The Vancouver Canucks are in a rather interesting position. Jake Virtanen has had an interesting journey to this point. From the local kid taken sixth overall, to winning World Junior Gold and being blamed for an early exit the following year.
After being rushed to the NHL, Virtanen was a little lost. He wasn’t taking his pro career as seriously as he could and his lone season in Utica was uninspiring to say the least. Most Canucks fans (including me) were seriously doubting an NHL career for him and waited to see what we could salvage.