vannuck59 Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Yup you heard me time to Fish , we are done cutting bait.Trading youth for youth Jake is floundering need a new start ,Travis Sanheim would up grade our D and give us PP puck distributor . add Hutton if necessary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monteeun Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Well that was quick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48MPHSlapShot Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 And Philly does this because they just love us so much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monteeun Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 brotherly love? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Virtanen would actually fit in well with Philadelphia. Both drafted the same year in the first round. Canucks could sure use some help on D, and with more forward prospects up and coming, maybe Jake would also benefit from a new start. He's been dumped on here by a lot of people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Where'd Luongo? Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 28 minutes ago, vannuck59 said: Yup you heard me time to Fish , we are done cutting bait.Trading youth for youth Jake is floundering need a new start ,Travis Sanheim would up grade our D and give us PP puck distributor . add Hutton if necessary you should be banned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Jake is floundering? he made his presence felt last night. I don't see why Philly would give up on Sanheim either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canckelhead Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 No, He's too young for trade away. Lets not forget Todd Bertuzzi and Cam Neely ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyCuddles Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 I wouldn't say he is floundering, he had a solid game last game. Just seems like management/coaching staff have an idea of what they want him to do. Be a solid energy guy on the 3rd line. I guess it's just about time we stop hoping something will change and that he'll get any sort of looks as a top 6 guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Jones Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Proposals and Armchair GM'ing? Do we really need it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_314 Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 41 minutes ago, N7Nucks said: I wouldn't say he is floundering, he had a solid game last game. Just seems like management/coaching staff have an idea of what they want him to do. Be a solid energy guy on the 3rd line. I guess it's just about time we stop hoping something will change and that he'll get any sort of looks as a top 6 guy. If management gets any inkling of a hint that he's becoming a Tom Wilson type, he stays. Before Tom (who was in his 5th season) broke out with 35 points in 78 games, he was at 69 points in 313 games (0.22/ game). Jake, in his 3rd season, put up "career bests" of 20 points in 75 games (0.24/ game), while playing around 12 minutes. He is also driving the net pretty hard. Wilson's breakout can largely be attributed to being on the same line as Ovie on the top unit, though of course he earned that spot. If Jake can get nearly the same say with Pettersson or if he's the 3rd big player with Bo and Brock, that could easily elevate his production. In short, he's looking better in his trajectory, and I'd rather not give up on him (same goes for Hutton) just yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Goose Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 I was waiting for this..... Preseason he has been sloppy. That being said a lot of other guys have too. I bet you 100% the most frustrated person about it is Jake. I think Jake is just trying to force things a bit. Once he settles in and starts finding his groove he'll be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Zepp Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 1 hour ago, vannuck59 said: Yup you heard me time to Fish , we are done cutting bait.Trading youth for youth Jake is floundering need a new start ,Travis Sanheim would up grade our D and give us PP puck distributor . add Hutton if necessary What?!? He looks like he has carried his speed and tenacity from last year into this year. He was everything you want from a power forward in his time in exhibition so far inclusive of generating a lot of shots and laying some good hits. I like Sanheim and would love to see him join the Canucks but not at the expense of Jake Virtanen. Not sure what player you have been watching or how you define "floundering" but he has been just fine so far in pre-season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamhuis Hip Check Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Lets just remember how this went last time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunjabiCanucks Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 If he can improve his passing rates, the kid will kill it. He was a higher energy player last game, loved his game and Archibalds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timberz21 Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 2 hours ago, Canckelhead said: No, He's too young for trade away. Lets not forget Todd Bertuzzi and Cam Neely ! So because of one mistakes 32 years ago, we shouldn't trade any young players? Based on that logic, we should have never traded Stojanov for Naslund. Might has well been more patient with Schneider too instead of trading him for Horvat... Win some, lose some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Zepp Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 17 minutes ago, timberz21 said: So because of one mistakes 32 years ago, we shouldn't trade any young players? Based on that logic, we should have never traded Stojanov for Naslund. Might has well been more patient with Schneider too instead of trading him for Horvat... Win some, lose some. Trade away but don't trade Virtanen unless the haul is massive as you will regret it. Such a unique combination of speed/size/skill and with this team projecting to be playoff competitive in the next few years, having this sort of player is almost essential for success. Few of these players are ever acquired by trade - they are more typically homegrown and patiently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canckelhead Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 23 minutes ago, timberz21 said: So because of one mistakes 32 years ago, we shouldn't trade any young players? Based on that logic, we should have never traded Stojanov for Naslund. Might has well been more patient with Schneider too instead of trading him for Horvat... Win some, lose some. Virtanen has size and speed like no others and he is still way to young to trade away. There is a reason Jim picked him so high in the draft, to trade him away now for next to nothing would be idiotic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCanuck Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 3 hours ago, Where'd Luongo? said: you should be banned Thank-you, glad someone said it before I did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCanuck Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 I think he's looking better than ever. He's getting under the other teams skin and it could be argued that we completed the comeback last night, partially because his play got to Los Angeles and inspired the guys on the bench to kick it up another gear. We seemed to find new energy after his encounter in the 3rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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