Ghostsof1915 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Only way we should take Frosty, is if Durante is singing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabid Rooster Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 If we keep Green, Jake needs to be traded for Jakes sake. For those people who think Jake has been given every possible opportunity to succeed; do you pay attention, can you think for yourselves? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thundernuts Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 5 minutes ago, Rabid Rooster said: If we keep Green, Jake needs to be traded for Jakes sake. For those people who think Jake has been given every possible opportunity to succeed; do you pay attention, can you think for yourselves? He has not been given every opportunity, nor should he have. Opportunities are not, and should not ge given. They should be earned. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabid Rooster Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, thundernuts said: He has not been given every opportunity, nor should he have. Opportunities are not, and should not ge given. They should be earned. Very true. So we need to replace Green. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thundernuts Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 11 minutes ago, Rabid Rooster said: Very true. So we need to replace Green. Not seeing the connection here. Virtanen is a bust so replace Green? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convincing John Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Rabid Rooster said: If we keep Green, Jake needs to be traded for Jakes sake. For those people who think Jake has been given every possible opportunity to succeed; do you pay attention, can you think for yourselves? I’ve been following JV since Jr, I was excited as hell to pick him. I’m a very Bias JV fanboy. Even I know that he just isn’t playing to his full potential. That’s not Green’s Fault, that’s Jake’s. I don’t know where that kids head is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billabong Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 At this point, you just cut your losses. just getting rid of 2.5m cap hit for next year is no.1 priority to van: 3rd pick 2021 (maybe a conditional late rounder) to bos: virtanen He’s a bottom six guy and we have the most expensive bottom 6 in the league as it is so I’d try to move that money higher up the lineup 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcoastcanucks777 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 It would be great to get Sandlak, Linden, Shane Obrien, Kassian and Stoll to mentor the kid....lots of experience there eh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drop Em Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 16 minutes ago, Westcoastcanucks777 said: It would be great to get Sandlak, Linden, Shane Obrien, Kassian and Stoll to mentor the kid....lots of experience there eh O'brien, Kassian and Stoll were known partyers, which I guess is the connection you were trying to make? But I don't get the Sandlak and Linden references? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBackup Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 6 hours ago, Drop Em said: O'brien, Kassian and Stoll were known partyers, which I guess is the connection you were trying to make? But I don't get the Sandlak and Linden references? I think he's referring to truculence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakrami Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 9 hours ago, Rabid Rooster said: If we keep Green, Jake needs to be traded for Jakes sake. For those people who think Jake has been given every possible opportunity to succeed; do you pay attention, can you think for yourselves? Why would you blame Green for Virtanen's subpar performance? Do you even watch the games? How about the number of young players successfully brought up by Green such as Pettersson, Boeser, Hughes, Hoglander. Boeser was in Green's doghouse for a while, but he performed and now he gets the 1st line shifts. We've seen Virtanen get 16-18 minutes a game some times. Gaudette on the other hand seems to be limited to no more than 11 minutes no matter how he played. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Provost Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 10 hours ago, thundernuts said: He has not been given every opportunity, nor should he have. Opportunities are not, and should not ge given. They should be earned. I think it is fair to say he has been given more opportunities than he earned. That happens with 1st round picks all the time, so you can’t fault this regime particularly since every team does it. I don’t get the insistence on keeping him though. As an organization, you have more info on your player than everyone else does. Green has been coaching him since the minors, and Benning has watched him for years. If they didn’t see what they needed for t he first few years (which clearly they didn’t), why not move him while he still had value. Even before his short run of good play mid last season, Virtanen had value. Size, skill, speed, draft pedigree... those things are easily marketable. Get something else in return before he shows the rest of the league what he really is. Even more importantly, communicate between coach and GM. If the coach doesn’t have confidence in the player (even if he is right) and isn’t going to play him... that is going to devalue the player as an asset and needs to be considered. I really think it is a bad look for the other players to sign Virtanen and then have to get rid of a workhorse who was really popular in the room like Stecher who would have come in at half the price. Stecher was out after losses facing the press... he was out in the community and seen in pictures with his teammates. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcoastcanucks777 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 11 hours ago, Drop Em said: O'brien, Kassian and Stoll were known partyers, which I guess is the connection you were trying to make? But I don't get the Sandlak and Linden references? there must be balance in his training! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thundernuts Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 12 hours ago, Convincing John said: I’ve been following JV since Jr, I was excited as hell to pick him. I’m a very Bias JV fanboy. Even I know that he just isn’t playing to his full potential. That’s not Green’s Fault, that’s Jake’s. I don’t know where that kids head is. In Jr., he was a man amongst boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drop Em Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Westcoastcanucks777 said: there must be balance in his training! I still don't get the players you've compared him too, because they're all so different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 On 2/22/2021 at 11:01 AM, Captain Canuck #12 said: Very good comparison, although I do remember Sandlak making a few more big hits than Virtanen. I think he may have scored a bit more too, at least more than Jake is now. Very similar in their temperament and shared aversion to potential fisticuffs though! Sandlak had a more accurate shot. Geez he could crank them coming down on the wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erkayloomeh Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 15 hours ago, Convincing John said: I’ve been following JV since Jr, I was excited as hell to pick him. I’m a very Bias JV fanboy. Even I know that he just isn’t playing to his full potential. That’s not Green’s Fault, that’s Jake’s. I don’t know where that kids head is. Jake virtanen meet Travis Green Square peg meet round hole. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me_ Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Keep it in 2014 NYI Virtanen (06OA14) VAN Dal Colle (05OA14) Ho Sang (28OA14) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakrami Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 2 hours ago, Me_ said: Keep it in 2014 NYI Virtanen (06OA14) VAN Dal Colle (05OA14) Ho Sang (28OA14) wow disgusting. Dal Colle looks like a confirmed bust at this point. Would rather pay draft picks to keep Ho Sang away from the team rofl. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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