Abbotsford Canucks Thread | The Boys on the Farm

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I think his health is questionable, too. He’s had a lot of concussions. Happy to see him in the organization and Abby.

He was a guy I wanted years ago. I think I was looking at Jake Virtanen for Jujhar Khaira with some extra moving parts back when it was clear JV was busting, but where a team might have taken him as a reclamation project.

Zero interest in trading JV for a PoolParty, a player with career points totals on par with, Virtanen's projected season total. Puljujarvi is another Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson, just taken a few spots higher.

I'd want Yamamoto or Benson plus a pick for Virtanen and even then I'd have to think about it. I'd also consider Gudbranson + Virtanen for Larsson + Khaira, you downgrade on D but upgrade at the wing and the salary is almost perfectly matched.

Honestly, I think in hindsight, this would have been an okay trade. It's also nice to have been spot on that Puljujarvi had zero upside.

 

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Linus Karlsson now 2nd in points per game among AHL players who have played more than 6 games. The only one ahead of him….Daniel Sprong

I actually liked Karlsson in Vancouver on that all-Swedish line with EP40 and Hoglander. And I thought he looked a step quicker during his latest NHL stint.

But I guess his ticket back to the minors was confirmed when the Canucks acquired O'Connor from the Pens. For sure he's dominant scorer at the AHL-level. Hope his career isn't done in the Canucks organization after this season.