jstewboy

He would not be asked for a list of teams. He can be traded anywhere at anytime. He has no say about his rights in the NHL until August 2017.

He is going to want to start his pro career this upcoming season. He will need at least 1, if not 2 seasons in the AHL regardless if he signs this year or next and from a financial standpoint he could be robbing himself of 5-8 million dollars by staying with BC for another year. He is just jumping through the hoops, taking the professional approach and probably doing some well deserved relaxing before he becomes a (well payed) piece of property for the Canucks.

That's tough... Hopefully it's not a broken foot.

http://www.hc-avto.ru/news/1232/ Looks like our Russian beast has been signed.

Damn, Boeser seems to be strong on faceoffs.. Thats neat.

PREACH! I really want to hug you right now.

This is what he said, but I'm not quoting him. Every time I try and post in this thread I am blessed with this Desiboy quote. My comment was directed at the more recent yammering about the ultimate inevitable bust that is Virtanen.

The insane claims most of you instant-gratification junkies continue to make are so tiresome. When you start a new job, are you ready to quit 19 shifts into it because you are not the Manager yet? Lay off the kookoo juice people, you're embarrassing everybody.

I really hope Brock gets the chance to play with the Sedins... I imagine he could do some serious damage with the twins.

This is no Gaunecing matter.

I actually had to tone down my response that I originally had written up because I was so blown away lol. A week away from CDC and I am firey... Good reason to be tho now that I am catching up on the shrapnel people have been spewing out here.

And this folks, is how you ruin any credibility. If any were there to start off with, of course.

Water down your hateraide down bro.... It's bad for your brain.

10 pounds and 80 pts next season would be glorious.

As long as he doesn't turn out as soft as Jensen, he should be a solid pick for us.

This thread is damn near identical to Horvat's thread of last year at this time. I hope it remains that way throughout the next season

**PSA** People that only know Jake Virtanen by the numbers on the scoresheet, PLEASE STOP POSTING! You are making yourselves look dumber than you actually are... And that is a bad friggin' look.

You are still looking at it the wrong way. And because of that, I can no longer continue our conversation.

Wow, someone who understands how it works. Thank goodness!

The Comets seem to be winning with him in the line up, no? He isn't here to snipe right now, he is here to learn how to be a pro. The game he is playing at the moment is one that will get him into the NHL before offence will. And we all know that a kid with Jake's skill set, the offence will come. I would bet good money on somebody in management sat him down and told him how it has to be. Then proceeded to play Horvat's game tapes from the previous season.

This thread has turned into a Grade 3 level argument. The people that don't see the value in Virtanen's game the way he has been playing, need to get off the forums and go watch some hockey.

Your logic is so flawed. Not every player takes the same path into the NHL, so there is no reason to compare with unlikely counterparts. Jake has taken strides in his defensive game, which is far important to his success at this time of his career. Also, do you have any idea how he was treated this year in Calgary? I would be interested to hear if you actually know anything about his last season, other than pulling up his HockeyDB page. If he can continue playing a gritty, fast, hard back checking game, he will see himself in the NHL very soon. Horvat scored 5 points in his first 19 games, 3 of those were assists in one game, all while having an impact on the game regardless of scoring. We are lucky to have coaches that are willing to develop our players from the roots up.

Where is Sutter now?