Am I missing all the hype on here of Virtanen?
He must be a very good player to be on the world junior team, But, he does not get any pp time on the junior team and people talking like he is our saviour? I do not see him dominating or coming close to out there or putting himself in great scoring positions,like his team mates do, so how is he going to do that in the best league in the world, with the best players?
Again, I am not putting him down, I just don't see the pedestal some put him on either. He is another good Canadian kid of 26 on this team and not all past members get to play in the NHL. Although I sure Jake will be given a chance. I just don't think people should put super high expectations on this kid, because as I have witnessed, if the don't achieve them, they are attacked, with no fault of their own. I don't see the need to rush him onto the Canucks, be patient and let him develop