-Vintage Canuck- Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Quote Vancouver, BC - Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced today that the club has re-assigned forward Jake Virtanen to the AHL Utica Comets. Virtanen, 20, has appeared in 10 games with the Canucks (0-1-1) and in two games with the Comets this season. In his debut NHL season in 2015.16, Virtanen appeared in 55 games for Vancouver where he collected 13 points (7-6-13) and ranked second on the team in hits with 128. He also appeared in two games for Utica on a conditioning stint and represented Canada at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship. A native of Abbotsford, BC, the 6-1, 226-pound forward was selected by Vancouver in the first round, 6th overall, in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. https://www.nhl.com/canucks/news/virtanen-reassigned/c-283792916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 What is going on with this team lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueberries Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Management has no idea what there doing. So he forgot his stuff thing was right? Lmao what are you doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lafayettecrossbar Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Had to fly cross continent and back to watch a drubbing from the press box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANUCK-EXPRESS Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 So what was the point of bringing him up?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckGAME Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 He had to get his stuff. LOL brutal. Just brutal how they are handling Jake. I do hope he spend the year in the AHL and can be THE guy down there, get his offensive game going and come back next year stronger and smarter with the puck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallstreetamigo Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I suspect he will be traded soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conscience Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Didn't have all his stuff on the road trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekey Pete Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Good, but why the giant #$%^ around to get him there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four Sport Guru Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Are they trying to write the book on mishandling of a top draft pick? Willie will say the recall was so he could pick up his stuff . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Oh good. he was god awful in last nights game. Barely noticeable at all. I mean, man.... Seriously, they couldn't screw with this kids head any harder if they tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 1 minute ago, CanuckGAME said: He had to get his stuff. LOL brutal. Just brutal how they are handling Jake. I do hope he spend the year in the AHL and can be THE guy down there, get his offensive game going and come back next year stronger and smarter with the puck. Hey man, they don't have deodorant down in utica... right? This is interesting to say the least... hope everything works out for Jake. I'm rooting for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Mac Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 First time President, GM, and Coach is really started to show now. What a gong show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 "So Jim, should we send Virtanen down?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallstreetamigo Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 After that game against the Rangers I don't see how you don't put him in the lineup. The Canucks continuously doubling down on same old same old is getting annoying. Desjardins clearly has had issues with many of our young players. Is that because Benning misread their character in drafting them to begin with or that their character is being broken by a coach not willing to give them a fair shot? Might be both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Jay 22 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Travis Green is the only hope to restoring Jake's confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Thanks for eating our popcorn, Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apricot Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 There ya go. I didn't want to make a thread, but I posted it in the old one . So I guess the whole "didn't have his stuff." Thing was true. Yay I'm happy about this again. Hopefully he stays down there for a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neko Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Oh man... think of how frustrated Jake is right now. This is going hurt his game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroCanuck Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Was listening to 1040 and they said last time they sent him down he was already on the 6 game road trip and didn't have much stuff with him. No clothes etc. Im personally happy that he's going down. This team needs to develop its players more and the AHL is a good place for that, especially with green. This might also mean that Rodin is close to being ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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