dpn1 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Ok Jake, time to pot a couple tonight. Shotgun Jake I have 4 more in my six pack and want to get a new one. Good luck Kid. We beer drinkers are rooting foe you. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Jake's had some chances, feels like he's on the verge of turning a corner. Hopefully we'll see another side to Jake's game, more play making and some goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhukini Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 He's got 2 non empty net points in 12 games and looks pretty much the same as always, except for extra PP time this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-P Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 There was this one time last game where Jake came down the left and tried cutting to the inside of the defender going straight for the net. It didn’t succeed - although I thought it should’ve been a tripping call - but Ibrealky hope to see more of that instead of perimeter outside shots. Power your way to the net Jake and good things will happen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie the grim Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 I don’t think Jake will ever be the power forward everyone wants, it’s not in his nature.hes not tough, not mean, and I think if you gave him a soccer goal to shoot at from 15 feet,it would still be high and wide. Fourth line winger with 1 hit a game. 1 goal every 10. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhukini Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 9 minutes ago, Archie the grim said: I don’t think Jake will ever be the power forward everyone wants, it’s not in his nature.hes not tough, not mean, and I think if you gave him a soccer goal to shoot at from 15 feet,it would still be high and wide. Fourth line winger with 1 hit a game. 1 goal every 10. Ehh, he looks more and more like Mason Raymond when I watch him 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stelar Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 6 hours ago, NUCKER67 said: Jake's had some chances, feels like he's on the verge of turning a corner. Hopefully we'll see another side to Jake's game, more play making and some goals. hasn't this been said for some time now? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Face Doom Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 23 minutes ago, Stelar said: hasn't this been said for some time now? He's 22. So he will be turning multiple corners for a while still. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpn1 Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Shotgun Wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken. Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 I have been patient with the kid since he got drafted and I still believe he is an excellent complementary piece to our more recent ultra high skill player(s). He does not need to be 'mean' to lay out punishing hits in opportune moments and pot some timely goals. underrated assets are a positive thing. Many athletes develop at a different pace it is not always a linear progression. I like what I have seen from him this year and Green's confidence in him is going to do wonders for his performance imo 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reyezone Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Some heavy hits and a nice goal. Tidy game against the Wild for Jake. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gaudette Celly Posted October 30, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 30, 2018 Jake's team stats: 5th in scoring 4th in SOG 6th in shooting% 6th in +/- 2nd in hits 1st in take-aways 1st in TA/GA differential 4th in blocks (forwards) 14th in TOI (forwards) 1 1 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-Hearted Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 With Baertschi out of the lineup, JV18 should get a look on the left side. What a snipe for his 3rd goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wai_lai416 Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 still not really sold on virtanen take away his 2 EN points he's right at the bottom of the roster in terms of production. at best he'll be like a Hansen.. really fast player not much of a finish and will hit once in a while and somewhat decent defensively 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duodenum Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 3 hours ago, wai_lai416 said: still not really sold on virtanen take away his 2 EN points he's right at the bottom of the roster in terms of production. at best he'll be like a Hansen.. really fast player not much of a finish and will hit once in a while and somewhat decent defensively Yup, shaping up to be another disappointing season offensively for Jake. Does a lot of the little things well but his offensive IQ really lets him down and stops him from using all that talent he has. He's still 22 years old so he's got some years to figure it out. Hopefully doesn't take that long. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNucks1 Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 good game by virt, hopefully does next game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhukini Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Not his biggest fan but he had a great game last night, now if he could do that every 2 or 3 games instead of every 7/8 that would be good progress for the season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post -AJ- Posted October 30, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 30, 2018 6 hours ago, wai_lai416 said: still not really sold on virtanen take away his 2 EN points he's right at the bottom of the roster in terms of production. at best he'll be like a Hansen.. really fast player not much of a finish and will hit once in a while and somewhat decent defensively I think you're underselling Hansen considerably. He was a borderline 2nd line forward in his best years and excellent defensively. I'd be thrilled if Jake became another Hansen. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lock Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 3 hours ago, Duodenum said: Yup, shaping up to be another disappointing season offensively for Jake. Does a lot of the little things well but his offensive IQ really lets him down and stops him from using all that talent he has. He's still 22 years old so he's got some years to figure it out. Hopefully doesn't take that long. Offense doesn't have to be points though. I know it's easy to be fixated on that as it's tangible and easier for people to see, but there's a lot more to offense than just points. Doing the little things that make other teammates get points is good too. That being said, he could stand to be more consistent obviously, but it really doesn't have to be in points in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudette Celly Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 1 hour ago, -AJ- said: I think you're underselling Hansen considerably. He was a borderline 2nd line forward in his best years and excellent defensively. I'd be thrilled if Jake became another Hansen. The usual suspects will downplay Jake no matter what. If as his numbers show above that he's performing like a top-6 forward, they will complain about his scoring. If he puts up points but has bad underlying numbers, they'll complain that he's just "getting lucky" and is a garbage player. Either way, he's a "fat lazy brutal IQ immature kid who's one-dimensional, doesn't use his teammates, and was a waste of a draft pick where he was taken," and they parrot soundbites like "Hansen" as pejoratives, showing they have no thought or analysis of their own to offer. Pretty clear that narrative isn't ever going to change, as they just go silent or bring up more excuses when he does perform well. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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