I don't want a bigger faster Raymond or an advanced Hansen where Jake was drafted. I want him to score with that deadly shot in the slot like he did in his draft year. Since then i have rarely see that shot or that world class backhand in close around the net. Hopefully he can put some scoring together along with his hitting.
I understand that and should have clarified it. We are going to find out weather Virtanen was the right pick in the next 3-4 years vs Nylander, Ehlers. or Ritchie.
It'S hard to take guys like you serious, Nylander has outperformed Virtanen at every level so far. Virtanen is a great pick for the Canucks but to blatently run down Nylander shows either you are just trolling or haven't got a clue.
Do you think Perry, Getz, Kesler, Lucic, are worried about the great Virtanen and his reverse hit? Watch guys like Dustin Brown and his ilk go after him with knee or head shots.
I hope we don't get suckered into a copycat deal trying to follow every Cup winner. 2011 should remind us of that, you just never know how the NHL is going to officiate the playoffs. That said i like this pick from the little bit that is known about him.
None of these kids have played 1 game in the NHL, predicting Nylander as Kane level or Ehlers as a 70-80 point guy for years is a big stretch to say the least. If Nylander was a Kane level franchise guy he would have been the 1st overall pick in the draft.