RoyalDude wrote:Gotta admit, ole Jake Virtanen needs to start waking up and smelling the coffee soon cause I'm starting to get those feelings creeping in that I wish we had drafted Ehlers and Larkin instead with the way those two are playing, ole Jake needs to stop doing the not skating Zack Kassian watching his teammates do all the work, looking completely lost and unsure of what to do out there
haha that was a big decision, Nylander, Ehlers or Virtanen, so far Ehlers is rippin' it up after a slow preseason, has the skills and that rare commodity -
NHL chemistry right away with Mark Scheifele.
While it's clear Virtanen has the NHL power forward size and hitting capability the NHL hands are not there yet, I'd rather not waste a year contract wise this season for Virt', I think he should go back to jr. and work on scoring - two way ability yadayada.
Power forwards take a long time to adjust anyways, don't think the team should rush him in just yet.
McCann definitely can play right now in the NHL, sure he could stand to gain some muscle but that can be done in the offseason. Right now his elite skills would be wasted in junior he's proven he can adapt his skillset to the NHL, he just needs to find some chemistry and as WD would say the right fit, hope Benning just makes room.
I still think McCann should convert to wing and play with Burrows and Sutter.
Can the Canucks just win a Cup within the next 5 years.