Lemmiwinks
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I've said for awhile that Green has done nothing for Virtanen's development. LIke you could make an argument that Jakey has looked his best this season, after he worked with Pavel Barber in the off-season. So Pavel Barber has done more to develop Jakey than the entire Canucks coaching staff.
Jakey's regression lately is just more evidence that nobody is talking to this kid and telling him what to do. Because he is off, he looks totally clueless. It also explains why somehow Pouliot and Guddy are essentially the same players - they never change.
I'm a bit puzzled by this. For the first time in his career Jake actually has his head up while entering the zone. He's not a completely new man this year, but there are signs in his game that his coaches have been telling him what to do, and there's been some payoff as a result.