn’t Heinen a high energy player? Kind of the opposite of Jake.

 

[tantalum]

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.

Benning is nothing if not consistent. Consistently selling at a minimum and buying at the max.

He’s the guy that bought GME at $340 and sold at $45 a couple weeks ago.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

So this is basically just a dump a comtract, because Heinen It’s not a very good hockey player either

Just more piss poor asset management. Virtanen built up some value last season and many were suggesting we trade him in the summer. Green for some reason gave him lower ice time and his production tanked as a result.

There are too many stupid voices in this organization. The GM and coaching staff are not in sync here.

As for this trade. This is a bad sign of a deal goes down because it will show ownership has Benning in their plans going forward (by letting Benning jettison out Virtanen and looking forward to adding whatever in the summer) OR they legitimately believe someone in Heinen is better than Virtanen is. Either rational blows.

 

[Petey O]

Gaudette + Virtanen for Heinen + Jones I could see.

Both seem to be on their way out.

 

[Hit the post]

Clearing cap space.

A waste giving up an asset (I still think Virtanen has SOME upside) like that.

 

[Diamonddog01]

Heinen? Yuck.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

Steel or Terry please and thank you

 

[LaVal]

I don't know why people are upset that Heinen is the best offer. Jake has 1 point in 19 games for a 2.55 million cap hit. If you're basically trying to get rid of a player, you're only going to get a player in a similar circumstance in return. Nobody is going to give up something they want to keep for him.

 

[Johnny Canucker]

So we are trading a 1st rounder top 7 pick for a shitty 4th round player ?
Cunning Jim, cunning

 

[Josepho]

Pretty f***ing awful asset management.

 

[Johnny Canucker]

Jake will be out of the league in less than 2 years.

Or be Cam Neeley 2.0.

 

[Johnny Canucker]

Pretty f***ing awful asset management.

You essentially trading a 1st (top7) for a fourth isn’t good?

 

[tantalum]

I don't know why people are upset that Heinen is the best offer. Jake has 1 point in 19 games for a 2.55 million cap hit. If you're basically trying to get rid of a player, you're only going to get a player in a similar circumstance in return. Nobody is going to give up something they want to keep for him.

True enough but then his value isn’t going to down anymore either. So be smart, put him on the ice a lot and maybe he finds some sort of game and then move him.

 

[Javaman]

The Canucks won't have the cap space next season to make Heinen's QO (after signing Hughes, Pettersson, and Demko) and still be able to fill out the rest of their roster. This trade essentially sets up the Canucks to walk away from another RFA without getting anything in return.

Seriously, just trade JV for a draft pick, any round, and be done with it.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

I don't know why people are upset that Heinen is the best offer. Jake has 1 point in 19 games for a 2.55 million cap hit. If you're basically trying to get rid of a player, you're only going to get a player in a similar circumstance in return. Nobody is going to give up something they want to keep for him.

I'm not complaining about Heinen.

I am complaining about the fact that:
1) This trade is being worked on in March 2021 and not any time in 2020 when Virtanen had higher value.
2) They have done nothing in recent weeks to build Virtanen up, or put him in prime situations to build up his stats

They hinted they were going to trade him last year but signed him to a 2 year deal and held onto him until his confidence was run into the ground and are only now looking to trade him.

It's just totally stupid and shows you the thought process of the management group. They have no foresight.

 

[WTG]

I don't know why people are upset that Heinen is the best offer. Jake has 1 point in 19 games for a 2.55 million cap hit. If you're basically trying to get rid of a player, you're only going to get a player in a similar circumstance in return. Nobody is going to give up something they want to keep for him.

Exactly, he has 4 points in his last 35 games. IDK what people expect.

 

[Petey O]

Apparently Heinen is solid defensively. I'd rather a defensively capable bottom sixer than what Virtanen is.

The trade makes sense. I think it might be a Green trade. I think he's about done with Virtanen.