King Heffy Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Looking forward to seeing his team play against Leipsic's if this happens. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL97OneTimer Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 52 minutes ago, Rabbit said: There might be the best solution for JV. Hoping he could settle the criminal case and play good in KHL. Hoping they find out the truth either way. His hockey game is secondary. Glad nobody in the NHL signed him while this is being investigated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassbs Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 2 hours ago, Crabcakes said: Would he really skip town mid police investigation and a pending lawsuit? He’s that dumb… yes 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Googlie Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, JM_ said: hard to say, the bigger ice does play to his speed. He has to go with the right attitude tho, if he gets benched in the KHL his career is over. St Petersburg plays on NHL size ... 60m x 26m See: https://novacapsfans.com/2019/09/02/its-about-time-standardizing-rink-sizes-in-the-khl-to-be-more-consistent-with-nhl/ (He might well be reunited as Linden Vey's winger!!) Edited August 31, 2021 by Googlie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanP Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 4 hours ago, JM_ said: Russian women would rip Jake a new one. They'll see him coming a mile away. Not sure why you think Russian women are any different from Canadian in that regard… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.I.A.H.N Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 (edited) Hey, they gave us Krutov, we give them Tuna. Fair trade! Edited August 31, 2021 by janisahockeynut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWMc1 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 3 hours ago, NHL97OneTimer said: Hoping they find out the truth either way. His hockey game is secondary. Glad nobody in the NHL signed him while this is being investigated. That's probably why no team has taken a chance on him. If this is resolved without charges, then he will likely get signed next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB5 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 I honestly hope for Jake's sake that this is what it takes for him to grow up and to not let his talent go to waste. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_314 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Surprised Montreal didn't want him Really hope he shapes up as a person otherwise his once promising career might be short lived. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makaramel MacKhiato Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 This guy's life has been flipped completely upside down in a year. From playing for his hometown team, to being run out of the country with a lawsuit over his head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DeNiro Posted August 31, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2021 42 minutes ago, Top Sven Baercheese said: This guy's life has been flipped completely upside down in a year. From playing for his hometown team, to being run out of the country with a lawsuit over his head. Completely self inflicted. Not gonna feel bad for him for a second. 2 1 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubik Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 6 hours ago, tas said: virtanen is a little boy, he couldn't hack it for a month in russia, away from all of his perpetually teenaged friends and mommy and daddy. or perhaps that's exactly what he needs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL'er Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 He can join Metallurg Magnitogorsk and play on the same line with Brendan Leipsic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmm Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 8 hours ago, Drive-By Body Pierce said: https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/former-canucks-jake-virtanen-contract-khl-russia Sport24 is reporting that the former Vancouver Canucks winger has been offered a contract with SKA St. Petersburg — Vasily Podkolzin’s former team in the KHL. The deal offered is reportedly worth 60 million rubles, which translates to about $816,000 USD. The KHL regular season schedule begins much earlier than the NHL, with SKA’s first game set for Thursday. Virtanen was due to make $3.4 million USD next season, but was bought out by the Canucks in late July at one-third of his $3 million base salary. He’ll receive $500,000 from the Canucks in each of the next two seasons. The 25-year-old from Abbotsford never played another game for the Canucks after he was placed on leave on May 1, when sexual misconduct allegations about him became public. “Our organization does not accept sexual misconduct of any kind, and the claims as reported are being treated very seriously by us,” the Canucks said in a media release at the time. An investigation by the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) has been launched, and a lawsuit was filed against Virtanen by a woman in civil court. Virtanen denies the allegations against him. the classy org that does not wait around for the courts to decide 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrturkish Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Gotta love the fact that so many of you have already found him guilty. Nothing has been proven yet. What ever happened to innocent until proven guilty. bunch of keyboard judges on here. Even the Canucks have found him guilty. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopshodan Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 3 hours ago, mrturkish said: Gotta love the fact that so many of you have already found him guilty. Nothing has been proven yet. What ever happened to innocent until proven guilty. bunch of keyboard judges on here. Even the Canucks have found him guilty. It's not like hes is Boris the Blade, Bullet-tooth Tony or Brick Top. Not even a criminal charge yet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timberz21 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 12 hours ago, Drive-By Body Pierce said: https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/former-canucks-jake-virtanen-contract-khl-russia Sport24 is reporting that the former Vancouver Canucks winger has been offered a contract with SKA St. Petersburg — Vasily Podkolzin’s former team in the KHL. The deal offered is reportedly worth 60 million rubles, which translates to about $816,000 USD. The KHL regular season schedule begins much earlier than the NHL, with SKA’s first game set for Thursday. Virtanen was due to make $3.4 million USD next season, but was bought out by the Canucks in late July at one-third of his $3 million base salary. He’ll receive $500,000 from the Canucks in each of the next two seasons. The 25-year-old from Abbotsford never played another game for the Canucks after he was placed on leave on May 1, when sexual misconduct allegations about him became public. “Our organization does not accept sexual misconduct of any kind, and the claims as reported are being treated very seriously by us,” the Canucks said in a media release at the time. An investigation by the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) has been launched, and a lawsuit was filed against Virtanen by a woman in civil court. Virtanen denies the allegations against him. Considering Virtanen's IQ he probably thinks this is 60M$. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 9 hours ago, RomanP said: Not sure why you think Russian women are any different from Canadian in that regard… Russia is a far more macho culture than Canada is now. Jake would be like a man baby over there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timråfan Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 With a bottle of vodka in him Jake will probably play like a beast over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickenspear Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 1 minute ago, Timråfan said: With a bottle of vodka in him Jake will probably play like a beast over there. So, "Shots Gone Jake" then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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