[Jake Virtanen | #18 | RW]

It was good to listen to the Greene interview.  I agree that maybe we need to chill a bit on Jake.  I would hardly say though that he has become a long term project because he is spending some time in the "A".  Even William Nylander spent most of last season with Toronto's farm team.

[Jake Virtanen | #18 | RW]

22 hours ago, Fantomex said:

Could it be possible that the training staff has him on a bulking/strength program before he starts his conditioning program prior to training camp? You know the one where you bulk up, gain tons of strength, muscle and fat... Then you proceed to cut the fat while working on your cardio. Maybe, just maybe the training staff knows a thing or two about off season work....

I agree with this evaluation.  If he is working daily with the Canucks trainers, they will make sure he is ready for training camp.  Him living 10 or 15 min. from the arena allows him to have the actual teams training pros to over see his conditioning.  It also allows management to be updated on his progress and even check in on him regularly.  Trevor Linden seems like a fairly relational guy and I wouldn't be suprised if he isn't spending some one on one time with Jake to give him some direction and help.