N4ZZY Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 This might be a silly question, but is it possible for Benning and Linden to pressure the Hitman Management to trade Jake if they passionately are unhappy with the way he's being trained/developed/utilized by them? I honestly don;t know.. Thanks to whomever answers! Yeah. Probably not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ihatetomatoes Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Interesting that Jake wasn't used in a shootout that went 5 shooters deep. He definitely doesn't seem to be a coaches favorite type of playe. Gets the opposite of special treatment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theminister Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 This might be a silly question, but is it possible for Benning and Linden to pressure the Hitman Management to trade Jake if they passionately are unhappy with the way he's being trained/developed/utilized by them? I honestly don;t know.. Thanks to whomever answers! They have no pressure to exert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 This might be a silly question, but is it possible for Benning and Linden to pressure the Hitman Management to trade Jake if they passionately are unhappy with the way he's being trained/developed/utilized by them? I honestly don;t know.. Thanks to whomever answers! they wouldn't do such thing. Telling a Junior team how to do their job?? ?no... for sure Benning also has full control over Utica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87Crosby Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 they wouldn't do such thing. Telling a Junior team how to do their job?? ?no... for sure Benning also has full control over Utica. He could buy the hitmen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanTSN Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 (edited) The Hitmen have been dominant lately. Last night they out-shot PG 53-22. Jake is on the scoreboard fairly regularly. What exactly is the problem again? edit: Nah, I didn't expect anyone here to answer that. It's going to be a non-issue when Jake makes the Canucks next season anyway. Edited February 13, 2015 by BanTSN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snizzle_ Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Looks like he was taken off the 1st unit powerplay as well. His goal total for the year has been a little disappointing, considering the pace he scored at last year. Even if he stays at his 1.2PPG, I'd hope for him to start putting the puck in the net on a more regular basis. Being a playmaker and using your teammates is good, but we drafted him to go hard and score goals. He has a rocket of a shot, he should have a shoot first mentality and pass second. Everyone is screaming for him to round out his game, but that doesn't mean you get away from your strengths. He has passing ability, but from the highlights (these opinions are only based on those), he's passing off more times than not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share Posted February 12, 2015 (edited) They have no pressure to exert. they could do what deadmonton did with draisaitl, and threaten to keep him in the NHL if they don't trade him. meaning he'd be gone from their team next season regardless and they might as well get something in return. But I highly doubt they'd do that. Edited February 12, 2015 by avelanch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Odd. Posted February 13, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 13, 2015 Looks like he was taken off the 1st unit powerplay as well. His goal total for the year has been a little disappointing, considering the pace he scored at last year. Even if he stays at his 1.2PPG, I'd hope for him to start putting the puck in the net on a more regular basis. Being a playmaker and using your teammates is good, but we drafted him to go hard and score goals. He has a rocket of a shot, he should have a shoot first mentality and pass second. Everyone is screaming for him to round out his game, but that doesn't mean you get away from your strengths. He has passing ability, but from the highlights (these opinions are only based on those), he's passing off more times than not. Last night, he had yet another highlight reel goal. That speed... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seven pounds soft Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Last night, he had yet another highlight reel goal. https://vine.co/v/OPb6rhKpeUT That speed... No kidding! The play by play guy couldn't even get out the word wrap around , jake was halfway to the bench already lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webster6 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Last night, he had yet another highlight reel goal. That speed... That looks identical to the goal Jack Eichel scored at the WJC. Such a fast, smooth wrap around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActiveDouble Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 This is the kind of tempo/exciting/flashiness we need in our roster. Hope Virtanen tries to crack it next year! Although, 1 more year in the Juniors isn't so bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-Hearted Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Looks like he was taken off the 1st unit powerplay as well. His goal total for the year has been a little disappointing, considering the pace he scored at last year. Even if he stays at his 1.2PPG, I'd hope for him to start putting the puck in the net on a more regular basis. Being a playmaker and using your teammates is good, but we drafted him to go hard and score goals. He has a rocket of a shot, he should have a shoot first mentality and pass second. Everyone is screaming for him to round out his game, but that doesn't mean you get away from your strengths. He has passing ability, but from the highlights (these opinions are only based on those), he's passing off more times than not. Very well put. I see Virtanen having chemistry with the likes of McCann. Both are excellent skaters with a lethal shot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknown33429 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 They have no pressure to exert. Yea they can technically. Edmonton did it with their rookie. The trick is to take him out of WHL and play him with the Nucks until they are forced to trade him to a better team. Canucks have his rights and can call him up if they want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theminister Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Yea they can technically. Edmonton did it with their rookie. The trick is to take him out of WHL and play him with the Nucks until they are forced to trade him to a better team. Canucks have his rights and can call him up if they want. They can't call him up they can only keep him. And they'll only do that if they feel it's better for him in the NHL rather than on a junior squad they don't like. If it's a bluff and Calgary calls them on it then they'll be forced to keep him for the year. If he's ready they'll keep him anyway. If he's not then they not only have to carry him on the roster but lose a year of his ELC. That's a dangerous game to play. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horvat Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 They can't call him up they can only keep him. And they'll only do that if they feel it's better for him in the NHL rather than on a junior squad they don't like. If it's a bluff and Calgary calls them on it then they'll be forced to keep him for the year. If he's ready they'll keep him anyway. If he's not then they not only have to carry him on the roster but lose a year of his ELC. That's a dangerous game to play. what are you talking about in the proposed situation the hitmen either lose him for nothing or get a nice haul for him in a trade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknown33429 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 (edited) They can't call him up they can only keep him. And they'll only do that if they feel it's better for him in the NHL rather than on a junior squad they don't like. If it's a bluff and Calgary calls them on it then they'll be forced to keep him for the year. If he's ready they'll keep him anyway. If he's not then they not only have to carry him on the roster but lose a year of his ELC. That's a dangerous game to play. You will lose an year of ELC, but if I recall correctly, there is a different game limit for losing an year of RFA. It is a risk, but like I said, if the situation is bad enough, you can do it and Edmonton did it with Leon. The junior team eventually pulled the trigger and traded him to Kelowna, so Edmonton sent him down again. Edited February 13, 2015 by unknown33429 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theminister Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 what are you talking about in the proposed situation the hitmen either lose him for nothing or get a nice haul for him in a trade I'm saying I think there is no chance that the Canucks get involved in that ploy. If he's ready he stays with the big club. If he's not they'll send him back. I think they might ask for him to get moved but they won't hold a gun to Calgary's head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theminister Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 You will lose an year of ELC, but if I recall correctly, there is a different game limit for losing an year of RFA. It is a risk, but like I said, if the situation is bad enough, you can do it and Edmonton did it with Leon. The junior team eventually pulled the trigger and traded him to Kelowna, so Edmonton sent him down again. It was a bush league move. Edmonton style. Was it to Leon's benefit? I'm dubious. Nothing about our management leads me to believe they employ the same tactics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknown33429 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 It was a bush league move. Edmonton style. Was it to Leon's benefit? I'm dubious. Nothing about our management leads me to believe they employ the same tactics. Apparently, the junior team was absolutely garbage, and it really would've set Leon back. I don't know the specifics, but that's just what I heard on the radio. The junior team has been terrible for some players' development in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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