The Vancouver Canucks are facing tough roster decisions. In all likelihood, 13 forwards will make the final cut, but the team has several more that are waiver-eligible and on one-way contracts. Because of that, as well as Jake Virtanen‘s low-scoring rookie season, many expected Virtanen to start the year with the AHL Utica Comets.
That might actually be happening.
On the first day of training camp, Virtanen played right wing to center Cole Cassels and left wing Mike Zalewski. That sounds a lot like AHL top line, not NHL.
The Positives
In 2015-16, Zalewski was arguably the Comets’ best player.