Confirmed Signing with Link: Jake Virtanen signed with Spartak Moscow/KHL

[vadim sharifijanov]

Are contracts in the KHL guaranteed?

No.

oof gonna be a harsh toke for jake

 

[Martin Skoula]

Being a young rich handsome man will definitely mean he will have no shortage of suitors

Everyone who can afford to live wherever he is downtown Moscow is either rich and famous of their own accord or the child of an oligarch who wipes their ass with 900k a year. It's like trying to flaunt making low 6 figures in Manhattan or Palo Alto.

 

[Fatass]

No.

Then I could definitely see Virtanen get cut loose by the KHL club after they see the condition he (very likely) shows up in.

 

[M2Beezy]

Then I could definitely see Virtanen get cut loose by the KHL club after they see the condition he (very likely) shows up in.

 

[Lenerdosy]

I think something like 80% of us were against the Virtanen pick, 10% accepted it, 8% moderately supported it, and 2% are on the Benning payroll to tell us it was a WAY better pick then Nylander and Ehlers

I accepted it because I figured Aquillini wanted a hometown boy to market so it didn't surprise me that much they ended up grabbing him at that spot. I wanted Ehlers but hoped Virtanen could become better than he ended up being.

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

Nobody thinks it was a better pick than Nylander and Ehlers. I loathed the pick at the time and still do.

It’s refreshing to see you recognize and agree on one of Jimbo’s worst moves. 6th overall and has his pick between Nylander/Ehlers and takes the kid who just had shoulder surgery. At least Jim salvaged the other 1st rounder at 24th overall and not blow it on a terribly useless defenceman and then blast his scouting staff for not recommending Pasta. What a leader!

 

[Jovavic]

Being a young rich handsome man will definitely mean he will have no shortage of suitors

It's not like he would listen if told "nyet" anyway

 

[JTmillerForA1stLOL]

I'm curious to see what kind of shape he's currently in. If this is how he shows up when things are going good, I can only imagine what he's like now.

 

[wonton15]

It's like one of his high school gym bros told him to take mass gainer everyday to get strong for the NHL and that cardio kills gains lol

 

[MarkusNaslund19]

It’s refreshing to see you recognize and agree on one of Jimbo’s worst moves. 6th overall and has his pick between Nylander/Ehlers and takes the kid who just had shoulder surgery. At least Jim salvaged the other 1st rounder at 24th overall and not blow it on a terribly useless defenceman and then blast his scouting staff for not recommending Pasta. What a leader!

I called it a terrible pick at the time. I wanted Ehlers.

 

[BobbyClarkeFan16]

It's possible that Virtanen rebounds from this. The late Ray Emery was also problematic when Ottawa cut him loose and he went to the KHL. He returned a changed person. It's possible that this might be the kick in the ass that Virtanen needs to get his act together. As others have pointed out, he won't have his social circle there. It's going to be him and his teammates and I'm eking to bet that none of them will put up with the teenage antics. This might be the best thing to happen to that young man. Adversity and humility is never a bad thing.

 

[Yog S'loth]

It's possible that Virtanen rebounds from this. The late Ray Emery was also problematic when Ottawa cut him loose and he went to the KHL. He returned a changed person.

Was this change before or after he pummeled his Russian team's trainer for handing him a hat?

 

[heilongjetsfan]

Nobody thinks it was a better pick than Nylander and Ehlers. I loathed the pick at the time and still do.

Watching him get picked and realizing that one of Nylander or Ehlers would be available for the Jets is one of my favourite memories as a Jets fan.

 

[MarkusNaslund19]

Watching him get picked and realizing that one of Nylander or Ehlers would be available for the Jets is one of my favourite memories as a Jets fan.

Haha, I bet.

 

[Name Nameless]

Watching him get picked and realizing that one of Nylander or Ehlers would be available for the Jets is one of my favourite memories as a Jets fan.

Except then you would have to know the Hurricanes would pick Haydn Fleury.

 

[Taytro]

I think something like 80% of us were against the Virtanen pick, 10% accepted it, 8% moderately supported it, and 2% are on the Benning payroll to tell us it was a WAY better pick then Nylander and Ehlers

It's just the way drafts work. Virtanen was highly regarded at that time and looked like an impact player in the league. Dal Colle was the unanimous pick at #5 and Virtanen is like 3x the NHL player that Dal Colle was. Hindsight is 20/20 but the Virtanen pick was seen as a good pick and a valuable asset on draft day and the years following.

 

[krutovsdonut]

jake in a moscow night club with his clumsy nightclub game is something i had not thought about. he's going to meet a nice russian girl and wake up in an alley down a kidney.

 

[NoCode]

Canuck fans rejoiced when Virtanen laid out McDavid at their pre-season rookie tournament in 2015, but it was all downhill from there.

Remember that hit like it was yesterday.

 

[HabsAddict]

Two years ago...from someone that I thought may have hidden potential and should be targeted to someone who screwed up his career and not worth a used puck.

Amazingly stupid.

 

[Lindberg Cheese]

I haven’t used the word pud in years but seems appropriate here

 

[BSHH]

Virtanen has not accomplished much in the NHL, but he elicits a lot of malevolence here. Shall I dare to hope that the young man solely is to blame for that and not all the users here gloating that his career went sideways?

Gruß,
BSHH

 

[David Bruce Banner]

I wanted Ritchie

 

[vorky]

 

[Guided by Veseys]

I’m probably reading too much into that video but it actually seems like a really revelatory moment for him, like he is suddenly realizing that the nhl is over and this is it from here on out. Something uncomfortable and profound is happening there.

 

[SomeDude]

Getting drafted by his hometown team might’ve been the worst thing that could have happened to his hockey career.

That, or, the (alleged) multiple sexual misconducts.