Bure_Pavel Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Does anyone know if virtanen is playing tonight for the hitmen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wshdrvvn Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) Love how JB is so bullish on these guys, IMO he overevsluates players- Bonino, vey, virt, pedan, Ryan miller (why could we not sign him 2 yrs 5 mil? No other teams made him offers and he was in Vancouver the entire free agent period)There are these weird things called "telephones". Some NHL teams may have harnessed their magic to get a hold of Miller's agent from incredible distances! Does anyone know if virtanen is playing tonight for the hitmen? It seems he will, from the game summary of their game yesterday, i think they wanted to give him just the one game off. thats what i took from it, not an official statement. Edited January 8, 2015 by wshdrvvn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Virtanen is playing tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks1219 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Does anyone know if virtanen is playing tonight for the hitmen? Brad Curle @BCurle_Hitmen Team Canada gold medalist Jake Virtanen returns to @WHLHitmen lineup tonight. He'll play on a line with Elliott Peterson & Pavel Karnaukhov Jake is back playing but he is on the third line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks1219 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) Welcome back, Jake! He just scored a slapper on the PP. 3-1 Hitmen lead. EDIT: Listening to the Swift Current Bronco's radio broadcast. This might be the least biased hockey broadcast I've ever heard. One of their own players got hit in the head, no penalty is called, and they immediately say "Well, from the referees vantage point there was no way he could have known it was a high hit." UPDATE: The game is tied 4-4 and going into overtime. Edited January 8, 2015 by Canucks1219 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanTSN Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Welcome back, Jake! He just scored a slapper on the PP. 3-1 Hitmen lead. Hey! How about that! On the power play! Where he should have been all WJC tourney long! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 There is no question groulx used him wrong, but that line up would make any coach use someone wrong. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks1219 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Virtanen with 1 goal (PP), an unsuccessful shootout attempt, and -1 in his return to the Hitmen line-up. Hitmen lose 5-4 in a shootout. Broncos play-by-play said earlier in the game (moments before the goal) that he had lots of shots on net, though he missed on a lot of those too. He also said pre-shootout that Virtanen, Tambellini, and Rankin have been Calgary's most dangerous forwards of the night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Hey! How about that! On the power play! Where he should have been all WJC tourney long! Yeah ahead of more skilled players like Domi, Duclair, Reinhart, McDavid, Petan, Lazar and Fabbri! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks1219 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Yeah ahead of more skilled players like Domi, Duclair, Reinhart, McDavid, Petan, Lazar and Fabbri! It's not like the powerplay struggled either. Gotta let it go guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanTSN Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Yeah ahead of more skilled players like Domi, Duclair, Reinhart, McDavid, Petan, Lazar and Fabbri! We won, so it's all good, however Duclair missed multiple wide-open nets, Fabbri fell on himself to get hurt, and Petan faded fast after one game against the Slovaks. Skill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Hopefully Jake earns a spot on the lineup next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 We won, so it's all good, however Duclair missed multiple wide-open nets, Fabbri fell on himself to get hurt, and Petan faded fast after one game against the Slovaks. Skill. Petan was 2nd in scoring for the tournament. I guess that means we should only count points playing against every other team than Denmark and Germany? Duclair started the scoring in the GMG and was obviously one of our most skilled players. Fabbri basically missed 3 games and still finished higher in scoring than Virtanen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanTSN Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) Petan was 2nd in scoring for the tournament. I guess that means we should only count points playing against every other team than Denmark and Germany? Duclair started the scoring in the GMG and was obviously one of our most skilled players. Fabbri basically missed 3 games and still finished higher in scoring than Virtanen. Still, there's no denying that having Virtanen's heavy RH shot on the power play would have been sweet. Edited January 8, 2015 by BanTSN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActiveDouble Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Scored a goal for the Hitmens in his first game back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stackin'ThePads Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) I'm not worried about his lack of production at the juniors, It's hard for good players to shine in a line-up thats full of them. Think about team Canada from Sochi last year. What I was impressed by was how much of a beast he was on the ice. He was throwing massive checks and standing everybody up. He also impressed me with his board work and patience, He created a lot of zone time from what I saw. I predict his transition to the NHL will be a lot smoother than a lot of these other guys because of his skating ability and his size. And I do think he could be a great first line power forward. Edited January 8, 2015 by Stackin'ThePads 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malkin Cookies Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Wish Jake wasn't on a really crappy Hitmen team 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Wish Jake wasn't on a really crappy Hitmen team http://whl.ca/standings/show/ls_season/249/subtype/1 The hitmen are one of the best teams in the dub..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Still, there's no denying that having Virtanen's heavy RH shot on the power play would have been sweet. Yeah but I have questions about if he's that type of player who can find open space and learn how to get separation and find the soft spots for one-timers or open shots, in the slot. Maybe above the dots would work for hard one-timers and just keep firing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dasein Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 We won, so it's all good, however Duclair missed multiple wide-open nets, Fabbri fell on himself to get hurt, and Petan faded fast after one game against the Slovaks. Skill. Still, there's no denying that having Virtanen's heavy RH shot on the power play would have been sweet. Whiffed on a few when he finally did get the chance though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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