Virtanen played 264 mins with Horvat. Most out of every center. Throw in 91 mins with Pettersson. Around half of the season he has played with an offensive center. He has gotten lots of chances to produce. Aside from that hot streak of 20 game to start the season he is the same Virtanen. The fact he is just not a very good offensive player and is a bottom 6 forward.
The funny thing is when JB trades a pick for a 22/23 year old. Most people argument is I rather keep that pick because 22/23 years don't usually get much better. But For drafted Canucks players, it's a different story, Our drafted players can get better while other team can't. I sense a double standard here.
If Virtanen wasn't local boy. Most likely we won't have so many pages of Virtanen
He needs to be a healthy scratch tonight vs the Blue Jackets. his drive by was not acceptable
Jake is dumb, he'll never be a playmaking winger. He needs to learn to use his physical gifts better though, he still plays like a junior at times, skate by people take low percentage shot that beats junior goalies but is not very effective NHL goalies. You can be dumb and get by at NHL, he really needs to drive the net and own the slot, but he doesn't want to play that game - that's a personal choice.
I disagree , David Booth is a weird dude. I didn't know you had to be Einstein to be a hockey player.He's like a dumber version of David Booth.
I disagree , David Booth is a weird dude. I didn't know you had to be Einstein to be a hockey player.
Jake is dumb, he'll never be a playmaking winger. He needs to learn to use his physical gifts better though, he still plays like a junior at times, skate by people take low percentage shot that beats junior goalies but is not very effective NHL goalies. You can be dumb and get by at NHL, he really needs to drive the net and own the slot, but he doesn't want to play that game - that's a personal choice.
This pretty much. You don't need to be the smartest player in the world to drive the net and take advantage of your size and strength. With his lack of IQ he needs to make his bread and butter that of a power winger who can bully guys and take pucks to the net hard with his speed. He likely still sees himself as a sniper who can just score off the rush but that's not how he's going to be successful in this league offensively. It sure as hell won't be off his playmaking ability.
Jake does seem to be a lot better on his off wing, that’s for sure. Once out of his own end he naturally moves to the left side. You know, it couldn’t hurt to play Jake on left wing, but it seems our current coach has control freak issues.The snipe against Ottawa was pretty nice. Think maybe they should just let him play his off-wing, like he has his entire career to this point.
Jake is dumb, he'll never be a playmaking winger. He needs to learn to use his physical gifts better though, he still plays like a junior at times, skate by people take low percentage shot that beats junior goalies but is not very effective NHL goalies. You can be dumb and get by at NHL, he really needs to drive the net and own the slot, but he doesn't want to play that game - that's a personal choice.
I think I know what you are saying but some editing would help.Jake doessee the u e a lot better on his offwing, that’s for sure. Once out of his own end he naturally moves to the left side. You know, it couldn’t hurt to play Jake on left wing, but it seems our current coach has control freak issues.
Tyler Motte is better with the puck on his stick than Jake. It's not coaching. He just sucks at hockey.
Jake still plays offense the same way he played in Junior. The problem is that in the NHL he can't beat D-men simply with his speed and he can't beat goaltenders with a wrist shot from the perimeter.
He's more responsible defensively than he was but even that isn't anything more than average. He'll be 23 when camp opens with 300 pro games under his belt. He is rapidly approaching "he is what he is" territory.
If we can just get a bit more improvement out of him, at this point I would settle for a big, fast 3rd line winger who chips in with 20 goal a year. Might get 15 this year.
Here's the thing. It's not his personal choice.
It's his coaches choice.
Jake is doing the same thing over and over again and failing over and over again.
Why is Jake constantly failing?
Because Jake wants to fail?
That's stupid.
This makes no sense.
Why isn't Jake being coached differently?
Green is a lousy coach. He even had him in Utica. Green is either absolutely clueless or he's an ego freak like WD. WD called out Tryamkin and caused him to go back toe the KHL. Green did the same to Goldobin when he was third on the team in scoring and he does it in the ****ing media.. He even said he respected WD the supposed sports psychologist , that's all i need to know about him. New coach please. WD a sports psychologist . LOL
this is the jake threadWD was fired Apr. 10 2017, Tryamkin announced his departure from the Canucks Apr. 20 2017. He knew full well that he wouldn't have to deal with WD any more.
Green is a lousy coach. He even had him in Utica. Green is either absolutely clueless or he's an ego freak like WD. WD called out Tryamkin and caused him to go back toe the KHL. Green did the same to Goldobin when he was third on the team in scoring and he does it in the ****ing media.. He even said he respected WD the supposed sports psychologist , that's all i need to know about him. New coach please. WD a sports psychologist . LOL
By those rules you should stfu about Jim Benning.A nobody on the internet calling out a professional coach and former NHLer like he knows better...