Qwags Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 8 minutes ago, winthecup said: A snipe from the left wing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firestorm238 Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 I recall that in junior most of his snipes were from the left wing... Might be worth trying him out at LW when he gets back to the NHL, as he seems more comfortable there. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Darius Posted December 3, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2016 Hes alive! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Law of Goalies Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 (edited) 22 hours ago, Green Goblin said: You'll be waiting a while. He has the skill and size, but his mentality isn't focused enough. Virtanen seems like a late-boomer. Even though it's not the worst thing, us Canucks fans will have to be patient... We were patient with the Sedins, Edler, Hansen, Burrows, and more. The only player we've drafted who hit the ground running immediately was Kesler. Speed is the new size. How many of us can say we've played 50+ NHL games by age 20? I've said this before but I'll say it again: Virtanen is a BC boy. Entitled or not, he's a humble guy with the right attitude. It's only a matter of time until all of us will be supporting him by repping that #18 jersey. Kesler? Are you sure? He didn't even play a full season in the NHL until like his 3rd year. If Virt was drafted before Bo, people won't have high expectations for Virt and let him slowly develop. It is just that Bo was the only one in recent memory that hit the ground running immediately. Anyways, a good video here about his memory of his friend who passed away a few years ago http://www.wktv.com/news/A_lasting_impression_Jake_Virtanen_honors_late_friend_with_tattoo.html Edited December 3, 2016 by Law of Goalies 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShakyWalton Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 2 hours ago, Qwags said: A snipe from the left wing. best part of that was it was an end to end rush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShakyWalton Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 2 hours ago, winthecup said: how do you post these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugor Hill Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 2 hours ago, Qwags said: A snipe from the left wing. Is it the low frame rate of the video or does it look like he put ZERO effort into that wrister? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudette Celly Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 1 minute ago, Hugor Hill said: Is it the low frame rate of the video or does it look like he put ZERO effort into that wrister? All that was required. Felt sorry for the goalie, eased up on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Karlsson Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 I've been saying this since last season, he needs to play left wing. The shooting angle for a rh shot on the left wing is way better. He played left wing in jr when he had that 45 goal season. Even in the world jrs all his goals came from the left side of the ice. The style of game he plays is similar to Ovi's, and where does Ovi play? Left wing. Boggles my mind he hasn't been tried there yet. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Marchand Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 1 minute ago, Erik Karlsson said: I've been saying this since last season, he needs to play left wing. The shooting angle for a rh shot on the left wing is way better. He played left wing in jr when he had that 45 goal season. Even in the world jrs all his goals came from the left side of the ice. The style of game he plays is similar to Ovi's, and where does Ovi play? Left wing. Boggles my mind he hasn't been tried there yet. I've argued in the past that Jake should play LW as well for many of the same reasons you outlined. It's also a better fit for the team long-term since they really don't have any good LW prospects (if Baertschi is too old to count now). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Goblin Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 2 hours ago, Law of Goalies said: Kesler? Are you sure? He didn't even play a full season in the NHL until like his 3rd year. If Virt was drafted before Bo, people won't have high expectations for Virt and let him slowly develop. It is just that Bo was the only one in recent memory that hit the ground running immediately. Anyways, a good video here about his memory of his friend who passed away a few years ago http://www.wktv.com/news/A_lasting_impression_Jake_Virtanen_honors_late_friend_with_tattoo.html I'm glad someone noticed lol. Yeah no I don't think we've had an immediate impact player who we've drafted. At least not in the last 2 decades... The Sedins were slowly given more minutes as they got more experience. Similar to what they've done with Baertschi and Horvat. Jake is a humble guy. But his poor play has caused the media and bandwagon fans to start rumours. I do believe he will take some great steps in the next year or two. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Building Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 4 hours ago, firestorm238 said: 4th line in Utica tonight? Worked for Horvat 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeneedLumme Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 1 hour ago, Green Building said: Worked for Horvat Worked for Virt too, apparently. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clam linguine Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 He scored in a 2-1 win on friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakrami Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 5 hours ago, Law of Goalies said: Kesler? Are you sure? He didn't even play a full season in the NHL until like his 3rd year. If Virt was drafted before Bo, people won't have high expectations for Virt and let him slowly develop. It is just that Bo was the only one in recent memory that hit the ground running immediately. Anyways, a good video here about his memory of his friend who passed away a few years ago http://www.wktv.com/news/A_lasting_impression_Jake_Virtanen_honors_late_friend_with_tattoo.html Why are you dinosaurs comparing today's NHL to 10 years ago... Today's top prospects make an impact almost immediately after draft year. And 30 year old players are already considered to be in decline. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Building Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 20 minutes ago, Drakrami said: Why are you dinosaurs comparing today's NHL to 10 years ago... Today's top prospects make an impact almost immediately after draft year. And 30 year old players are already considered to be in decline. The former part of argument is silly as the specific path of every prospect is both different, and dependent upon, the strength of the annual draft class. The latter shouldn't be surprising to anyone. Forwards are expected to peak around age 28, and defenceman at age 29. If people accept those numbers then witnessing decline at age 30 should be accepted as fact for all but the most superhuman of NHL players. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftmN Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 For everyone who missed the goal, nice shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chronic.Canuck Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 GWG for Jake last night. Nice way to break a slump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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