It doesn't take 8 pro seasons to determine if he can be top 6 forward. He had 3 years in whl already. Having him there for 4th year is not going to much a difference for his development. Playing nhl was the right move. People saying Virtanen he was rushed to the nhl is just making excuses for him.
Gaudette. Not sure I have to see a few years of him in the nhl for me to determine that.
I don't quite understand your compairson. Sedins put 0.9 ppg playing against men in Sweden. Dominated the wjc. First two nhl seasons Sedins double amount of points Virtanen had. Bertuzzi double the amount of points in his first 2 nhl season as well. He scored more in junior as well.
Virtanen didn't even completely dominate junior. Anytime Virtanen plays higher level of hockey wjc, Nhl, ahl he has struggle. A player that never dominated any level of hockey and goes three straight year without scoring more than 10 goals and 20 points a season. One of those years in the ahl. So all of sudden later on his career he is going become a top 6 forward? I dont think so. Since he turned pro he hasn't shown anything that he can be a top 6 F.
I said so many times. It's Virtanen sexy skating rnd to end rushes that is tricking you guys into think he is something special. It takes more than speed and size to score at the nhl level. Skill and hockey sense. He doesn't have that.
Virtanen for Linholm is a steal. Jb turning down that deal is ridiculous
