Pete M Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 4 hours ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: he is planning to be the high guy (F3)....where he becomes invisible. Jake needs to be in shape to get in on the forecheck and be the first guy in (F1)...this is when he does the most damage...it's a bloody shame when he plays F3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Unbelievable. Virtanen is fat and slow at his age. He should be ashamed of himself when he looks at guys like Edler and Beagle who are10yrs older and still in way better shape than him. Guess he likes the pizza and burgers too much and training not so much. Should have made him go to Sweden hang out with EP for 2 months of summer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken. Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, WHL rocks said: Unbelievable. Virtanen is fat and slow at his age. He should be ashamed of himself when he looks at guys like Edler and Beagle who are10yrs older and still in way better shape than him. Guess he likes the pizza and burgers too much and training not so much. Should have made him go to Sweden hang out with EP for 2 months of summer. I am sure if he asked the Sedins for some fitness tips or even a cardio session together, so he can see what it takes, they would oblige.. they are also local too. There are tons of local nhlers he can train with and compare to. trying to reserve judgment until I see him in some games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueDragon23 Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 8 minutes ago, WHL rocks said: Unbelievable. Virtanen is fat and slow at his age. He should be ashamed of himself when he looks at guys like Edler and Beagle who are10yrs older and still in way better shape than him. Guess he likes the pizza and burgers too much and training not so much. Should have made him go to Sweden hang out with EP for 2 months of summer. Little harsh. I would reserve judgement until the season gets underway first. Yeah, Jake needs to pick it up, but he’s still young and has some maturing to do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wai_lai416 Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Not surprised about virtanen I mean there were talks about his work ethic in practice. So coming to camp out of shape is not surprising. He will remain a serviceable player but a waste of a 6th overall that could actually contribute 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petey Castiglione Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Pete M said: I remember when the best players on the team were taking 2 minute shifts "coasting in a game"....after a high tempo practice, I would bag skate the team (2 groups) for 2 minutes because that is how long they were on the ice during the game...timed the longest shift and then bagged skated them for that long (x2)....then I explained what I was doing to them....if they were quick learners, by mid season the shifts were down to 45 seconds. Often times telling a message gets lost on someone but experiencing the message ingrains that lesson in your brain. Love this approach. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush17 Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 21 minutes ago, WHL rocks said: Unbelievable. Virtanen is fat and slow at his age. He should be ashamed of himself when he looks at guys like Edler and Beagle who are10yrs older and still in way better shape than him. Guess he likes the pizza and burgers too much and training not so much. Should have made him go to Sweden hang out with EP for 2 months of summer. The funny part is. He doesn't look that bad in shape lol. Sounds more like his endurance and strength testing was below their desired goals. This isn't Jake's first NHL off season where he gained like 20 pounds lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossi Vaananen Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 I had Virtanen ahead of Goldobin/Leivo/Eriksson when constructing lineups. Without a strong camp, those guys could easily leap frog him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickly Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 17 minutes ago, WHL rocks said: Unbelievable. Virtanen is fat and slow at his age. He should be ashamed of himself when he looks at guys like Edler and Beagle who are10yrs older and still in way better shape than him. Guess he likes the pizza and burgers too much and training not so much. Should have made him go to Sweden hang out with EP for 2 months of summer. Well if Jake doesn’t want to put in the work and continues to only show up for half the games this season his spot will eventually be taken by a younger, hungrier player who wants it more. It’s that simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush17 Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 One thing that is nice this season compared to last. Is it isn't a trifecta of disappointment with Virtanen, Hutton, and Pouliot. Jake's media aval today showed me a lot of his maturity imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPA Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Mayne JV needs to hire a personal trainer? Someone to put him through the paces and get him on a healthy diet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberts Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 I will be at the day 2 training camp tomorrow, i noticed after seeing videos and pictures of todays training camp that the seating was pretty laid back, can you just sit wherever you like with no issues? also anyone know any information about getting autographs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chicken. Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 1 minute ago, The 5th Line said: No offence buddy but this is garbage. He's taking a sip of water. Come on I meant to add a comment underneath, about how he is just getting mad beaked on twitter now, poor guy, not that I agree with the tweet. I can easily see it lighting a fire under him, Greener emphasizing the competition he has this camp. Reserving judgment til the season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddy40 Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 I really like Jake and have often defended him vs many of my buddies who have been vocal in their dislike for him. That being said, it’s really disappointing to me as a fan to see a kid with all the tools, who really needed to show he was maturing and taking the next step to develop into an impactful pro, to not come into camp in ELITE shape. Jake was well aware what he needed to do, we have a team full of great role models (twins, beagle, burr, Roussell, that he’s been exposed to in regards to offseason preparation), and that ignores young players like Bo, Stech, Marky, etc, and he failed to do one of the simplest things within his control, show up in excellent shape. What this tells me is he really doesn’t get what it takes and maybe is just “satisfied” being in the NHL. If you have the drive to be the best, to compete, you train like a demon in the off-season, especially when you’re still haven’t proven a thing. The greats also are never satisfied and come back every year like they’ve never proven a thing, that’s what makes them great. Yes it’s nice to see Jake saying the right things now, but he said the right things at the end of the year last year, he clearly isn’t walking the walk. Sadly, I think this may be Jake’s last year with us if he doesn’t really commit now. His leash has shortened with all the wingers we have, the young talent still coming (podz/hogs). It may may take a trade away from his hometown to wake this kid up. I would hate to see it, because that trade may wake him up and then he may turn into what he can be and we miss out on it. But the sad part is, it seems if he stays, he may never “get it” here. Basically, someone else may benefit from all the pain we’ve gone through to get through to him. He’s a 22 yr old Pro Athlete. You have one job, one thing you can control, that’s your fitness. To show up out of shape at this stage of his career, given he’s done it before and knows it’s unacceptable, is as I said, truly disappointing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank einstein Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 5 hours ago, Hairy Kneel said: How do you coach dumb? smart people don't call other people dumb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dr.BRR Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 4 hours ago, Chris12345 said: Who had 9? Miller! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush17 Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 1 hour ago, The 5th Line said: No offence buddy but this is garbage. He's taking a sip of water. Come on 1 hour ago, Chicken. said: I like Chris Faber a lot. But I was there and several players drank water during the earlier bag skates. The only difference is the players had access to water on top of the nets. I'm not sure if someone forgot to put them out or maybe Jake just wanted to stretch his legs. Chris did a lot of coverage tho and most of it really solid. I recommend checking out his podcast "Canucks Conversation". He does a really awesome job interviewing players, fans, members of the media. Overall his pod is pretty legit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Angry Goose Posted September 14, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2019 3 hours ago, WHL rocks said: Unbelievable. Virtanen is fat and slow at his age. He should be ashamed of himself when he looks at guys like Edler and Beagle who are10yrs older and still in way better shape than him. Guess he likes the pizza and burgers too much and training not so much. Should have made him go to Sweden hang out with EP for 2 months of summer. A little harsh, but I get it. Personally Im a big fan of Jake, but its tough seeing that he probably didnt score as well in fitness than what TG "maybe" wanted. Then again perhaps TG is being a bit harder on Virtanen and sending a mesage because Jake has no room to slack off if he wants to be on the team. My personal take is not to freak about it. Jake can still have a great camp and show he means business. Down but not out, onwards upwards!! 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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