Two potential targets on defence in a Jake Virtanen trade

Photo by Devin Manky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Vancouver Canucks Right Wing Jake Virtanen (18) on ice against the Winnipeg Jets during their NHL game at Rogers Arena on March 24, 2021 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.Editor’s Note: Please welcome Harsunder to the Nucks Misconduct team!

With less than two weeks remaining until the NHL trade deadline, one player who has been popping up in trade rumors as of late is Jake Virtanen.

Drafted 6th overall in the 2014 NHL draft, the gritty winger from Abbotsford has failed to meet the expectations the team and the fanbase hoped for. In 310 career games, Virtanen has tallied 54 goals and 99 points. Consistency has long been an issue for…