Dumb Nuck Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 (edited) Looks like there’s a chance Jake may become a Duck but not too impressed with what we’d get for him, I’d rather keep him and give him one more go under new coaching. https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2021/02/anaheim-vancouver-discussing-jake-virtanen-trade.html Edited February 28, 2021 by Dumb Nuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DS4quality Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 (edited) I wonder if Jake leaves and flourishes under Eakins, will Benning lose his mind? Edited February 28, 2021 by DS4quality 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcam Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 I would like to see a Sam Bennett deal but Calgary want more in return? Heiden for Virtanen ? On the fence with deal..Heiden had 47 points in 1st season 3 yrs ago? Maybe playing beside Horvat he might fit... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wildcam Posted February 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2021 1 minute ago, DS4quality said: I wonder if Jake leaves and flourishes under Eakins, will Benning lose his mind? Oh I honestly think Jake will flourish with new team....20 Goals --- 45 point guy for sure.. Jake just needs new coach and with his natural talent he will flourish just not in Vancouver...Playing with no confidence, he doesn't even use his speed and drive to net anymore..I notice him less.... I am a Jake fan but times run out in Vancouver.... Maybe if new coach he would get fresh start in Vancouver? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumb Nuck Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, wildcam said: Oh I honestly think Jake will flourish with new team....20 Goals --- 45 point guy for sure.. Jake just needs new coach and with his natural talent he will flourish just not in Vancouver...Playing with no confidence, he doesn't even use his speed and drive to net anymore..I notice him less.... I am a Jake fan but times run out in Vancouver.... Maybe if new coach he would get fresh start in Vancouver? That’s what I was hoping for, a new coach then it’s all on him. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post danjr Posted February 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2021 I`m so tired of him, I want him gone. Don`t even care if we let him walk. Reminds me of Kassian all over again. Just hate those pro`s that don`t want to put in the work to be pro`s. In the last few years he has only shown glimmers of what he could be 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandmaster Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 JV for Heinen would be a good trade. The salary is virtually the same. Both are still young. Heinen is a local kid as well. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSVII Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 It's crazy how fast that contract aged badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 4 minutes ago, grandmaster said: JV for Heinen would be a good trade. The salary is virtually the same. Both are still young. Heinen is a local kid as well. Would fans be able to handle he's an ex-Boston player? Despite getting 47 points in 17-18? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DS4quality Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 He's really only had one professional coach, i wonder who could steer him in the right direction, or if he's just uncoachable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 10 minutes ago, DS4quality said: He's really only had one professional coach, i wonder who could steer him in the right direction, or if he's just uncoachable Agreed. Willie doesn't count considering he obviously wasn't an NHL quality coach. I do think getting Jake away from his crew might provide the necessary wakeup call, but I also hoped the bubble would do that. He still might develop into a useful player, but I don't think he'll do it here. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumb Nuck Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 5 minutes ago, King Heffy said: Agreed. Willie doesn't count considering he obviously wasn't an NHL quality coach. I do think getting Jake away from his crew might provide the necessary wakeup call, but I also hoped the bubble would do that. He still might develop into a useful player, but I don't think he'll do it here. Maybe he was referring to Willie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whaleroad Train Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Remember, a bird in the hand ......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 I could see Jake finding success elsewhere, but I also think it'd take Jake getting out of his hometown comfort zone to experience the necessary wake up call. Away from his friends, family, haunts. I imagine he'd love Cali, most hockey players seem to. He'd be just another guy down there. But yeah, the coaches he's played under don't exactly inspire confidence. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Provost Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Ugh... as much as I would like to see Jake traded, I would really it rather be picks and use the cap space. Maybe if Anaheim took Baertschi as well that makes a difference. They have lots of LTIR space to absorb it and it would pay off for us in maybe not pushing some ELC bonuses into next year if we can also move Sutter and Pearson in different moves 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toyotasfan Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 I don’t want to see him flourish in on a Pacific division rival, the right coach is going to find away to motivate Jake. If we can’t get a good trade with an eastern U.S. team I’d rather keep him. We could use another Bertuzzi for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 This is probably as much of fault on him as it is with his coaches. They should have hired better coaches if they were going to have Virtanen come to the big club. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hairy Kneel Posted February 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2021 After seeing some stats on AK_19s thread I think the same could be said of our whole top 6. It'd be way easier to just fire Green and see what happens. 2 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcoasting Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 55 minutes ago, DS4quality said: He's really only had one professional coach, i wonder who could steer him in the right direction, or if he's just uncoachable Keenan!, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammertime Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Shotgun Jake can be traded for Heineken for all I care. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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