Jake Virtanen | #18 | RW

[Derp...]

That looked like the Jake from last year more. Chipping the puck by the D and skating onto it. 

[NEON.KNEE]

3 hours ago, Hairy Kneel said:

LW 

right.  That;s exactly where he should be...He looked way more confident onthat play, put it right where he wanted to.  He made that whole play look effortless...I don't even think he was going 100%

[canucklehead44]

It only took 21 games to score a goal in the AHL. 

 

Hopefully he starts building up some confidence. I really want to see him dominate in Utica - I think he needs about 80 more AHL games under his belt to properly develop. 

Edited December 3, 2016 by canucklehead44

[messier's_elbow]

3 hours ago, Derp... said:

That looked like the Jake from last year more. Chipping the puck by the D and skating onto it. 

He just needs confidence and his game will come around. Green will get him on track. A full year in the A will do wonders for his game. More practise and less travel time too.

[UticaHockey]

5 hours ago, ftmN said:

For everyone who missed the goal, nice shot.

There was another reply from behind the Albany net that they showed on AHL Live that they should have included in the highlight. You can't see it above but just before shooting Jake freezes the goalie and dman with a little head fake like he was going to pass instead of shoot. A very high end play.

[Crabcakes]

6 hours ago, ftmN said:

For everyone who missed the goal, nice shot.

 

Good for Jake!!  There's a giant monkey off his back.

 

Isn't he looking fit and trim 

[Crabcakes]

10 hours 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. 

These are statistical variances rather than a trend.  There are a few exceptional cases of players contributing as teenagers out there right now like Ekblad, McDavid, Eichel, Matthews, Marner, etc who are the product of a couple of years in a row of very good drafts.  On average, we're going to see a regression to the mean.  Most young players don't contribute significantly and consistently until 22 or 23.  It's the way it always has been.  

 

Players have to mature both physically and mentally.  Now, stars like McDavid are under the spot light and are getting interviews (and are coached how) from age 15.  This is new and is helping them deal with things at a younger age.  Training methods may be better but players are still skinny and light when they are drafted.  

 

 

[Phat Fingers]

Skating down on the left with wing.  He picked his spot and has a very quick release. Maybe we have our future tough hard hitting left winger, let's hope.

[Alflives]

45 minutes ago, Crabcakes said:

These are statistical variances rather than a trend.  There are a few exceptional cases of players contributing as teenagers out there right now like Ekblad, McDavid, Eichel, Matthews, Marner, etc who are the product of a couple of years in a row of very good drafts.  On average, we're going to see a regression to the mean.  Most young players don't contribute significantly and consistently until 22 or 23.  It's the way it always has been.  

 

Players have to mature both physically and mentally.  Now, stars like McDavid are under the spot light and are getting interviews (and are coached how) from age 15.  This is new and is helping them deal with things at a younger age.  Training methods may be better but players are still skinny and light when they are drafted.  

 

 

And these young players almost always struggle with the defensive nuances of the game.  Sure they might put up points, but defensively they are a liability.  

[guntrix]

18 hours ago, Green Goblin said:

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.

Unless you have some sort of insider info, this is just as baseless as saying that aliens have infiltrated the White House. Thus, you can't call people who say the opposite bandwagoners (do you even know what that means?). Ask the staff at the Roxy what they think of Jake and you'll get a more accurate description. We don't live in large cities like Toronto, NY, or LA. It doesn't take much investigative work to know that the Sedins are role model citizens, Bo is actually a pretty cool guy and Jake has a lot of growing up to do. Sugar coating this won't make him any less of a douchebag. 

[missioncanucksfan]

Did Jake play tonite? I didn't see his name on the score sheet

[Gaudette Celly]

The boxscore showed a match penalty for high-sticking, but now it says a double-minor.

[DownUndaCanuck]

Good to see him finally score, hopefully he gets a bit streaky and puts a few more together before the Canucks think of pulling him up to the NHL again.

[Odd.]

No points for Virtanen tonight 

Edited December 4, 2016 by Odd.

[DeNiro]

My guess is he's gonna be down there for the rest of the season. He needs to gain his confidence back and work on his consistency.

[Smashian Kassian]

He's still got NHL level tools. Good for him to finally score. Gotta get him back to making an impact like he can.  

[cripplereh]

15 hours ago, ftmN said:

For everyone who missed the goal, nice shot.

 

and that is why he should be put on the left side he is way better at scoring

[Beary Sweet]

It's time to put Jake on the left wing if Benning calls him up whenever the Canucks are in need of a winger. It's clear he is struggling on the right wing and switching wings wouldn't be a bad idea especially if he feels more comfortable there. Keep it up Jake

[hobart16]

He is taking a lot of penalties down here.  No excuse really, but the effort is there.  He should do well with Bancks and Hamilton on his line.  Travis loves those guys.

 

It's good having him here we have gone on a little run, getting back in the playoff hunt.  

[Green Goblin]

7 hours ago, guntrix said:

Unless you have some sort of insider info, this is just as baseless as saying that aliens have infiltrated the White House. Thus, you can't call people who say the opposite bandwagoners (do you even know what that means?). Ask the staff at the Roxy what they think of Jake and you'll get a more accurate description. We don't live in large cities like Toronto, NY, or LA. It doesn't take much investigative work to know that the Sedins are role model citizens, Bo is actually a pretty cool guy and Jake has a lot of growing up to do. Sugar coating this won't make him any less of a douchebag. 

What he does in his personal life is none of our business. But based on watching every interview he's had since being drafted, he says all the right things and does have the team's best interest at heart. Nice Roxy story; but at this point, that's all hearsay. The information you received from them was at best to a 3rd degree, its credibility is extremely low. Therefore making it just as unsubstantial as your alien reference. Just because you heard a couple things from some random bartenders/servers, doesn't mean he's a douchebag. 

 

To truly find out if someone is a douchebag, you need to determine that person's chill-to-pull ratio. If his chill ratio is significantly higher, he is all good.

Edited December 4, 2016 by Green Goblin
unnecessary apostrophe