I'd rather the canucks pick an offensive center (1st line potential center) such as Nylander as I am not sold on our prospects down the middle (with the exception of Horvat) being a strong force for us in the future. There is a significant drop between Horvat and Gaunce in terms of potential, and Schroeder doesn't seem to be an ideal top center for us. Although, Virtanen is interesting; there is no doubt he is a special player.
Virtanen eerily reminds me a LOT of an Evander Kane/Iginla type of player. I can see why some would compare him to booth, but I think Booth (before his fatal injury) was more a guy that would mostly drive to the net and use his speed to dangle and score goals. I've seen a lot of Hitmen games this year and Virtanen is always contributing; whether if it's scoring goals, making hits, killing penalties, he's always involved somehow and you really notice it. His most eye-catching attribute above all, is that he has a great, hard shot that basically almost always hits the target. That to me screams a young Iginla. If you have a chance at Iginla, you pick him.